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NEWS: Blunt Rochester Stands Up for the Fed’s Independence, Grills Miran in Committee

September 4, 2025 Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s full exchange with Miran. Washington, DC – During the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing this morning, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) pressed Dr. Stephen Miran, the President’s nominee for Federal Reserve Governor, on whether he would uphold the independence of the nation’s central bank. To watch Blunt Rochester’s full exchange with Miran, click here. Key excerpts can be found below: On the Importance of the Fed’s Independence Senator Blunt Rochester: “Dr. Miran, in your testimony, you spoke about the independence of the Federal Open Market Committee. You also said the independence of monetary policy is

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Sanders Call on Secretary Chavez-DeRemer to Withdraw Proposed Rule that Harms Workers with Disabilities

September 4, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the HELP Committee, led seven of their colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to withdraw a proposed rule that would harm American workers with disabilities. The proposed rule would modify how Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is implemented and upend critical requirements for federal contractors that support the hiring and advancement of employment of workers with disabilities. “Since 1973, Congress has required federal contractors to take affirmative steps

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Coons, McBride Celebrate Two Major Federal Investments in Harrington

August 20, 2025 Harrington, Del. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) today came together to highlight the impact of two major federal investments they secured in Harrington. Blunt Rochester, Coons, and McBride joined state and local leaders to hold a groundbreaking ceremony and celebrate the $3.4 million federal grant they secured through the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) process for critical infrastructure improvements to Harrington’s Industrial Park, including roadwork and extending sewer and water infrastructure. The project will help bring up to 750 new jobs and spur economic growth in Harrington. Along with local leaders, the delegation later

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