119th Congress
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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) voted against House Republicans’ full-year continuing resolution and released the following statement.
My favorite part of this job is hearing directly from our community. I know that right now, our District is facing new forms of uncertainty and fear as President Trump institutes policies that attack and roll back protections for federal workers, the LGBTQIA+ community, immigrants, and so many others. My commitment to you was that we would fight these attacks with every tool at our disposal—and that we would communicate openly and consistently during this difficult time. |
“Such cuts would push countless elderly Americans out of senior homes and deprive essential health and dental care to millions of Americans of modest incomes, taking those cuts to give away trillions of dollars in tax breaks to the wealthiest individuals and large corporations.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth joined a letter alongside Representatives Kweisi Mfume and Johnny Olszewski formally requesting the Maryland Public Service Commission (“PSC”) to rescind the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (“BG&E”) utility rate increases that took effect this year and to stop any future increases for the duration of 2025. The federal lawmakers made the same request of BG&E and attached a copy of the letter they sent to the PSC.
Next Thursday at 6:30 pm, I’m going live with Maryland Secretary of Labor Portia Wu on unemployment insurance and resources for affected federal workers. I hope you will be able to join us on Facebook, X, or YouTube! RSVP and submit a question at the link below.
https://iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/EForm.aspx?__cid=MD03SE&__fid=100024
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and the other Democratic members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation held a meeting with leaders from federal employee unions and Democracy Forward to discuss supporting federal employees amid Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s illegal attacks on merit-based civil servants who do critical work on behalf of the American people.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) has joined Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Congressman Andy Harris(MD-01) as co-chairs of the Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force for the 119th Congress.