Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after the release of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal: “Today, following 100 days of chaos, confusion, and uncertainty, the President has announced a budget that not only further demonstrates his desire to make government more inefficient, but also lays out a vision that would cut health care, housing, education, and energy programs American families rely on to make ends meet. “At a time when the avian flu and measles outbreaks are on the rise, this budget suggests we should cut back on health care funding at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers

By Katie Tabeling WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester is renewing her push for job creation and reducing barriers for those who were incarcerated for nonviolent offenses. Joined by Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike in front of the U.S. Capitol Building, Blunt Rochester announced that she would reintroduce the Clean Slate Act, which would create a federal process to seal select records for low-level crimes. The bill would also establish the automatic sealing of nonviolent federal marijuana offenses. If passed, the Clean Slate Act would be the first to create a federal process to seal such records.  “I think it’s important that

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)announced they will be introducing legislation this week to replace the VASP Program and ensure veterans and servicemembers using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loans can keep their homes as the Trump administration’s rushed cancellation of the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase Program (VASP) is carried out today, May 1. “Veterans facing foreclosure deserve a viable solution to get their mortgage current and keep their homes. Secretary Collins’ decision to end the VASP Program without consulting Congress, veterans, or service lenders was an act of consummate cruelty and incompetence — potentially leaving tens of thousands of veterans at