Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned Dr. Marty Makary, the Trump Administration’s Nominee for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner.  WATCH ALSOBROOKS’ FULL QUESTIONING HERE Senator Alsobrooks: In the same vein, I wonder whether you realize that many of FDA’s salaries – you may already know this – are paid in large not by taxpayers, but by user fees. Are you familiar with that?   Dr. Makary: Yes, I am, Senator.   Senator Alsobrooks: And so, the concept that the reason to terminate these employees is to save taxpayer dollars is one that’s based on a premise that is largely not true, since we use the

Washington, D.C. – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the Trump Administration’s continued witch hunt of civil servants  WATCH ALSOBROOKS’ FULL INTERVIEW HERE “But you know what?” said Alsobrooks during the interview. “That’s true. And it is unqualifying to apply for a job to lead the Department of Labor and to not know basics such as collective bargaining agreements. But this is what we’re facing. You know, we saw the same with RFK Jr. who couldn’t tell us the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. These folks are unqualified.”  “Well the basic qualification for the nominees who have come forward

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned Dr. Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, the Trump Administration’s Nominee to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. ​The Bethesda campus supports approximately 18,000 NIH employees.  WATCH ALSOBROOKS FULL QUESTIONING HERE  “It goes without saying the NIH is the crown jewel of Maryland,” said Alsobrooks. “Dr. Bhattacharya has benefitted from the kind of research and indirect costs that he now wants to cut. His clear hypocrisy makes him totally unqualified for this role. This is a matter of life and death for countless Americans who rely on this lifesaving research and medical