Press Releases
June 25, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in NBC News, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced the Preventing Risk and Exploitation through Validated Education and Network based Training (PREVENT) Act. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the CDC to maintain and expand a national child sexual abuse prevention program. The program must identify gaps in […]
June 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Maryland’s U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks and Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley slammed Senate Republicans for voting to allow the Trump Administration to cap federal student loans and overhaul the student loan system, driving up costs for students across the nation: “As the first in my family to go to college, I […]
June 23, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after voting for H.Con.Res.86, a House Concurrent Resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, after the measure passed the House of Representatives earlier this month by a vote of 215-208. The Senate passed the Resolution today by a vote of 50-48. “Today, the Senate voted to end the Iran War. Now, according to law, the President must withdraw our troops from this reckless war of choice. “Americans are finally being heard […]
June 22, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, voted on the Senate Floor to pass the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act. The Senate voted 85-5 to pass the bill. Senator Alsobrooks issued the following statement after the vote: “My parents married young, just 21 and 22. Within five years […]
June 22, 2026 CHICAGO, IL – On Thursday, June 18, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) traveled to Chicago to attend the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening. “[It’s] the concept that ‘neighbor’ is not geographic. It’s moral. We have an obligation to care – whether it’s in Chicago, whether it’s in Washington, DC, whether it’s in Upper Marlboro, […]
June 18, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in The Hill, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) introduced the Regional Export Promotion Act of 2026 to help more local businesses access Export-Import Bank (EXIM) financing—which has provided over $1 billion to Maryland businesses over the past decade. This bipartisan legislation would help the EXIM Bank reach more small businesses by creating a pilot program for the Bank to partner with local chambers of commerce, community banks, […]
June 11, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) attended today’s Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing on “AI and the American Dream: Promoting Innovation, Affordability, and American Dominance.” The witnesses included: Mr. Mike Flynn, Senior Vice President and Counsel, The Information Technology Industry Council; Mr. David Feith, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Mr. Will Rinehart, Senior […]
June 10, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned the Trump Administration’s nominee for Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Brett Matsumoto. The hearing was also for nominees James Macy to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board and David Prouty to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board. During her questioning, Senator Alsobrooks grilled Mr. Matsumoto over the […]
June 10, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works’ (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, questioned Brian Nesvik, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), during an EPW hearing on “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.” Senator Alsobrooks questioned Director Nesvik about the distribution of Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson funds to Maryland, the Administration’s proposed […]
June 9, 2026 In October, the Department of Transportation implemented an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that has sidelined more than 50,000 high-performing small businesses and approximately 500,000 workers as construction costs and labor shortages mount WASHINGTON, DC– Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works’ Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and 31 colleagues, in demanding U.S. Department […]