Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Andy Kim (D-N.J), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement on Senate Republicans’ upcoming reconciliation budget bill:  “This week, Senate Republicans are charging ahead with their plans to pass Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts for billionaires. If they are successful, Republicans will add a whopping $37 trillion to the national debt of the United States over the next thirty years. And it is this sticker shock that has led Republicans to try to use a phony accounting gimmick to falsely claim their plan will cost American taxpayers nothing.  “We won’t be

Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, led seven of her colleagues, including Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, in sending a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte on his recent “overhaul” of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). FHFA plays a critical role in the American housing market through its supervision, regulation, and housing mission oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal

Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “In January, after thorough evaluation, I concluded that Pete Hegseth was wholly unqualified to serve as Secretary of Defense, which is why I voted against his confirmation on the floor. The full set of Signal messages released by The Atlantic are just the latest and most dangerous example. “Mishandling classified information on sensitive war plans, in an unsecure group chat no less, is not only irresponsible, but it could have gotten our troops killed. We are fortunate to have averted a tragedy this time, but it’s clear