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NEWS: Three Years Since Dobbs, Schumer, Blunt Rochester, Murray, Baldwin Vow to Continue the Fight for Full Access to Women’s Healthcare
The full press conference can be viewed here. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) held a press conference to recommit to the fight for full access to women’s healthcare. This came three years to the day since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – which overturned Roe v Wade and decades of precedent – and decimated women’s access to healthcare across the United States. The full press conference can be viewed here and Senator Blunt Rochester’s full remarks, as delivered, are below: Thank you, Senator
STATEMENT: Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester Statement on Iran Strikes
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after the President’s unilateral military action against Iranian nuclear facilities: “The President’s unilateral military engagement in Iran without Congressional approval is illegal and could potentially move us closer to a war in the Middle East. Congress deserves answers regarding the facts that led to the decision to strike and what subsequent plans are in place to avoid retaliation and further escalation. “Tonight, we pray for the safety of Americans at home and abroad and call on the President to provide an immediate explanation to Congress.” ### Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester represents Delaware in the United States Senate where
WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester Joins MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ to Discuss Her VACCINE Act
“We need Republicans to stand up to this chaos and craziness…” Watch the full interview here. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s recent actions to terminate members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Blunt Rochester also discussed her VACCINE Act, which would protect ACIP members from being terminated without cause. Below are excerpts of the interview. On Blunt Rochester’s VACCINE Act “You know, this is a really serious matter right now. It’s been 60 years that this [ACIP] committee has been in place, providing us with data-driven, science-based information to help us have