Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) issued the following statement in response to the arrests, detentions, and visa revocations of foreign-born college and graduate students by the Trump Administration.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the representative of the U.S. Naval Academy in the House of Representatives, released the following statement on the U.S. Naval Academy ending affirmative action. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, called for the firing of Secretary Pete Hegseth, in light of recent reporting in The Atlantic that the Secretary and senior Administration officials carried out highly classified military operations in an unofficial and unsecure messaging app.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03) and Congressman Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03) introduced the Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act, which will allow states the ability to conserve our wetlands for the benefit of waterfowl. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and Congressional Appointee to the Naval Academy's Board of Visitors, honored the women and women of color of the U.S. Naval Academy, including Commander Janie L. Mines, the first African-American woman to graduate from the U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), joined Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko in a letter sent to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to demand that the EPA direct Citibank to immediately release the legally obligated money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. They led a total of 82 Members of Congress in signing the letter.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD 03) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and 65 of their Congressional colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Acting FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) introduced her first piece of legislation, the Protect Our Probationary Employees Act. The bill ensures that if and when employees are reinstated, they will not need to restart their probationary period for the same job they previously held and can continue to do the important work of the American people.