“You have repeatedly emphasized the need to return to regular order in the Senate.  That means holding a markup on major new laws affecting financial regulation.” Letter follows Banking Committee Republicans voicing concerns about the draft text violating Senate Byrd rule June 10, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member, and every other committee Democrat in calling on Chairman Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to follow through on his commitment to regular order and hold a markup on the “Big, Beautiful Bill” instead of rushing it

“He’s creating and sowing confusion at a time when we need to have peace and let people exercise their rights to protest and demonstrate…” June 10, 2025 Watch the full interview here. Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined MSNBC’s PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton to discuss how the President escalated tensions in Los Angeles and his executive overreach. Below are excerpts and here is a link to the interview. On The L.A. Protests and the President’s Rhetoric “This is no way to be a leader of a country. Mayor Karen Bass in California, the governor, Gavin Newsom, have been making sure that they have law and order. And

June 9, 2025 Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s decision to remove all 17 members of the CDC’s expert panel of vaccine advisers. “This is a dangerous decision – and one that unfortunately, was predictable. Since Secretary Kennedy’s first disastrous appearance before our committee, it was clear he was unfit to lead our public health programs and keep Americans safe. In March, I asked Secretary Kennedy if he would commit to keeping current ACIP members on the