Education and the American Family and Employment and Workplace Safety WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) was named to two subcommittees on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. “Serving on these subcommittees will provide a unique opportunity to fight for the everyday needs of Marylanders,” said Alsobrooks. “From making sure a quality and affordable education is accessible for families to creating jobs and defending safe workplaces, I will work alongside my colleagues on behalf of Marylanders.” The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) has jurisdiction over measures relating to education, labor, health, and public welfare, aging, agricultural colleges, and more:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks released the following statement following the news that the consumer-price index rose 3% in January: “It has been nearly a month of this Administration and we have yet to see a single action – a single attempt – to lower costs for Marylanders. Instead, we learned today that consumer prices rose 3% in January, compared to a year ago.  “We are seeing prices at the grocery store soar, gas prices are up, utility and energy prices are up. This Administration promised they would lower costs, but all we’ve seen is them attack our civil servants, sow chaos, and

“The witch hunt that is happening right now against our civil servants is not just an attack on you, it’s an attack on the American people.”  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks joined AFGE President Everett Kelley, hundreds of AFGE members, and hundreds of other federal workers and union workers to rally against the Administration’s callous attacks on our civil servants and by extension, the American people. WATCH ALSOBROOKS’ REMARKS HERE  “I want anyone who is listening to hear me when I say, you belong here. And we are not backing up, backing down, going away – none of it,” said Senator Alsobrooks. “The important work