September 12, 2025  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement responding to yesterday’s disastrous inflation report:  “Yesterday’s inflation report – indicating that consumer prices rose 2.9% – confirms what Marylanders feel every time they go to the grocery store. This Administration’s economic policies are reckless and continue to harm the pocketbooks of everyday American families. I’ll keep fighting so that families like the one I grew up in can afford their groceries and build lives where they can truly thrive.”  ###

September 11, 2025  WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.) and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) introduced the Affordable Inhalers and Nebulizers Act, which would allow Americans and their families to be able to afford vital medications. More specifically, the legislation will reduce the price of asthma medications and therapies used to treat asthma and lung disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), asthma ranks as the third highest cause for hospitalizations for children under the age of 15, and costs the nation roughly $56 billion per year for

September 10, 2025  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hosted a hearing, “Evaluating Perspectives on Deposit Insurance Reform.” This hearing continued to push the momentum for a Deposit Insurance Proposal by Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Senator Hagerty (R-Tenn.).  “Permanently extending deposit insurance to payroll accounts will protect small businesses, community banks, and the people they serve. I am proud to partner with Senator Hagerty in this commonsense bipartisan effort to build an economy Marylanders, small business owners, and all Americans can trust. I look forward to continuing to build broad bipartisan support to get this done.