In case you missed it, as Senate Republicans begin consideration of their harmful budget bill, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) highlighted the impact that Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid would have on Delawareans. She recently delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging her Republican colleagues to protect and defend Medicaid. Over the last several weeks, Blunt Rochester has empowered her constituents to share their stories through her “Share Your Story” portal which has received submissions from over 250 Delawareans so far. She has made it a priority to uplift and shine a light on those brave and compelling stories. Read more about what gutting Medicaid would mean for

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) led the introduction of the Veterans Housing Stability Act to help keep veterans and servicemembers in their homes by reestablishing a vital program through the Department of Veterans Affairs.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) helped veterans keep their homes by providing forbearances on most VA borrowers through the VA’s COVID mortgage forbearance program. The Partial Claim Program, established during the pandemic, helped countless veterans with financial difficulty stay in their homes. However, as of 2022, the VA ended its Partial Claim Program, leaving thousands of veterans who may have

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, along with Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, and nearly 100 lawmakers in urging Congressional Appropriations leadership to include robust funding for the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program as part of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding legislation. Tens of thousands of Americans depend on this vital program for safe, stable, and affordable housing. The letter comes as the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced in