WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) announced $2,875,000 in federal funding to expand access to parks and trails in Baltimore City. Baltimore City will receive $1,500,000 to build an ADA-accessible shared-use shoreline trail and picnic overlook in Reedbird Park in South Baltimore. The trail will connect residents to the adjacent Middle Branch Park and at the Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center.

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 U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s letter to Governor Wes Moore regarding the reconstruction of the Key Bridge:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding today's vote on House Resolution 719:

"Political violence is vile, wicked, and destructive to the core of our democracy. And yet, two things can be true at once – I stand against all forms of violence by sick, evil, and demented people while at the same time rejecting Charlie Kirk's selectively harmful and divisive rhetoric. That is why I voted against House Resolution 719," said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) introduced the Affordable Inhalers and Nebulizers Act, which would allow Americans and their families to be able to afford vital medications. More specifically, the legislation will reduce the price of asthma medications and therapies used to treat asthma and lung disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and Representative Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) announced $1,127,448 in federal funding for community colleges in Baltimore City and Baltimore County to support low-income students, first-generation students, and students with disabilities as they pursue their degree.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Baltimore Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) today urged President Donald Trump to reconsider any plans to deploy federal troops to the city. In a letter, the lawmakers highlighted a 30 percent decline in homicides and a 21 percent decline in non-fatal shootings in Baltimore over the last year. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding his meeting, alongside fellow members of the House Oversight Committee, with survivors of abuse perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) mishandled sensitive Social Security data: