Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in leading the bicameral reintroduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, legislation to revive a nationwide ban on assault weapons two decades after the original ban expired. The bill would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture, and import of military-style assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and other high-capacity ammunition feeding devices.  While the 1994 ban was in place, the United States saw gun massacres decline by 37% and mass shooting fatalities were 70% less likely. When the ban expired, deaths in a gun massacre rose 239%. A ban on

Senator Blunt Rochester’s full remarks at a press conference this morning can be found here.  Washington, D.C. —  During Second Chance Month, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced the Clean Slate Act in the United States Senate, legislation to create the first-ever federal process to seal certain low-level federal records, including the automatic sealing of nonviolent federal marijuana offenses. The Clean Slate Act is bipartisan and bicameral, being led in the House of Representatives by Representative Lucy McBath (GA-6) and Nathaniel Moran (TX-1).  The Clean Slate Act has already been enacted in a dozen states across the nation, eliminating barriers for millions of people who were saddled with arrest

Washington, D.C. – This month, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) marked her first 100 days in office as Delaware’s newest Senator. In her first 100 days, Blunt Rochester has remained dedicated to holding the Trump administration accountable and fighting for Delawareans. She marked this milestone, as well as the conclusion of the April state work period, by holding an in-person town hall with members of the Delaware Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Senator Chris Coons, U.S. Representative Sarah McBride, Governor Matt Meyer, and Attorney General Kathy Jennings (all D-Del.). In her first 100 days, Senator Blunt Rochester has stood up for Delawareans and pushed back