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November 4, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) pressed the Trump Administration for answers regarding the status of infrastructure projects in Maryland led by the U.S.

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October 30, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on Governor Moore's decision to declare a state of emergency in order to support Maryland families impacted by Trump's shutdown and refusal to use contingency funds for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits:

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October 16, 2025

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S.

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October 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) released the following statement on the reports that the Trump Administration has initiated mass firings of federal workers amid their government shutdown:

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October 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) sent a letter, co-led with Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (Both D-MD), to the heads of the financial regulatory agencies calling on them to immediately issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with federal employees and small businesses impacted by a government shutdown and provide flexible financial arrangements.

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October 8, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and Johnny Olszewksi (MD-02), as well as U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), gathered at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport to spotlight the impact of a federal government shutdown on Maryland federal employees at BWI.

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October 2, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) partisan move to cancel federal funding for infrastructure and energy projects across Maryland:

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October 2, 2025

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, and Sarah Elfreth (all D-Md.) called on Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to end their government shutdown. The lawmakers stood in solidarity with federal workers and pressed for a bipartisan agreement to reopen the federal government.

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