Senator Angela Alsobrooks

"We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that's given to Whites, because their immune system is better than ours." ---RFK Jr. So what vaccine schedule should I have received? His answer was dangerous. I will be voting no.

I've been saying it for months: Casey Means did not have the qualifications to be our nation’s Surgeon General. We need our nation’s public health leaders to believe in science — not work to subvert public health programs, sow vaccine distrust, or push a corrupt agenda.

Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling was a somber step back for voting rights and fair representation in America. But by faith, I know we will keep marching forward until every American has an equal voice and equal access to the ballot box.

The cost of this war isn’t just an abstract. It’s showing up in every aspect of normal life from the gas station, to grocery stores, to travel and transportation costs. This Administration chose to recklessly engage in a war, and now hardworking Americans are paying for it.

Senator Gallego and I led a letter seeking answers and accountability from Kevin Warsh following his conflicting testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. The independence of the Federal Reserve is non-negotiable—and the American people deserve transparency.

Kevin Warsh dodged my questions and the responses he gave were contradictory. He did not provide me or my constituents with the certainty that he would be an independent voice overseeing our economy. I voted no on his nomination this morning.

John Lewis was beaten with clubs wrapped in barbed wire on the Edmund Pettus Bridge fighting for voting rights. Today’s SCOTUS decision takes the sacrifice and fight of all who marched before us and throws it away. We must keep marching — too many have fought too hard to give up.

A conflict with Cuba would cost hardworking Americans billions of dollars, deepen the humanitarian crisis in Cuba, and put American service members in harm’s way. The Constitution is clear: only Congress has the authority to declare war. We are already engaged in a costly, unauthorized conflict with Iran — one with no clear objectives, results, or exit strategy. Republicans must join us in defending the Constitution and serving as a check on this out-of-control President. I co-sponsored and supported @SenTimKaine’s War Powers Resolution tonight because we cannot afford another unauthorized war.

Met with the Daisies from Girl Scout Troop Fairylights and wow — talk about big dreams! Their excitement and creativity gives me so much hope for the future.

Tonight’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is horrifying and unacceptable. I am grateful for the quick action of law enforcement to keep attendees safe.

Happy to welcome small business leaders to the Hill for the Meta Small Business Conference. From expanding access to capital to cutting startup costs, we’re working to ensure small businesses across Maryland can grow, compete, and thrive.

I attended the Franklyn Bourne Bar Association Annual Scholarship Tea. This organization helped shape my journey and that of so many across Maryland. From a time when women were shut out of the law to today, we’ve made progress, but the fight for equity and justice continues.

Each encounter I've had with Secretary Kennedy is more disturbing than the last. Yet again, during yesterday's hearing, he had trouble admitting the truth. When you tell a lie enough times, you begin to believe it yourself.

Early this morning, Republicans used their Senate majority to force through a budget bill that gives $70 billion to ICE. Instead of focusing on lowering costs, they’re pouring taxpayer dollars into an agency that has brutalized, dehumanized, and killed Americans in our streets.

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Tonight, I put forward a very simple amendment: ensure no family pays more than 7% of their income on child care. I gave my colleagues an opportunity to vote on lowering costs for hardworking American families. Republicans voted it down. Shame.

We should be able to trust the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Instead, RFK Jr. continues a pattern of denial and dishonesty. When the truth is on tape, denial doesn’t hold up. I was the first Senator to call for RFK Jr.'s removal last year, and I stand by that call today.

I'll be talking with Lawrence O'Donnell on @TheLastWord tonight. Tune in around 10:45 PM ET on @MSNOWNews.

When confronted with his own words, RFK Jr. denied, deflected, then apologized “IF” he said every Black kid should be re-parented. That’s not leadership. That's not what HHS or our country deserves.

ALSOBROOKS: I have the recording. I can play it RFK Jr: I do not believe that every Black kid should be re-parented on a wellness farm and I have never believed it ALSOBROOKS: Well you said it, sir, I have the video RFK Jr: I'd have to see the transcript

Alsobrooks: You said that if you could, you would send every black kid to live on farms and work. RFK JR: I would have to hear that recording. I have no memory of saying anything like that. Alsobrooks: I actually have the recording. It is absolutely what you said.