Press Releases
March 12, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) submitted 31 questions for the record for Dr. Casey Means to respond to before her final vote to be nominated for Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and Surgeon General of the Public Health Service. Dr. Means’ answers were disqualifying. She refused to answer if specific […]
March 12, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, voted to pass the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act. She issued the following statement after the vote: “In a town known for gridlock, the bipartisan passage of the ROAD to Housing […]
March 10, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in Politico’s Morning Education, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) introduced the Professional Degree Access Restoration Act, which reverses recent reductions in federal loan availability for graduate and professional students. The bill would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore the full loan limits that were narrowed under President Trump’s One […]
March 5, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – At the request of HHS, under the leadership of RFK Jr., a meeting to review the United States’ measles elimination status has been postponed until November, likely after the midterm elections. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement in response: “RFK Jr. is continuing to play politics with our lives. HHS has asked to postpone a ‘highly anticipated’ meeting to […]
March 5, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, introduced the Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act. The bill would empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to collaborate with state and […]
March 4, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after Republicans blocked the War Powers Resolution that Senator Alsobrooks supported: “In another act of betrayal against the American people, President Trump has dragged our country into a costly war. “The Administration’s justification for this war is contradictory and constantly shifting. If there […]
March 4, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – In case you missed it, after Senator Alsobrooks questioned Surgeon General Nominee, Dr. Casey Means, about her history profiting from unsafe products with hazardous ingredients, unsafe levels of lead and cadmium, or even traces of a forever chemical, Katherine Eban at Rolling Stone did a deep dive into the controversial nominee’s history. […]
February 28, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement: “The President said he would end wars — not start them. He lied. “The President said he obliterated the Iranian nuclear program. He lied. “The American people have no reason to trust this man with the lives of our sons and daughters. […]
February 27, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in NOTUS and to commemorate American Heart Month, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Bipartisan Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act to reauthorize and expand access to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program, which provides free cardiovascular risk screenings to […]
February 25, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned Nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means. In her questioning, Senator Alsobrooks asked about products Dr. Casey Means advertised – and received compensation for – in her newsletter. Even just a basic search finds that these products contain lead, Cadmium, and other carcinogens and reproductive […]