“Hardworking Delawareans cannot afford to shoulder these massive price hikes, and they shouldn’t have to.” November 5, 2025 Wilmington, Del. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro sounded the alarm about higher health insurance premiums in a new op-ed in Bay to Bay News titled, “Open enrollment is different, so be prepared.” With the beginning of open enrollment this year, health care costs are skyrocketing because Republicans in Congress refuse to extend the tax credits that have helped lower premiums for millions of Americans. For a 50-year-old couple in Middletown, Delaware, making $85,000

October 30, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits and Compensation for Keep-Up (SNAP BACK) Act. The bill would retroactively reimburse states that use state funding to administer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the federal government shutdown. Almost 42 million Americans– and nearly 120,000 Delawareans – receive critical food assistance through SNAP. “Just months after making the largest cuts to SNAP in modern history, and weeks into their government shutdown, Republicans in Washington seem content to let Americans go hungry,” said Senator Blunt Rochester. “As the

October 28, 2025 The Senator’s opening remarks can be found here. Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, today led a hearing titled, “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding.” Members of the subcommittee heard from industry leaders on the need for a revitalization of the commercial shipbuilding industry so the United States can compete on a global scale. The Senator utilized her opening statement to highlight the skyrocketing costs Americans face, and will continue to face, as a result of the prolonged government shutdown. To watch the full hearing, click here. Blunt Rochester’s