Clarence Lam

A wonderful celebration of colors to commemorate Holi yesterday Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods in Downtown Columbia with our diverse Indian American community--thank you to the Inner Arbor Trust for organizing this event again this year!

After hearing from doctors and nurses that ICE agents were storming into ERs, blocking nurses from helping their patients, and even shackling patients to their beds, I introduced and passed a bill to protect patients here in Maryland, and now Gov. Moore just signed it into law.

I've had the pleasure to hear the Ellicott City Trombone Choir at many different events, and the range and repertoire of their music has been a real treat. Glad to support these unique, local musicians who have been performing across the state!

HoCo's Register of Wills @ByronMacfarlane has been doing a great job--addressing a lot of shortcomings when he arrived in the office and managing it well over the last 16 years. Proud to be able to support him in his well-deserved reelection (and you should too when you go vote!)

I was glad to be able to join Delegate Gary Simmons to cut the ribbon on the new Brooklyn Heights Park ball fields! This won't be the only new amenity in North County because we also broke ground on a new Brooklyn Community Center that will be constructed near the library.

Congrats to the Howard County AAPI Commission for organizing their first ever health fair! We appreciate all you're doing to help uplift and advance health and well-being in our community. And thank you to the Office of Human Rights and Equity for supporting this event.

Every year, the Holi celebration in Frederick seems to grow larger with more and more in attendance--it's a wonderful reflection of the growing diversity of Frederick County!

Thank you to our Comptroller @BrookeELierman Lierman for coming out to Howard County for a community meet and greet earlier! We appreciate her continued leadership in the comptroller's office.

PET OWNERS: Gov. Moore just signed into law a bill that I introduced and passed that will finally allow vets to recommend medical cannabis for pets! Marylanders have had access to this for over 10 years—now, our furry friends will have the same access for cancer, pain, etc.

Yesterday, the Maryland Senate passed the Community Trust Act, a bill I sponsored to prevent counties and sheriffs from using backdoor loopholes and workarounds to collaborate with ICE's deportation machine. TY to @CASAforall, ACLU, labor, and others for getting the job done!

The Maryland House just passed my bill to ensure women have access to emergency abortions if needed. I introduced this after Trump ripped away long-standing federal requirements for all ERs to provide life-saving emergency abortions if necessary to save the life of a woman.

Great food and company to support a good cause at @beluminus's Taste of the World event! In this environment, it is more important than ever to uplift the work being done by Luminus to help our immigrant community.

It was my honor to be a keynote speaker for yesterday’s No Kings Rally in Downtown Columbia, and TY to the thousands who turned out and refused to sit on the sidelines as authoritarianism and fascism wrack the underpinnings of our democracy. ICYMI, here are my remarks in full.

250 years ago, our founders declared their independence from an authoritarian king, and so on this No Kings Day, we gathered with tens of thousands around the nation as a reminder that we will never, ever accept a king in the USA. TY to all those who came out and the organizers!

Due to tonight's threat of severe weather, we have decided to cancel District 12 night out of an abundance of caution. Please stay safe, and we hope to announce a new date for this event shortly.

Thank you to these doctors from the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians who came down to testify in support of my legislation to make it easier for smokers to afford tobacco cessation products and counseling to help them quit!

Congratulations to the Maryland Legislative Muslim Caucus on holding their inaugural Iftar dinner, and thank you to Delegates Sarah Wolek and Sean Stinnett for organizing this!

Congratulations to Alex Horn on becoming the newest member of the Howard County Democratic Central Committee after his swearing-in last night! He will be a great addition in a year when we'll really need his experience and skills in getting Democrats elected.

Celebrating the Lunar New Year with local residents of our Chinese American community this weekend!

Thank you to the United Maryland Muslim Council for hosting last night Iftar dinner! It was wonderful seeing so many friends and supporters at the event yesterday.