Sarah Elfreth
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July 21, 2026
the current dynamics of our allyship are not sustainable for the region and our nation.
— Sarah Elfreth
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by number of sourcesI think she’s the one with the most experience, and the one who’s built the best coalition.
I came to Congress to deliver tangible results for Maryland families back home.
Whether it’s invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay, invasive carp in the Great Lakes, or snakehead in North Carolina, it’s clear that no community or district – Democrat and Republican alike – is safe from the ecological and economic…
H.R. 4684 would authorize the Forest Service to issue a permit authorizing the maintenance of a flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in Utah. This peak is located near Provo, Utah, in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It is a popular…
H.R. 1352 would designate the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System. This is a fitting tribute to a man who left an enduring mark on our national and, dare I say it, world…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2252 would allow the State of North Dakota to relinquish parcels of State land within the boundaries of a Tribal reservation in exchange for one or more parcels of unappropriated Bureau of Land Management land of…
I rise today to honor Alfred Frank Bucci, whom I had the pleasure of meeting last year and who we lost just 2 months before his 103rd birthday, in Catonsville, Maryland. In World War II, Mr. Bucci served in the 99th Infantry Division…
I am grateful that H.R. 4294, the MAWS Act, is included in today's suspension package, a piece of legislation I was so proud to work in partnership in crafting with the gentleman from Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in…
Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to support H.R. 2294, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act, or IOOS, a commonsense, science-based solution that brings together my colleagues on both…
I rise in support of H.R. 5729, the North Rim Restoration Act, offered by my colleague Representative Crane of Arizona. Last summer's devastating Dragon Bravo fire burned nearly 150,000 acres of the Grand Canyon's North Rim, causing…
I rise in support of H.R. 3073, offered by my friend from Utah Representative Maloy. H.R. 3073 would confer civil jurisdiction to the State of Utah over actions arising on or within the lands of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes. Under this…
I rise today to honor Billy Keyes, a friend and a beloved Annapolitan, who we lost last week at the age of 104. Mr. Keyes was a World War II veteran, police officer, public school teacher, artist, proud Alpha man, husband, father, and…
we are taking up time on the floor today because, from coast to coast, I guarantee that we are all hearing the same message from our constituents: The cost of living is just too high. I feel it, too, as the daughter of a single mom who…
I am proud to rise here today on behalf of the 2026 National School Counselor of the Year, Ms. Danielle Crankfield of Annapolis. Ms. Crankfield of Crofton High School in Anne Arundel County is the first Marylander to earn this national…
I came to Congress wanting to join the Armed Services Committee in particular because it is one of the few committees that still works together to collaborate and legislate. We don't always agree on every position, as reflected in this…
this past weekend, Howard County lost a giant: former county executive, Dr. Ed Cochran. A chemist by trade, he was a pioneer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory where he contributed to our national security, but he…
House Natural Resources Committee Democrats strongly oppose Biggs amendment No. 29, which seeks to weaken the Department of Defense's work to preserve habitats crucial for military readiness and recovering vulnerable species. The DOD…
On May 30, Severna Park and Maryland's Third Congressional District lost one of our youngest members of our community, Hugh Nie. Hugh was not even 18 months old when he died of sudden, unexplained death in childhood, or SUDC. Hugh's…
My Maryland delegation colleagues and I were just denied access to an ICE facility in Baltimore — despite our clear legal right to conduct oversight. Constituents are being snatched off the streets.
Through his church ministry, Pastor Espinal has dedicated his life to improving the lives of some of his community’s most vulnerable members.





