The Senator’s remarks can be found here and below. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, offered an amendment to Senate Republicans’ “Big Bad Budget Bill” to stop cuts to Medicaid in states across the nation. Specifically, Blunt Rochester’s amendment would have protected state-directed payments (SDPs) which states use to increase access to vital hospital services. SDPs are especially critical to supporting maternal health services. Senate Republicans rejected Blunt Rochester’s amendment by a vote of 52-48. In her floor remarks, Blunt Rochester highlighted that Medicaid is the single-largest payer of maternity care

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement announcing her support for the War Powers Resolution sponsored by Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.): “Our country’s framers had the wise foresight to give the constitutional authority to declare war to Congress. No one person should be responsible for unilaterally making a decision that could put American lives in harm’s way. If a president wants to put American service members at risk by taking military action, it should be debated and voted on in Congress first, as Senator Kaine’s resolution details, which is why I plan to support it. “While I’m pleased

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc. which effectively limits the power of federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions: “This decision by the Supreme Court today will further constrain the ability of our nation’s courts to serve as a check on the executive branch. In a moment when the President is willfully putting his political goals above the Constitution, this decision is a blow to our democratic values.   “While the Court did not rule on the constitutionality of the president’s executive order on birthright citizenship – which