119th Congress

Olszewski, Maryland Delegation Members Slam OMB’s Proposed NASA Goddard Cuts, Vow to Fight Back Against NASA Budget
April 12, 2025
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski released the following statement regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed cuts to NASA Goddard missions:

Olszewski Votes – Again – Against Republican Budget that Hurts Middle Class
April 10, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski today voted against the Senate Republican budget resolution that provides $7 trillion in deficit-financed tax cuts for those that need them least, while gutting programs for middle class families struggling with higher costs. The bill passed the U.S.
Issues: Economy
Olszewski, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Demand Answers on Tariff Impact on Port of Baltimore
April 8, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-02)  joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and Representatives Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07), Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Glenn Ivey (D-MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), and April McClain Delaney (D-MD-06) in an effort calling on the Administration to detail the repercussions of newly announced tariffs on the Port of Baltimore.

Olszewski Invites Second District High School Students to Participate in 2025 Congressional Art Competition
April 7, 2025
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(Towson, MD ) -- U.S. Congressman Johnny Olszewski is inviting all high school students in Maryland’s Second Congressional District to participate in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. This year’s theme is "Maryland Strong.”
The Congressional Art Competition is an annual, nationwide event sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives to recognize and encourage the developing artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District.
Olszewski Issues Statement on Broadest Import Taxes in Decades
April 2, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement following President Trump’s announcement of immediate 10 percent tariffs on all imports as well as additional taxes for scores of countries.
“At a time when leaders should be laser focused on lowering costs for struggling American families, President Trump just announced what could be the largest peacetime tax increase in American history.
In fact, 89 days into this Congress, we have not taken a single vote on a bill or policy to lower costs.
Issues: Economy
Olszewski, Colleagues Statement on Maryland Immigrant Deported in ‘Error’ by Trump White House
April 1, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Representatives Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement after the Trump White House conceded to deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland immigrant, in ‘error,’ sending him to a Salvadoran prison where he remains:

One Year After Key Bridge Collapse, Olszewski Leads Letter Urging States to Prioritize Bridge Safety Assessments
March 31, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – One year after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski is leading a bicameral Congressional letter urging states to conduct critical bridge safety tests to prevent further tragedy in communities across the country.
Olszewski Calls for Resignation of Defense Secretary Hegseth
March 26, 2025
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(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.

Olszewski Calls for Investigation Into Trump Team’s Use of Open Source Messaging App to Discuss Military Action
March 25, 2025
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(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
Olszewski: Education Department Key to Opportunity for All
March 20, 2025
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(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