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Senator Blunt Rochester on CNN: “We want to open the government, and we want to restore people’s health care.”
October 23, 2025 Click here to watch the full interview. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today joined CNN News Central to outline the consequences of the government shutdown and health care crisis Republicans are inching us closer to. Without further action by Congress, the average American may see their premiums more than double when open enrollment begins on November 1. Below are excerpts of the interview. On the Government Shutdown “We as Democrats have been very clear about two things. We want to open the government, and we want to restore people’s health care. And so, while many of us are having conversations, the reality is this requires leadership,
ICYMI: Senate Passes Housing, Supply Chains Legislation Authored by Senator Blunt Rochester
October 22, 2025 Washington, DC – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, celebrated the Senate’s passage of the ROAD to Housing Act and the Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act. Blunt Rochester authored three bills that passed as part of the ROAD to Housing Act, as well as the Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act. “I’m proud that the Senate has passed my Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act and three of my bills in the ROAD to Housing Act, bringing these measures one step closer to becoming law,” said Senator Blunt Rochester. “I am so humbled to have secured Floor
WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester on MSNBC: “Mr. President…do your job, come to the table, and bring Speaker Johnson with you.”
October 20, 2025 Click here to watch the full interview. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) yesterday joined MSNBC’s PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton to discuss the nationwide No Kings demonstrations and the government shutdown. Below are excerpts of the interview. On the No Kings demonstrations “I attended the first one in June in the northern part of my state, and yesterday, got the opportunity to attend the rally [in Rehoboth Beach]…The highway was stretched like for miles, with Delawareans saying, ‘We don’t accept kings in this country.’ And it was a powerful, powerful moment.” “I think it was just a testament to the American spirit. You yourself, you know how powerful marches