Press Releases
The MERIT Act would reinstate recently terminated probationary federal employees WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) announced the introduction of the Model Employee Reinstatement for Ill-advised Termination (MERIT) Act. This timely legislation would reinstate recently terminated probationary federal employees and provide them back pay. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement following news that the Trump administration announced that 10,000 employees of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department would be fired. Combined with other cuts, HHS will have lost 20,000 total jobs: “Dangerous and deadly. These mass layoffs at Health and Human Services will cost […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement honoring one year since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed: “At 1:28 am on March 26, 2024 — a year ago — a tragedy struck Maryland. A container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. While many were asleep, the Key Bridge collapsed into […]
“These men were essential workers, working the dangerous jobs that build and strengthen our state’s infrastructure. It’s in their loving memory that we dedicate our own efforts to rebuilding the Key Bridge.” WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) spoke on the Senate Floor to honor the one year anniversary of the Francis Scott Key […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement calling for President Trump to remove Pete Hegseth from his position as Secretary of Defense and Mike Waltz from his position as National Security Adviser: “It is abundantly clear that the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Adviser put the lives of American pilots […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Governor Wes Moore, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.), released the following statement on the future of the FBI headquarters: “The FBI needs a new headquarters that meets […]
“This Administration doesn’t care anything about middle class and hardworking people. They care about billionaires.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), delivered opening remarks at the Black Women’s Roundtable Press Conference. Let’s be very clear. This Administration doesn’t care anything about middle class and hardworking people. They care about billionaires. pic.twitter.com/cDOFb19rnk — […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), led U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.), in announcing the introduction of the Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act. This legislation would incentivize agricultural conservation practices by providing federal resources to help cut costs for the region’s farmers while […]
President Trump: These tariffs will only cause a ‘little bit of disturbance.’Alsobrooks: Prove it. Washington, D.C. – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) introduced her first bill, the Tariff Transparency Act. This necessary legislation will require the United States International Trade Commission to conduct an investigation on the impact of these tariffs, and the threat of these […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ permit granting the Maryland Transportation Authority permission for construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement: “The Army Corps’ green light for […]