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Senator Blunt Rochester Statement on Tariff Resolution

Washington, DC – Last night, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement: “I voted in favor of reversing President Trump’s unnecessary national emergency on Canadian imports. The President is doing everything he possibly can to justify extreme tariffs on our biggest trading partners and raise prices for American families. Let’s be clear: tariffs are taxes on American families. They do nothing but make things more expensive. These arbitrary trade wars come at a price – and Delaware’s farmers, consumers, and families are the ones who will foot the bill.   “These 19th century trade policies do not prepare us for a 21st century economy. We

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Blunt Rochester Leads 22 Colleagues in Letter to Secretary McMahon Highlighting Impact of Shuttering the Department of Education on Students with Disabilities

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 22 of her colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. In their letter, the Senators highlighted the disastrous harm that shutteringthe Department of Education will have on millions of students with disabilities and their families. The Senators also ask critical questions, demanding that the Secretary provide specifics about what changes have been made at the Department thus far and provide detailed information about how the Department will continue meeting its statutory responsibilities to ensure students with disabilities are protected and

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Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Blast Republican Budget Gimmicks to Pass Tax Cuts for Billionaires, Worsen the National Debt, and Leave Behind Working Families

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Andy Kim (D-N.J), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement on Senate Republicans’ upcoming reconciliation budget bill:  “This week, Senate Republicans are charging ahead with their plans to pass Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts for billionaires. If they are successful, Republicans will add a whopping $37 trillion to the national debt of the United States over the next thirty years. And it is this sticker shock that has led Republicans to try to use a phony accounting gimmick to falsely claim their plan will cost American taxpayers nothing.  “We won’t be

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