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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 8h

From day one this has been the plan. The shutdown is only their latest move in this sick game.

Republicans want to dismantle the federal government and repurpose it to serve only the billionaires.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 8h

Republicans shut down the government because they don’t want people to be able to afford health care.

Now, they’re firing patriotic civil servants because what? They don’t want Americans to have jobs?!

This will hurt countless Americans who rely on government services.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h

Breaking news: The Trump administration began laying off federal workers while the government is shuttered, fulfilling threats from President Trump to take advantage of the closure to shave off more parts of the federal workforce he dislikes.

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions-in-force were underway.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 14h

Despite Republicans’ refusal to reopen the government, we were able to pass our ROAD to Housing Act last night. This is a huge win on the path towards making home ownership a staple of the American dream again.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 16h

Join me next Thursday for a Utilities Fair at Coppin State!

I am looking forward gathering with our community to offer help, information, and guidance about utility concerns during this deeply challenging time for Marylanders.

Please RSVP here: forms.gle/yL4VbNc6yeBL...

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 1d

I welcome the news that the parties have agreed to the first steps towards a ceasefire. The path forward requires returning the remaining hostages home and surging humanitarian aid throughout Gaza. I pray talks continue and that more steps will be taken towards a lasting peace.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 2d

This Administration wants to repurpose our government to benefit the billionaires.

And only the billionaires.

That’s why Republicans shut down the government and want to raise your health care costs.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 2d

Already overburdened air traffic controllers and TSA agents are required to work without pay right now.

This Republican shutdown is wrecking our economy and making Marylanders less safe.

I joined Team Maryland at BWI Airport to urge Republicans to reopen the government.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 2d

With Republicans in charge, a couple in Salisbury, Maryland will pay $1,100 more per month for health care.

We can't afford to live like this.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 3d

The law is unequivocal: All furloughed and essential federal workers must receive back pay in the event of a government shutdown.

It is a sick thing for Republicans to shut down the government and then stiff the people who work hard for the American people.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 3d

We all must continue working toward a return of the hostages, the delivery and distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza, an end to the war, and a region that can live in safety and peace.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 3d

Two years ago, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. Today, we hold in our hearts the victims and pray for their loved ones.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 4d

🚨STARTING NOW: As we enter another week of Trump's shutdown, @alsobrooks.senate.gov and I are hosting a telephone town hall with Marylanders to discuss our fight to reopen the government and prevent a health care crisis in America.

Tune in: www.vanhollen.senate.gov/live

Live | U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland

www.vanhollen.senate.gov

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 4d

I’m fighting to lower Marylanders' health care costs.

Republicans want nothing to do with that. So they shut down the government.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 6d

Trump has been trying to shut down this government from the moment he took office.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 8d

Team Maryland will keep working for you.

We won't back up, and we won't back down.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 9d

Gmar Chatima Tova to all observing Yom Kippur in Maryland and throughout the world.

I am wishing you all a meaningful, peaceful, and easy fast.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 9d

Republicans control the White House, and they have majorities in the Senate and House.

And now, after Republicans wrecked our economy, they have to shut down the government.

It's cruel. It's callous. And it's incompetent.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 10d

Republicans have the keys to the kingdom.

The White House. The Senate. The House.

Tonight, they have used their power to shut down the government.

The American people, including our patriotic federal workers, will pay the price for Republicans' callousness and incompetence.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 10d

Thank you to the amazing women of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. for allowing me to speak with you all for your Congressional Day on the Hill.

In this season, we must lean on each other, fight for each other, and protect each other. And know, I will always fight for you.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 11d

Proud to join my friend Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth in introducing the Help FEDS Act. This legislation would ensure that if Republicans shut down the government, our civil servants - in Maryland and across the country - have financial support.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 11d

This Administration’s witch hunt against federal workers in this country is a stain that will stick to our country for generations to come.

Trump continues to attack them in his attempt to shut down the government.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 15d

Has life gotten better for you since Trump took office? Have costs gone down?

No.

That’s why Trump wants to shut down the government. That’s why Republicans refuse to negotiate. What they’re doing isn’t working, and they want hardworking Americans to pay the price.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 15d

Republicans control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives. Trump wants to use his shutdown to fire MORE federal workers.

When people show you who they are, believe them.

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 16d

I was so proud to join the Raising the Bar Conference to celebrate Workforce Development Month.

I repeated the wise words of Martin Luther King Jr., "Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity, and it has worth."

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 17d

I was honored to join the White Rose Foundation Inc. for the ribbon cutting of their new service center.

The White Rose Foundation Inc. continues to keep our community healthy, advocate for the elimination of health disparities, and protect our seniors and their health.

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