WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the President’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.  In a now viral moment, Alsobrooks confronted RFK Jr. on his position that “We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that’s given to Whites, because their immune system is better than ours.” Alsobrooks responded with, “What different vaccine schedule should I have received?” Senator Alsobrooks also pushed RFK Jr. on his intentions to clean house of the scientists and federal career staff at

WASHINGTON – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) released the following statement today on the Administration’s sweeping order directing agencies to withhold federal funding provided by Congress:  “The Administration’s immediate halt of federal funding would devastate hardworking Marylanders. “Countless have already called my office today afraid of what this means for them, for their kids, for their families. “Let’s be clear. These funds support our local police departments that keep our communities safe, hospitals that keep people alive, food programs like SNAP that feed hungry kids, veterans in need of housing after serving this nation, and more.  “Public service is about trying to make people’s lives

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) was named to three subcommittees on the Banking Committee: “These subcommittees provide a platform to fight on behalf of everyday people,” said Alsobrooks. “From consumer protection to infrastructure, I look forward to moving our economy forward and building wealth for hardworking Marylanders.”    The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over America’s financial institutions, federal monetary policy, public and private housing, mass transit, and more: