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September 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered a floor speech to address fire fighter staffing shortages on military installations. Recent reports indicate that the military services intend to eliminate vacant firefighter positions, restrict the use of overtime, and interpret statutory staffing requirements in a manner that could lead to station closures.


September 17, 2025

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


September 12, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and member of the Naval Academy Board of Visitors, released the following statement following the lockdown at the U.S. Naval Academy.


September 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) joined Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)  – along with 21 bipartisan Members of Congress representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region – in calling for a new Chesapeake Bay agreement that sets ambitious, measurable, and achievable targets, especially for water quality improvement and pollution reduction, in order to restore and protect the Bay.


September 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted against the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on the House floor. 


September 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), and Delia C.


August 28, 2025

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


August 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Representatives April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Andy Harris (MD-01), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) wrote to President Donald Trump urging approval of Maryland’s request for a presidential disaster declaration to support the recovery efforts in Allegany and Garrett Counties following


August 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), joined U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), and April McClain Delaney (MD-06), to issue the following statement of President Trump’s announcement that he would temporarily federalize the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploy the National Guard in the District of Columbia: 


July 28, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Representatives Glenn Ivey (D-MD 04), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD 07), and Johnny Olszewski (D-MD 02), attempted to conduct an official oversight visit of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding facility located in the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore, Maryland, only to be denied entry.