Press Releases

May 22, 2026 BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) delivered the commencement address at Coppin State University. See below for a link to her full speech.  “Those who try to hold you back, believe me, will not do so because you are unqualified. It’s because they need a head start,” said Senator Alsobrooks. WATCH […]

May 21, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) spoke at the Democratic Press Conference: Costs, Chaos, and Corruption.   “Well, the President has finally done it. We’ve always known that he did not care about the American people and our rising costs, but now he has finally said the quiet part out loud. When questioned about the financial well-being of Americans, he responded, […]

May 19, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after voting for Senator Kaine’s Iran War Powers Resolution. The resolution was agreed to 50-47.  “Finally, on the eighth attempt, the U.S. Senate has voted to advance a war powers resolution to end this costly war of choice.   “Gas prices continue to skyrocket, families can’t afford their groceries, and the economy is failing.   “This […]

May 19, 2026 After releasing a 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. WASHINGTON, DC – RFK Jr. continues to harm the American people. On September 4, 2025, Senator Angela Alsobrooks […]

May 14, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after voting to move the CLARITY Act out of the Banking Committee and onto the Senate Floor. The vote was reported favorably by a vote of 15-9. “The digital revolution is upon us, and it has presented a clear opportunity to support […]

May 13, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Senator Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) introduced the HBCU Arts Act, legislation to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds – including arts education – for grants to strengthen Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). So many HBCU alumni have gone on to become leaders in the arts field – from Roberta Flack, to Spike Lee, to Amy Sherald. Maryland is home to four […]

May 13, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after voting for Senator Merkley’s Iran War Powers Resolution:   “After spending a week in our home states, I thought maybe Republicans would come back to Washington and vote on behalf of their constituents. I was sure Republicans would have heard in their states about spiking gas prices, increasing grocery prices, […]

May 12, 2026   WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement after news that Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary resigned after pressure from the White House:  “Marty Makary is just one of the many unqualified conspiracy theorists and sycophants working for RFK Jr. The more of his cronies that are […]

April 30, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after President Trump announced that he was pulling his nomination of Casey Means to be Surgeon General.   “I said it at her nomination hearing, and I will say it again now: Casey Means did not have the qualifications to be our nation’s Surgeon General. Dr. Means profited […]

April 30, 2026   WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.-15) introduced the Financial Access Protection Act, which would prohibit banks from “collecting, maintaining, and disclosing” information tied to Americans’ citizenship and immigration status.   In February, at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Alsobrooks asked a group of financial regulators to raise their hands if they believed they were responsible for enforcing immigration […]