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By Ben Mause October 28, 2025 WASHINGTON — Two Maryland lawmakers are introducing bills that would suspend student loan payments for federal workers during the government shutdown, providing relief for employees who missed their first full paycheck last week. The bills are being introduced by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and Rep. Sarah Elfreth. Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen […]
Oct 17, 2025 U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) joined the show to discuss the federal shutdown, as it drags on with no apparent end in sight. The Trump administration is continuing to lay off federal employees, while threatening to terminate thousands more. Maryland’s and Virginia’s congressional delegations gathered together this week to urge the White House to stop the federal cuts and […]
By Wambui Kamau October 14, 2025 A former federal employee is warning that the Trump administration’s continued purge of civil servants is putting public health and government stability at risk. Jessica Weinberg, who worked at the Food and Drug Administration for 14 years, spoke Tuesday outside the Office of Management and Budget in Washington DC. […]
October 7, 2025 As the uncertainty continues over when the federal government shutdown will end, two state lawmakers held a telephone town hall to answer questions from Marylanders regarding it. Maryland Democratic Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen held the town hall Monday evening. They provided updates on their efforts to end what they called a […]
October 3, 2025 Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks discussed the ongoing government shutdown, health care issues, and potential firings, emphasizing the impact on middle-class Americans. Alsobrooks joined the T.J. Smith Friday morning. When asked if there has been progress to end the shutdown, Alsobrooks said they are working steadily, but attributed the shutdown to Republican policies, with […]
By Jasmine Browley October 1, 2025 At CBCF ALC, she urged strategy beyond the margins—investing in tech, health care, and education to secure generational wealth. At this year’s Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), Senator Angela Alsobrooks stood at the intersection of history and urgency. Serving as honorary co-chair, she moved between packed panels, prayer services, and policy […]
By Ben Mause September 29, 2025 WASHINGTON — Two Maryland Democratic lawmakers are introducing a new bill to aid certain federal workers as the government careens toward a shutdown. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and Rep. Sarah Elfreth plan to introduce the Help FEDS Act on Monday afternoon. The bill would allow excepted federal employees to be compensated during […]
By Robert Lang September 5, 2025 After a contentious hearing, Maryland Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Chris van Hollen, as well as 21 Democratic U.S. Senators, filed a Resolution of Disapproval against Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Alsobrooks spoke on her viewpoints for Kennedy on MSNBC. “So we’ve seen scientists who have been fired,” Alsobrooks said. “We have seen […]
September 4, 2025 HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify Thursday before the Senate Finance Committee. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., joins Morning Joe to discuss the hearing and the release of a report on RFK Jr.’s ‘disastrous leadership’ and why she says he has to go.
By Ben Mause September 4, 2025 Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) WASHINGTON — For months, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks stood alone as the only senator to call for the resignation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. […]