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Alsobrooks NO on Republican Budget 

April 5, 2025 The Republican Budget paves the way for tax cuts for billionaires paid by for by the middle class WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement after voting “No” on the Republican budget. “Republicans have paved the way for massive tax cuts for their beloved billionaires. “At a time when Trump’s tariffs are driving prices up while tanking the markets, we should all be focused on doing everything in our power to bring costs down for working families. “But that’s just not how Republicans see it. “This Republican budget is all about billionaires getting richer on the backs of hardworking

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Republicans Block Alsobrooks’ Amendments to Protect Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers, to Save Federal Workers’ Jobs, and More

April 4, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Republicans voted down Senator Angela Alsobrooks’ (D-Md.) amendment that would have protected collective bargaining for federal workers.  “To threaten the ability of federal workers to organize and to pursue collective bargaining is to threaten all our brothers and sisters in organized labor. “This President is terrified of power centered with the people. “I called up an amendment tonight that would reverse Trump’s illegal executive order gutting federal workers’ rights to collective bargaining.  “Republicans blocked it. “It’s shameful. It’s callous.  “We will not stop fighting back.” Senator Alsobrooks also led nine other amendments, all of which Republicans blocked or refused to bring

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Alsobrooks: Who Should Sustain the Pain? 

April 2, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Kaine (D-Va.), and Senator Welch (D-Vt.) for a press conference addressing Trump’s “Liberation Day”: “Who should sustain the pain? I would say it absolutely should not be the middle class and hardworking families of this country who pay for the tax cuts for [Trump’s] billionaire friends and who suffer beneath these tariffs.” ###

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