November 12, 2025 Washington, DC – In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the Farm to School Act, bipartisan legislation to get more fresh, locally grown foods in schools across the nation by expanding and investing in the Farm to School Program. The Senators’ legislation would increase annual funding for the program, reduce barriers to applying for Farm to School Program grants, and support initiatives that deliver fresh, local foods to schools nationwide.  “For 15 years, the Farm to School Program has brought local foods to our students’ lunch tables while teaching them about nutrition and agriculture in their communities,” said Senator

November 11, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement in honor of Veterans Day. “For more than a century, we have set November 11th aside as a day to pause and express our gratitude to the Americans who have served in our nation’s armed forces. First as Armistice Day and now as Veterans Day, this day has come to celebrate the service of those who have defended our country in times of war and in times of peace. Today, we continue that honored tradition. “We have a sacred obligation to serve our veterans as they served us. That

November 10, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced a resolution, S.Con.Res.23, to recognize Black veterans across American history, honor their heroic military sacrifices, acknowledge the unique challenges they encounter upon their arrival home, and call for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to continue seeking solutions to mend the health and benefit disparities for minority veterans. U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio-3) introduced the companion resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Generations of Black veterans have served in our Armed Forces with honor and distinction but came home to a nation that did not grant them the same rights as their peers,” said Senator Blunt