August 14, 2025 Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released the following statement on the death of Michael N. Castle, Delaware’s lone and longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, who served nine terms in Congress and was also Delaware’s governor, lieutenant governor, and a state legislator: “I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of a true Delaware political giant, Mike Castle. Governor Castle was a fixture in Delaware politics for nearly half a century. As one of his hundreds of thousands of constituents, I always admired how gracefully he led. From his focus on educating our children and

August 12, 2025 Smyrna, Del. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today visited Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Senator Blunt Rochester toured the grounds, viewed migratory birds, and met with staff to discuss their efforts to research and protect this natural landmark. As the former Co-Chair of the Congressional Delaware River Watershed Caucus and a champion of the Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act, Senator Blunt Rochester is dedicated to ensuring that Bombay Hook and other National Wildlife Refuges have the resources they need to properly conserve our natural habitat. Bombay Hook recently received $900,000 in federal

August 6, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) celebrated the U.S. Senate advancing the first fiscal year 2026 spending bills late Friday night, which will deliver more than $75 million in federal investments for Delaware. The three bills, which passed with significant bipartisan support, provide funding for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, military construction projects, and the operations of the legislative branch. These bills reject the significant cuts that were proposed by President Trump in his budget. Government funding expires on September 30. “I am proud to have stood alongside Senator Coons and an overwhelming, bipartisan coalition of