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NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester, Banking Committee Colleagues Mark Up Landmark Bipartisan Housing Legislation
The ROAD to Housing Act Includes Three of Blunt Rochester’s Housing Bills Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s full remarks at the markup. Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) celebrated the progress of the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, which was marked up today in a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee executive session. The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act is a landmark housing package that would spur the development of housing across the nation and bring down costs. It would be a critical first step towards boosting housing supply, addressing soaring housing costs, reducing homelessness, and promoting the American dream of homeownership. This represents
NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Joins Senate Democrats in Calling for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War
Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined a broad group of 39 Senators, led by Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) in expressing unified alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, called for the large-scale expansion of humanitarian aid, and urged the Trump administration to resume diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire agreement and end the war. “The acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza is also unsustainable and
NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Visits the Delaware State Fair, First State’s Ag Community Shines
Harrington, Del. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) visited the Delaware State Fair, an annual summer tradition in the First State. Blunt Rochester spoke to constituents, attended fair exhibitions, and celebrated the contributions of Delaware’s agricultural community. “It was so good to be home and at the Delaware State Fair today,” said Senator Blunt Rochester. “This annual tradition is one of the highlights of my summer every year and I appreciated the opportunity to take in all the fair has to offer. I’m already looking forward to next year!” At the fair, Blunt Rochester spent time at the livestock barns, viewed 4-H and FFA student exhibits, as well as