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NEWS: Ahead of ACIP Meeting, Senator Blunt Rochester Questions Former CDC Director Susan Monarez
September 17, 2025 Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s full exchange with the witnesses. Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today participated in a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing with Dr. Susan Monarez, the recently fired Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Dr. Deb Houry, who recently resigned as the CDC’s Chief Medical Officer. The hearing focused on the ongoing chaos and confusion at the CDC, as well as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s actions to undermine science and vaccine integrity. Blunt Rochester has been an outspoken critic of Secretary Kennedy. Last week, she hosted a spotlight forum specifically
NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Delivers Maiden Speech on Senate Floor, Outlines Her Vision for Serving Delaware and the Nation
September 16, 2025 “I rise with Bright Hope—and tremendous humility—to deliver my maiden speech as Delaware’s 58th United States Senator. My presence here would not have been possible without my God, my family, and the people of the great state of Delaware—who have put their trust in me.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s maiden speech on the Senate floor. Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today delivered her maiden speech on the Senate floor. Blunt Rochester was elected in November 2024 as Delaware’s 58th United States Senator. She is the first woman and Black elected official to serve Delaware in the U.S. Senate, the fourth Black
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Curtis Launch Consumer Safety Technology Act to Strengthen AI and Blockchain Safeguards
September 11, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, yesterday introduced the Consumer Safety Technology Act, bipartisan legislation to modernize consumer protection tools and keep American families safe in a rapidly changing digital world. “Our government must be able to keep up with new and emerging technologies, especially when it comes to consumer safety,” said Senator Blunt Rochester. “The Consumer Safety Technology Act would allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to explore using artificial intelligence to further its critical goals. I am grateful to work alongside Senator Curtis on this legislation and look forward to getting it over the