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April 16, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume joined the Maryland Democratic Delegation – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, Senator Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) – in expressing outrage and demanding answers regarding the mass terminations of civil servants at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Senator Alsobrooks led this letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F.

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April 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski released the following statement regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed cuts to NASA Goddard missions:

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April 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Trump Administration must facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland immigrant the administration deported in ‘error’ to a Salvadoran mega-prison where he remains:

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April 10, 2025

BALTIMORE – This week, Congressman Kweisi Mfume honored Baltimore Doctor, Michael L. Zollicoffer, M.D., and his selfless work, at the national level by inserting into the Congressional Record a written statement detailing his impact on the community. When a Member of Congress pays tribute to a constituent in this manner, it becomes part of the official, permanent record of the United States Congress, and part of history.    

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April 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) led a letter alongside U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Glenn Ivey (D-MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), April McClain Delaney (D-MD-06) and Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-02) calling on the Administration to detail the repercussions of newly announced tariffs on the Port of Baltimore.

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April 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, Maryland Congressman Kweisi Mfume joined a bicameral Congressional letter, led by Congressman Johnny Olszewski, urging states to conduct critical bridge safety tests to prevent further tragedy in communities across the country.

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April 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement after the Trump White House conceded to deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland immigrant, in ‘error,’ sending him to a Salvadoran prison where he remains:

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March 31, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Amber F.

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March 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on National Medal of Honor Day, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of a pair of bills to commemorate the life and legacy of African American Mess Attendant Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mess Attendant Miller manned an anti-aircraft gun and downed enemy planes, despite the fact that the racially segregated steward’s branch of the Navy was not trained to use anti-aircraft guns.

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March 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Governor Wes Moore, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.), released the following statement on the future of the FBI headquarters: