Evening all. Sending along a new interview recorded late this afternoon with Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks who is on the front lines in the fight to stop Trump’s barbaric assault on science, higher education and public health. As she says in the very beginning of the interview
“what we are witnessing is an effort to dismantle the public health system as we know it in the United States of America.”
In this new interview she repeats her call for Robert Kennedy to be fired; talks about her efforts to build a bi-partisan coalition in the Senate to restore funding for science, health research and our health care system more broadly; denounces the use of the military on the streets of DC; and offers some early thoughts on the upcoming budget negotiations.
This battle for the public health of Americans has taken a dark and grave turn in recent days as an anti-vax extremist fired 500 rounds into the CDC; Sec. Kennedy put new restrictions on public access to COVID vaccines and fired the newly confirmed head of the CDC for refusing to go along; Florida announced they were eliminating vaccine requirements for public schools; and new estimates suggest that ACA premiums could rise by as much as 20-25% (!!!!!!!) in January.
As the Senator says all of this has gone too far. It has become dangerous and destructive. And we must fight.
Get to this interview when you can and I hope the Marylanders who watch will call the Senator’s office and thank her for her aggressive efforts to stop this madness. She is doing a great job and deserves our thanks.
Keep fighting all - Simon
Senator Angela Alsobrooks - Full Bio
Angela Alsobrooks is a lifelong Marylander who was elected to the United States Senate in 2024. Her north star has always been the lesson her great grandmother taught her — that we all have a responsibility to get off the sidelines, to go farther and do better.
She has dedicated most of her life in public service, championing working families and fighting for safer communities. She believes that children shouldn’t have to live on the margins but instead, be able to pursue their wildest dreams. That means centering policies that elevate working families and provide every Marylander with economic pathways to wealth.
After graduating from Duke University and the University of Maryland School of Law, she worked as a law clerk in the Howard County Circuit Court, and later the Baltimore City Circuit Court. She went on to become the first full-time Assistant State’s Attorney to handle domestic violence cases in Prince George’s County. After holding roles in county government, Angela made history as the youngest and first woman to be elected Prince George’s County State’s Attorney.
As the Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Angela fought every day to create safer communities. During her tenure, violent crime fell by 50 percent. In 2018, Angela was elected Prince George’s County Executive. She focused on generating economic opportunity in the County, and within two years, she became one of the top job creators in the entire state.
