WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) remarked on the inauguration of President Trump and Martin Luther King Jr. Day: “Today, two momentous occasions collide — the observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration of Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States.  “On this day, as we reflect on both the past and present, it remains my sincere hope that each and every one of us — from the President to my colleagues in the Senate to community leaders and more — have both the openness to see the need of our fellow citizens and the courage and conviction to answer that

WASHINGTON – This week, Senator Angela Alsobrooks took part in her first three Senate hearings. Aging: The Committee on Aging held a hearing on Improving Wellness Among Seniors: Setting a Standard for the American Dream. Alsobrooks pressed witnesses on the federal government’s responsibility to honor its promise to Maryland’s senior citizens. Watch the questioning here. EPW: As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, Alsobrooks questioned Lee Zeldin, President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Senator Alsbrooks questioned Mr. Zeldin on the importance of federal funding to protect the Chesapeake Bay and on the dangers and risks

WATCH: Senator Alsobrooks Questions Trump Nominee Lee Zeldin On EPW Committee, Senator Alsobrooks questions EPA nominee Lee Zeldin on the Chesapeake Bay, lead in drinking water, and the federal workforce WASHINGTON – Today, as a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, Senator Angela Alsobrooks questioned Lee Zeldin, President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Senator Alsbrooks questioned Mr. Zeldin on the importance of federal funding to protect the Chesapeake Bay and on the dangers and risks posed by lead in drinking water. She also pushed him on whether he would support laying off EPA workers as part