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March 26, 2025

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement following the publication of a text message transcript confirming that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other defense leaders shared detailed military action on non-classified software:


“Yesterday, Trump officials swore under oath there was no classified information in their Signal group chat. Today, we learned they not only shared classified information – time-stamped missile strike schedules – but they also lied about it.


March 25, 2025
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement following a report in The Atlantic that members of the Trump Administration used an unofficial and unsecured open source messaging app to discuss sensitive and potentially classified information:
 
“The use of non-classified means to communicate war plans in real time is reckless and seriously calls into question the experience, qualifications and judgement of those leading our national security apparatus—&nbs

March 20, 2025

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to dismantle the federal Department of Education:


“As a former American government teacher and a first-generation college graduate, I know first-hand that education is the key to opportunity. This Executive Order strips our children of their basic right to opportunity.

Issues: Education

March 15, 2025
(Washington, DC) –  Congressman Johnny Olszewski issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a Continuing Resolution that will keep the government open and funded through the end of September. The measure previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is expected to be signed into law tonight by President Trump.
 “I believe in bipartisanship and I believe that America should honor its commitment to supporting veterans and the vulnerable.
Issues: Congress Economy

March 14, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Governor Wes Moore, and U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.), released the following statement on the future of the FBI headquarters:


March 12, 2025

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement regarding the Continuing Resolution considered on the House floor this evening:


March 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Kweisi Mfume, Sarah Elfreth (all D-Md.) and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks released the following statement on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ permit granting the Maryland Transportation Authority permission for construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement:

Issues: Congress Economy

March 5, 2025
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Sylvester Turner, a Democrat from Texas:
 
“I am deeply saddened to have learned of the sudden passing of my friend and colleague, Congressman Sylvester Turner. My heart goes out to his family and his staff, both in Washington and in Texas.

March 5, 2025

As President Trump’s first address to Congress during his second term unfolded, one Maryland political leader took to social media to share his thoughts.

Posting on X (formerly known as Twitter) throughout the evening, Rep. Johnny Olszewski expressed his concerns and highlighted policy disagreements with the administration.

Issues: Congress

March 4, 2025

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski announced that Second District constituent Katie Stahl, a recently-terminated federal employee, will be his special guest at President Trump’s joint address to Congress tonight. Stahl, a biologist from Baltimore, was let go without notice from her position in the Annapolis office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the Trump Administration’s mass lay-offs of federal workers on probationary status last month.