Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and Representatives April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) in sending a letter to U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led Congressional Democrats representing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in writing a letter condemning the Trump Administration’s proposal to terminate the majority of employees within the National Park Service’s (NPS) Chesapeake Bay Office.  

WASHINGTON, DC –  Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) alongside Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) released legislation, The Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act, that would require the Department of Education to pause student loan payments for federal workers – including federal contractors and military personnel – in the event of a federal government shutdown lasting longer than two

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, as thousands of federal workers anticipate not receiving a paycheck due to the government shutdown, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) requested the Chief Administrative Officer of the House withhold her pay until the government is fully reopened.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and Representatives Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) in releasing the following statement on the reports that the Trump Administration has initiated mass firings of federal worke