April 2, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Kaine (D-Va.), and Senator Welch (D-Vt.) for a press conference addressing Trump’s “Liberation Day”: “Who should sustain the pain? I would say it absolutely should not be the middle class and hardworking families of this country who pay for the tax cuts for [Trump’s] billionaire friends and who suffer beneath these tariffs.” ###

April 2, 2025 Shortly After Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs, Republicans BLOCK Alsobrooks’ Commonsense Tariff Transparency Bill  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs, imposing a new 10 percent tariff on all imported goods along with additional tariffs on our closest allies, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) took to the Senate Floor to ask unanimous consent that the Senate pass her commonsense Tariff Transparency Act. Republicans blocked the legislation:  “The president readily admits that these tariffs will disrupt the economy, but he claims two things: that there will only be a minor disruption and says they will cause ‘a little bit’ of pain. Maybe

April 2, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement on the morning of Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’:  “Who is Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ really for?  “It’s not for middle class families in Maryland who are going to pay more for groceries, cars, gas, clothes, and more. “It’s not for small business owners who are already struggling as consumer sentiment continues to plummet. “In fact, Trump said he ‘couldn’t care less if [tariffs] raise prices’ and we know he has not done a single thing to bring down prices for families.  “So again, I ask, who is ‘Liberation Day’ for? “I have