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WASHINGTON – Congressman Glenn Ivey, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on Governor Moore’s decision to declare a state of emergency in order to support Maryland families impacted by Republicans’ shutdown and refusal to use contingency funds for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) provided the following statement in response to the Trump administration's cuts of SNAP benefits:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS ADVISORY
October 25, 2025
Contact: Ramon.Korionoff@mail.house.gov (Ivey)
My top priority in Congress is lowering your cost of living and making life more affordable for you and your family.
If Donald Trump and Republicans continue to stonewall, insurance premiums will double because of expiring health care tax credits. The tax credits are often the only thing that allow millions of Americans to afford a doctor’s visit, care after an accident, or prescriptions for their kids.
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, and Sarah Elfreth (all D-Md.) called on Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to end their government shutdown. The lawmakers stood in solidarity with federal workers and pressed for a bipartisan agreement to reopen the federal government.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Glenn Ivey issued the following statement on the anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attacks against Israel:
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel. On that dark day, innocent victims were brutally murdered and hostages taken from their loved ones. We pause to remember the lives lost and the families broken by this enduring tragedy.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Glenn Ivey joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on the reports that the Trump Administration has initiated mass firings of federal workers amid their government shutdown: