Press Releases
November 9, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement: “I will be voting NO on the CR proposed today. “I have voted eight separate times to reopen the government. And each of those times, I voted for a CR that addresses the health care crisis Republicans have unleashed on working […]
November 7, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – As covered tonight in Punchbowl News, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Federal Worker Mortgage Forbearance Act. This bill would require 90 days of mortgage forbearance for federal workers and contractors with federally-backed mortgage loans. “In this Republican […]
October 30, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on Governor Moore’s decision to declare a state of emergency in order to support Maryland families impacted […]
WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in The Baltimore Sun, Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.-03) released legislation, The Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act, that would require the Department of Education to pause student loan payments for federal workers – including federal contractors and military personnel – […]
October 29, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, at the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Business Meeting, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) stood up to Republicans trying to jam through Committee a partisan resolution, breaking with years of precedent, for the relocation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters. Senator Alsobrooks asked for unanimous consent […]
After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.’s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Despite the Republican shutdown, RFK Jr. continues to harm the American people. Senators […]
Republicans instead opt for legislation that allows Trump to cherry-pick which federal workers get paid October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) spoke on the Senate Floor advocating for Republicans to pass her and Senator Van Hollen’s True Shutdown Fairness Act, which would pay all federal employees – both those excepted and […]
After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.’s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. October 10, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Despite the Republican shutdown, RFK Jr. continues to harm the American people. Senators Alsobrooks […]
The bicameral Fair Access to Swift and Timely (FAST) Justice Act establishes a private right of action for fired federal employees October 7, 2025 [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw (D-VA) today announced new legislation aimed at providing timely relief […]
Alsobrooks: “Republicans have the keys to the kingdom. They control the White House and have majorities in the Senate and House…Tonight, they shut down the government.” October 1, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after Republicans shut down the federal government: “Republicans have the keys to the kingdom. They control […]