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Team Maryland Democrats Meet with Federal Employee Union Leaders, Democracy Forward to Discuss Efforts to Defend Federal Workforce

WASHINGTON – The Democratic members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation held a meeting with leaders from federal employee unions and Democracy Forward to discuss supporting federal employees amid Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s illegal attacks on merit-based civil servants who do critical work on behalf of the American people. The members spoke with leaders from the American Federation of Government Employees, National Treasury Employees Union, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, and Democracy Forward on their shared efforts to combat these attacks and protect our federal workforce. A recording of the full media is available here. “No state has more federal workers per capita than our

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ICYMI – The Cut: A ‘Bright Spot’ in Washington Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester

WASHINGTON, DC – New York Magazine’s The Cut released an interview with “Sister Senators” Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), marking the first time in the Senate’s 236-year history that two Black women are serving simultaneously. The conversation centered on how they intend to work together to deliver for Marylanders and Delawareans.  A ‘Bright Spot’ in Washington — Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester won’t let that other election result stop them from making history. Below are some highlights from each senator. Read the full story here:

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Senator Alsobrooks: This Administration is Not Concerned About Efficiencies

Senator Alsobrooks to transportation officials: “Is it normal for the Federal Highway Administration to abruptly halt a bridge project in the middle of construction just because there was a change in administration?” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.), member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, questioned transportation officials about the dangers of withholding transportation funding.  WATCH ALSOBROOKS’ FULL QUESTIONING HERE  “Unfortunately, as some of my colleagues have already mentioned, this administration is making [passing bipartisan legislation] very difficult. It’s hard to have a conversation about developing the next bipartisan infrastructure law when we discover that [the Administration] is refusing to implement the

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