Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned Dr. Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, the Trump Administration’s Nominee to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The Bethesda campus supports approximately 18,000 NIH employees. WATCH ALSOBROOKS FULL QUESTIONING HERE “It goes without saying the NIH is the crown jewel […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) invited Ottis Johnson, Jr., the National Vice President of the 14th District of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) to President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. A veteran of the Army and proud union activist for more than 29 years, Ottis Johnson, Jr. […]
Alsobrooks: “Now, sir, you are a labor and employment attorney and you were a leader at the Department for years – is that correct? And you don’t know about collective bargaining agreements?” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.), member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), questioned the Trump Administration’s Nominee […]
WASHINGTON – The Democratic members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation held a meeting with leaders from federal employee unions and Democracy Forward to discuss supporting federal employees amid Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s illegal attacks on merit-based civil servants who do critical work on behalf of the American people. The members spoke with leaders from the American […]
WASHINGTON, DC – New York Magazine’s The Cut released an interview with “Sister Senators” Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), marking the first time in the Senate’s 236-year history that two Black women are serving simultaneously. The conversation centered on how they intend to work together to deliver for Marylanders and Delawareans. A ‘Bright Spot’ in […]
Senator Alsobrooks to transportation officials: “Is it normal for the Federal Highway Administration to abruptly halt a bridge project in the middle of construction just because there was a change in administration?” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.), member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, questioned transportation officials about the dangers of withholding […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Senator Warren (D-Mass.) and Banking Committee Democrats in hosting a forum on “The Trump-Musk Attack on American Consumers.” In the forum, Senator Alsobrooks had the chance to ask questions to Stacey McCall, a Marylander and retired Army veteran of 20 years, who was being forced to pay […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) toured the United States Naval Academy (USNA) with Vice Admiral Yvette M. Davids – U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent, Commander Ben Newhart – Deputy Director of the Navy Senate Liaison Office, Lieutenant Kimberly Walker – Navy Senate Liaison Office, liaison in-training, Lieutenant Commander Christina ‘CJ’ Johns – Legislative Liaison of the […]
Maryland lawmakers are demanding RFK Jr. reverse course on critical funding cuts to NIH Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.) along with the Maryland Democratic Delegation, Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) are […]
“The billionaire Republican donors are getting exactly what they paid for with this scam of a bill” Washington, DC – In the dead of night, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted against the Republican budget bill. This bill is paving the way for tax cuts for billionaires, cuts that will be paid for on the backs of working-class […]