November 7, 2025 Click here to watch the Senator’s full remarks. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today joined her Democratic colleagues on the Senate floor to implore Republicans to accept a deal to extend the ACA tax credits and reopen the government. Blunt Rochester’s full remarks can be found here and below, as delivered. “Madam president, I actually have written notes here. I came prepared to talk about the importance of the ACA tax credits, and as I sat here, I prayed. What do I even say in this moment?  “There’s a scripture that says, ‘Choose ye this day.’ Today we have an opportunity to make a

November 7, 2025 Click here to watch the Senator’s interview. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) yesterday joined MSNBC’s The Weeknight to discuss the ongoing government shutdown and Tuesday’s election results across the nation. Below are excerpts of the interview. On the Need to Reopen the Government “We did have a very productive meeting in our caucus because no one wants to see this shutdown continue. And I think it’s very clear, even hearing the President, that he recognizes that Republicans are hurting from this, but more importantly, the American people are hurting from this. They’ve been hurting from day one with the chaos and the corruption and all

“We urge the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans to join us to lower Americans’ health care costs and reopen the government.” November 5, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), as well as 24 other Senate Democrats in slamming the Trump administration for its failure to address rising health care costs for American families. In a new letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the lawmakers highlighted the worsening affordability crisis, especially for health care — the crux of