By banning the Department of Transportation from releasing previously approved National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funds, Trump is again violating the Constitution while putting special interests above those of the American people February 12, 2025 Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and her Democratic colleagues in demanding answers from Secretary of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy about the abrupt cutoff of funds for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. The NEVI program, included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides funding directly to states for installing public

February 11, 2025 To watch the full exchange, click here. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, questioned Chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell about the impacts of the economy on hardworking Americans and their families. Senator Blunt Rochester: “Thank you, Chair and Ranking Member, and thank you, Chairman Powell. It’s good to see you and thank you for meeting with me last week. We discussed everything from jobs and housing supply to the real impact on, Fed policies on all of our lives. And I also got a chance to

February 11, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to introduce the Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, bipartisan legislation to help more Americans get good-paying jobs by allowing students to use federal Pell Grants—need-based education grants for lower-income individuals—to pay for shorter-term job training programs for the first time. Currently, students can only use Pell Grants for two- and four-year colleges and universities. By expanding Pell Grant eligibility, the JOBS Act would help close the skills gap by allowing people to access