April 30, 2025 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

April 29, 2025 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

Senators to DHS, State Department, ICE: “Students who have entered through our legal immigration system and followed the law remain unsure of what, if any, steps they may take to maintain their status and safeguard themselves from immigration enforcement” April 29, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (both D-Del.), joined Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, and a group of 34 other Senate Democrats in pressing the Trump administration to reconsider recent decisions to revoke student visas in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS)