October 23, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement following her vote on S.3012. “The legislation that Republicans put forth today would give the White House free reign to pay who they want to pay while leaving others behind. This administration has consistently used federal employees as political pawns, and I have no interest in giving them yet another lever to continue to do so. “Democrats proposed two alternatives that would pay all federal employees, not just those the Trump administration deems worthy. It was no surprise that it was shot down by Republicans. Over the last year, this administration has launched

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,

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