New documents reveal 400 grantees are being illegally targeted for termination and expose EPA’s willful violation of congressional appropriations law, contractual agreements, and multiple court orders Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), ranking member of the committee, led all Democratic Committee members in demanding Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin reverse his illegal termination of congressionally authorized grants aimed at eliminating childhood lead poisoning, reducing toxic air pollution, and mitigating health risks from heat and wildfires, among other essential purposes.  Along with the

Trump’s March 14 EO guts the agency which has helped boost minority entrepreneurship, ignite economic opportunity & create jobs in rural, suburban & urban communities across the country Senators to Lutnick: “…stay true to your testimony” WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, called on U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to stand up and protect the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) from Trump’s Executive Order that would functionally dismantle it.   In a letter to

Wilmington, Del. –Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) spent the day in Wilmington, where she visited the Latin American Community Center (LACC) as well as EastSide Charter School and the Chemours STEM Hub. Blunt Rochester also gave remarks at the Historic Commemorative Wall Dedication Ceremony honoring her late father, the Honorable Theodore “Ted” Blunt, hosted by the Wilmington City Council. “After 10 straight weeks of the Senate being in Washington, I was glad to spend this week traveling across Delaware to hear directly from my constituents,” said Senator Blunt Rochester. “Today in Wilmington, I joined the LACC and partners to highlight the need to maintain funding for Head Start