
May 21, 2022
Hate + Guns
Dear Fellow Marylanders: Last weekend, when I heard that 10 people were gunned down in a Buffalo grocery store, my mind started racing. While I closed my eyes and took a […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylanders: Last weekend, when I heard that 10 people were gunned down in a Buffalo grocery store, my mind started racing. While I closed my eyes and took a […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylanders: Over the last two years, we have lost family and friends, colleagues and neighbors, while coping with countless other economic, social and emotional challenges brought on by the pandemic. […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylanders: This Sunday, families across our country will come together to celebrate Mother’s Day and the beginning of National Women’s Health Week. Usually, this is an opportunity to recognize […]
Read MoreWhen I first joined the Senate. I asked to become a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. In the Senate, this is one of the smaller committees, in […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylanders: Hello and Happy Day-After Earth Day! April presents the opportunity to celebrate several nature-focused holidays, including Earth Day on April 22, Maryland Arbor Day on April 9 […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylander: April 19 will mark seven years since the tragic death of Freddie Gray, who was grievously injured while in the custody of the Baltimore City Police. Within […]
Read MoreApril 9, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylanders: This was a good week in the United States Senate. Thursday, as I voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the next […]
Read MoreApril 2, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander: In the last few days, we have seen a female nominee for the nation’s highest court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, navigate her confirmation hearings […]
Read MoreMarch 26, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander, As I write, much of the world has been turned upside down by Russia’s unprovoked and unconscionable invasion of Ukraine, which was launched just […]
Read MoreMarch 19, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylanders: We are at a critical decision point in our battle against COVID-19. While still losing far too many Marylanders to the virus, we have […]
Read MoreMarch 12, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylanders: Two years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to be a global […]
Read MoreMarch 5, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylanders: This week, I hope you were able to watch President Joe Biden as he delivered his first official State of the Union address. I […]
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylanders: I want to describe someone to you. This person graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and cum laude from Harvard Law School after […]
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander: By the time you read this email, there is a chance that Russia will have begun its incursion into Ukraine. We don’t know what […]
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander: I write today to express my concerns about a fissure in our nation. On January 6, 2021, thousands of Americans gathered outside the White […]
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander: Of all the ways that COVID-19 has tried our resolve, the ongoing lack of certainty – about our economy, schools, health and daily […]
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander: As Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer formally announced his upcoming retirement at the White House this week, he reminded Americans that we live […]
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander: I am a glass-is-half-full kind of person. I try to be optimistic as much as possible. Sometimes it isn’t easy. This week was […]
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander: Each January, we celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who gave voice to the civil rights movement and […]
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander: This week marked the first anniversary of one of the darkest moments in our nation’s history. One year ago Thursday, a mob attacked […]
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2022 Dear Fellow Marylander: Happy New Year! I start 2022 thankful for the continuing honor of representing Maryland in the United States Senate. The last 12 months […]
Read MoreDecember 18, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: This is not what I expected. After armed insurrectionists violated the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, for the first time since a […]
Read MoreDecember 11, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: Last December, the nation was celebrating the incredible news that COVID-19 vaccines for adults were approved and ready for distribution. Less than a […]
Read MoreDecember 4, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: How a nation treats its women is a barometer of its success. Today, in the United States of America, women’s rights are under […]
Read MoreNovember 27, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander, I hope you were able to spend time with your loved ones over the holiday. Today is Small Business Saturday, so I also […]
Read MoreNovember 20, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: Can you believe it is the end of November already? Because of COVID-19, last year may have felt like 3,650 days instead of […]
Read MoreNovember 13, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: President Joe Biden was back in Baltimore this week. He was at our Port to celebrate the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act that […]
Read MoreNovember 6, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: Greetings from Glasgow, Scotland. I’m traveling with a contingent of my congressional colleagues to help answer questions President Biden raised in his remarks […]
Read MoreOctober 30, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: If you’ve tried catching a train recently in Montgomery County, Prince George’s County or elsewhere in the Washington area, it’s been a rough […]
Read MoreOctober 23, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: Did you know that our state is home to the highest concentration of women-owned businesses in the country? It is a distinction that […]
Read MoreOctober 16, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: I believe in the power of government to have a positive effect on people’s lives. Government is not the answer to every problem […]
Read MoreOctober 9, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: As promised, I write you this week with an update on progress made on the on-going and tedious negotiations between Democrats and Republicans […]
Read MoreOctober 2, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: When the United States of America was established, our new nation emerged from the Revolutionary War with about $80 million of debt. Alexander Hamilton, […]
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: This week I stepped on the gas pedal in a hybrid Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, one of several electric vehicles U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown […]
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: This week, as our nation celebrated our small businesses during National Small Business Week, my colleagues in Congress and I continued working hard […]
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since foreign terrorists murdered nearly 3,000 Americans in one of the most horrific attacks […]
Read MoreSeptember 4, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: How a nation treats its women is a barometer for success. When women’s rights are protected; when women and girls are allowed to […]
Read MoreAugust 28, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: For two weeks now, the world has witnessed remarkable, vivid, frightening and at times heartening images coming from Kabul, Afghanistan. Wednesday, though, was […]
Read MoreAugust 21, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: Easily missed in the recent flood of news about the COVID-19 Delta variant, Afghanistan, the earthquake in Haiti, and nearly $1 trillion infrastructure […]
Read MoreAugust 14, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: This week, we had a marathon session in the Senate that will change the course of America for the better. In the early […]
Read MoreJuly 31, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: This was a week for heroes. From Tokyo to Washington, D.C., the world has watched Americans demonstrate courage in the face of danger […]
Read MoreJuly 17, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: If you are a parent of a child under 18, you may have noticed a welcome surprise in your bank account this week. […]
Read MoreJuly 10, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: For many of us, life seems to be returning to a sense of normalcy. Many are back to work, and more can see […]
Read MoreJuly 3, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: This will be a very different July Fourth weekend than a year ago. As Maryland and many parts of our nation cautiously emerge […]
Read MoreJune 26, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylanders: Happy Pride Month! Throughout the month of June, we have been celebrating LGBTQ Pride. For more than 50 years, dating back to the […]
Read MoreJune 19, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: Were you surprised that yesterday was a federal holiday? After more than 150 years of unofficial commemorations and a multi-year effort to create […]
Read MoreJune 12, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: America is back, and most of the world likes us again, but they are worried about the state of our democracy. This week, […]
Read MoreJune 5, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: In America, we expect our elections to be fair and follow the law. How we elect our leaders is prominent throughout the Constitution. […]
Read MoreMay 29, 2021 First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did […]
Read MoreMay 22, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: This week, I was proud to welcome America’s Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, to Annapolis. We met at […]
Read MoreMay 15, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: Eating out at a restaurant with friends or family is something I have truly missed during this pandemic. Not having that time to […]
Read MoreMay 8, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: Teachers are super heroes. Think of all the extraordinary things we ask teachers and everyone who supports our children at school to accomplish […]
Read MoreMay 1, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: What a difference 100 days makes. America is back on track and it feels pretty good. In Maryland, nearly 2 million of us […]
Read MoreApril 24, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: All eyes were on Minneapolis this week, as former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for the murder of George Floyd. America’s justice […]
Read MoreApril 17, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: Hate is on the rise in America and it has not subsided or tucked itself back in the shadows despite the last election […]
Read MoreApril 10, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: This week, five people were killed within a 24-hour period in Baltimore, including a 14-year-old. Five people were shot, although not fatally, on […]
Read MoreApril 3, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: What is infrastructure? There has been a good deal of talk lately about rebuilding our infrastructure in Maryland and across the country. It’s […]
Read MoreMarch 27, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: More Americans voted in the 2020 presidential election than in any previous election in our nation’s history. More than 159 million Americans voted […]
Read MoreMarch 20, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: One year ago, almost to the day, I first wrote to you about COVID-19 and the global pandemic that was only just beginning […]
Read MoreMarch 13, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: It’s been one year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. We may get back to a new normal, but life will never […]
Read MoreMarch 6, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: Throughout March we celebrate Women’s History Month. It is a time to look back on the incredible contributions that women have made to […]
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: The good news: positivity rates for COVID-19, at least in Maryland, are dropping, along with hospitalizations and deaths. Vaccination rates are up and, […]
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: I miss baseball. I know that the Orioles have not been very good lately, but they are still my hometown team and I […]
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: For many, Presidents’ Day usually is not a holiday that inspires deep philosophical reflections. But this year is different. On Monday, as we […]
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: Every February, we mark Black History Month by coming together to highlight the achievements and contributions of Black Americans to our national story, […]
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: Let’s talk about the COVID-19 vaccine again. Last month, after the first vaccines were approved for use in the United States, I urged […]
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: This week, America started to write a new chapter of history with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Two weeks after […]
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2021 Dear Marylanders, Each year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights icon who changed our nation. The […]
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander: Well, 2021 was supposed to be the start of a fresh new year. Like other Marylanders, I had wished for a global reset […]
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2021 Dear Fellow Marylander, Happy New Year! We’ve scraped through what possibly was the longest and most consequential year of our lives. As we look at 2020 […]
Read MoreDecember 26, 2020 Dear Fellow Marylander: This has been a roller coaster of a year – physically, mentally and emotionally. More than 18.5 million Americans have been infected with […]
Read MoreDecember 19, 2020 Dear Fellow Marylander: This week, media headlines brought incredible news that vaccines for COVID-19 have been approved and are ready for distribution. In fact, the first […]
Read MoreDecember 12, 2020 Dear Fellow Marylander, No one – anywhere, ever – should be without food. The holidays make this simple truth even more clear. They remind us of […]
Read MoreDecember 5, 2020 Dear Fellow Marylander: Like so many of you, I am feeling incredibly frustrated these days. I know many of you also feel as if you are […]
Read MoreNovember 28, 2020 Dear Fellow Marylander: Like so many of our traditions this year, today, Small Business Saturday, will look a little different than it has in years past. […]
Read MoreI love spending Thanksgiving with my extended family. I’m sure that you want to spend the holiday with your family, too. In a typical year, when we aren’t fending […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylander: After a vicious campaign and polarizing election almost ripped apart our young country, a victorious President Thomas Jefferson in 1801 sought to unify the country in […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylander, The rule of law and our American Constitution have prevailed yet again. Under the cloud of a global pandemic, American voters cast their ballots by mail […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylander: Every American has the responsibility to vote in the ongoing election. Every American should also be informed and empowered to take action in the case of […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylander, This was one of the most frustrating weeks I have experienced since you elected me to represent you in the U.S. Senate. Instead of doing what’s […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylander: Nearly 21 million Americans have already cast their ballots in this year’s election. That’s nearly three and a half times the population of Maryland, and it […]
Read MoreFellow Marylander: Have you voted yet? For most of my life, since I was eligible to vote, every election I took pride in the ritual of arriving early at […]
Read MoreDear Friend, The president and First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19. They join a growing list of more than 7.2 million Americans who also have contracted this novel […]
Read MoreDear Friend, This week, our nation has been mourning the loss of an icon. The diminutive Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Notorious RBG – was a giant among justices and […]
Read MoreDear Friend, Since the earliest days of this country, America has been blessed with selfless men and women who put country before self. Driven by a profound sense of […]
Read MoreFellow Marylander, It’s Labor Day Weekend. It’s different this year – at least it should be. We still are in the middle of a pandemic. While there remain dangerous […]
Read MoreFriend, Since the founding of our country, an official counting takes place every 10 years to determine how many people are here, in the United States of America, as […]
Read MoreIn recent weeks, many of us have gained a renewed appreciation for the U.S. Postal Service and its dedicated workers, nearly 100,000 of whom are veterans. President Trump and Postmaster […]
Read MoreDear Friend, As U.S. COVID-19 cases surge past 5 million, we must face several stark realities. Americans are suffering in unthinkable ways and need help – now. While the […]
Read MoreDear Friend, We are still in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to run rampant across our nation, especially in the Midwestern, Southern and Sunbelt states. […]
Read MoreDear Friend, As we close out the month of July, our country continues to rise to challenges on multiple fronts. We have found ways to come together as a […]
Read MoreDear Friend, “We must keep the faith, keep our eyes on the prize. We must go out and vote like we never ever voted before. Some people gave more […]
Read MoreDear Friend, Another week has passed as we continue to navigate the best ways to have our country and economy return to a sense of normalcy, post-pandemic. At the […]
Read MoreDear Friend, I was overcome with an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach as I saw the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States […]
Read MoreDear Friend, This Sunday, June 28, is a day that most people in Annapolis and across Maryland will not forget. It was on this day two years ago that […]
Read MoreDear Friend: Some good news: Infection rates and hospitalization rates related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are going down in Maryland. State officials reported this week that the number […]
Read MoreFriends, The COVID-19 pandemic is, first and foremost, a public health crisis. But when the economic toll started to hit Maryland and our country fast and hard, it became […]
Read MoreDear Fellow Marylander, Our nation is awash with grief. The murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others at the hands of police and vigilantes have put […]
Read MoreDear Friends, My heart broke when I learned that, as of this week, more than 100,000 Americans have died as a result of COVID-19. To put this incomprehensible number […]
Read MoreDear Friends, It’s been said that we are all in this storm called COVID-19 together. But like most storms, some of us are bearing the brunt of its attacks […]
Read MoreDear Friend, Let’s talk about testing. This week, while in Pennsylvania, the president of the United States said the following: “More testing only reveals more infections and therefore increases […]
Read MoreDear Friends, We are not out of the woods yet. More than a month into the statewide shutdown, which was intended to slow the spread of COVID-19, we are […]
Read MoreDear Friend, Of all the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives, one of the most visible and disruptive has been the closure of our K-12 schools […]
Read MoreDear Friends, Earlier this week, Congress passed an interim emergency relief package that will provide $484 billion to support small businesses, bolster our health care system and expand national […]
Read MoreDear Friends, I want to take this opportunity to wish a happy Passover and a happy Easter to those of you who observe the holidays. I hope that these […]
Read MoreDear Friend, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?” Right now, this question is […]
Read MoreDear Friends, I hope that you are all staying safe and healthy. This is an extremely difficult time, but I have faith that we will get through the novel […]
Read MoreDear Friend, Hunker down. Wash your hands frequently. As Marylanders and everyone in this country learns more about the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) that is spreading around the world, it’s helpful […]
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