During his first days on the job, EPA Administrator Zeldin rubber stamps Trump’s crippling funding freeze, threatens jobs, jeopardizes infrastructure projects, and violates federal law WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) joined all Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee in demanding answers from newly-confirmed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin about the agency’s freezing of Congressionally appropriated funds, including those that have already been obligated.  According to public reporting, the EPA sent letters to grant recipients explaining it was pausing “all funding actions related to” the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  Not only are

WASHINGTON – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and her colleagues on the Aging Committee are issuing a dire warning to the President’s Administration. Earlier this week, Trump offered federal workers the option to resign and continue to receive full pay and benefits until September 30th, 2025, even though many federal agencies – including the Social Security Administration, which processes Social Security applications – are facing staffing shortages. Further reducing staffing through the buyout programs could force seniors to wait longer to receive assistance and benefits. “I am deeply frustrated that this Administration is choosing to target federal workers, hardworking Americans, in what I will only describe as

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during yesterday’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing. Alsobrooks’ questioning received 12 million views (and counting) on social media and was covered by a variety of news outlets, see below for the highlights: Print Highlights: NPR: Senator calls RFK Jr.’s position on race and vaccines dangerous It was one of the more tense exchanges in an already heated confirmation hearing as senators put Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s record on vaccines — and his shifting stances on their safety and efficacy — under the microscope. Senator Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat from Maryland, pointed to past comments