Press Releases
STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on Trump v. CASA, Inc.
June 27, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc. which effectively limits the power of federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions: “This decision by the Supreme Court today will further constrain the ability of our nation’s courts to serve as a check on the executive branch. In a moment when the President is willfully putting his political goals above the Constitution, this decision is a blow to our democratic values. “While the Court did not rule on the constitutionality of the president’s executive order on birthright
STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Deny Medicaid Funding for Reproductive Care
June 26, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood which would allow states to prevent Medicaid coverage for care provided at Planned Parenthood clinics: “The Supreme Court’s ruling today is another assault on women’s rights and reproductive freedoms. Just this week, we marked three years since the disastrous Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which opened the floodgates on abortion bans and cuts to reproductive health services. This ruling strips access to critical care for people and is yet another
NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Rosen Lead Coalition of Senators in Condemning Trump Administration For Rescinding Approval of High-Speed Internet Funding for Delaware
Senators Will Delay Department Of Commerce Nominees Until States Receive Funding. June 26, 2025 Washington, DC –Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) led over a dozen of their Senate colleagues in a letter condemning the Trump Administration’s reckless decision to rescind approval for states to receive their share of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funding. The BEAD program was created to connect families in the hardest-to-serve communities to high-speed internet and close the digital divide. The Trump Administration’s new guidance rescinded the final approval of three states, including Delaware and Nevada, and forces all states to redo burdensome steps in their processes,