Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), released the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Jennifer Mascott to fill the open Delaware seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: “For months, we have worked with the White House in good faith to identify and interview qualified Delawareans for this lifetime position on the Third Circuit. We interviewed several promising candidates, including sitting members of the federal judiciary, with deep roots in the Delaware legal community and the qualifications to serve our state and the Third Circuit with distinction. We were encouraged when the White House Counsel’s

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act.  The bipartisan legislation would amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to align the timelines for multiple advanced manufacturing initiatives to every four years on the same cycle. As of now, the Manufacturing USA Strategic Plan establishes a 3-year planning cycle for updating the 17 Manufacturing USA Institutes, as mandated by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology Act. But the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing is updated every four years on a different cycle. This alignment ensures

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed legislation to cut funding already appropriated by Congress, including critical funds for foreign assistance and public broadcasting. The Senator joined every Democrat in opposing the bill. “Months after this administration illegally impounded congressional funding, and just days after the President enacted a law that would balloon the deficit, Senate Republicans passed another deeply flawed bill that slashes key funding priorities our nation depends on. “Democrats offered several amendments to defend against unnecessary cuts to our foreign aid priorities and public broadcasting. Though we were successful in preserving PEPFAR, this legislation is