Alsobrooks Asks, “Who Is Liberation Day Really For?”
April 2, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement on the morning of Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’: “Who is Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ really for? “It’s not for middle class families in Maryland who are going to pay more for groceries, cars, gas, clothes, and more. “It’s not for small business owners […]
Senator Alsobrooks Slams Trump’s Illegal Executive Order Targeting American Union Workers
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 28, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after the President issued an Executive Order ending collective bargaining rights for many federal workers: “I asked Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor if she would uphold collective bargaining – she couldn’t answer. So then I asked his […]
Senator Alsobrooks Leads DMV Senators In Announcing MERIT Act
The MERIT Act would reinstate recently terminated probationary federal employees WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) announced the introduction of the Model Employee Reinstatement for Ill-advised Termination (MERIT) Act. This timely legislation would reinstate recently terminated probationary federal employees and provide them back pay. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and […]
Alsobrooks: Mass Layoffs at HHS will be Dangerous and Deadly.
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement following news that the Trump administration announced that 10,000 employees of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department would be fired. Combined with other cuts, HHS will have lost 20,000 total jobs: “Dangerous and deadly. These mass layoffs at Health and Human Services will cost […]
Senator Alsobrooks Statement: One Year Since Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement honoring one year since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed: “At 1:28 am on March 26, 2024 — a year ago — a tragedy struck Maryland. A container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. While many were asleep, the Key Bridge collapsed into […]
Senator Alsobrooks Speaks on the Senate Floor Honoring One Year Since Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
“These men were essential workers, working the dangerous jobs that build and strengthen our state’s infrastructure. It’s in their loving memory that we dedicate our own efforts to rebuilding the Key Bridge.” WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) spoke on the Senate Floor to honor the one year anniversary of the Francis Scott Key […]
Alsobrooks: Trump Must Remove Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement calling for President Trump to remove Pete Hegseth from his position as Secretary of Defense and Mike Waltz from his position as National Security Adviser: “It is abundantly clear that the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Adviser put the lives of American pilots […]
Maryland Delegation Members, Governor Moore Release Statement on Future of FBI
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Governor Wes Moore, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.), released the following statement on the future of the FBI headquarters: “The FBI needs a new headquarters that meets […]
Senator Alsobrooks: “They’re Attacking People Who Receive Social Security Benefits, Like My Two Aging Parents”
“This Administration doesn’t care anything about middle class and hardworking people. They care about billionaires.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), delivered opening remarks at the Black Women’s Roundtable Press Conference. “They’re attacking civil servants and guess what? By extension, they’re attacking the people they serve. The people who receive Social Security […]
Alsobrooks, Van Hollen, Chesapeake Bay State Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Farmers Cut Costs, Enhance Bay Health
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), led U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.), in announcing the introduction of the Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act. This legislation would incentivize agricultural conservation practices by providing federal resources to help cut costs for the region’s farmers while […]