October 23, 2025 Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and 43 of their Democratic colleagues sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins calling on the USDA to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue in November.    “We were deeply disturbed to hear that the USDA has instructed states to stop processing SNAP benefits for November and were surprised by your recent comments that the program will ‘run out of money in two weeks,’” the senators wrote. “In fact, the USDA has several tools available which would enable

October 23, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement following her vote on S.3012. “The legislation that Republicans put forth today would give the White House free reign to pay who they want to pay while leaving others behind. This administration has consistently used federal employees as political pawns, and I have no interest in giving them yet another lever to continue to do so. “Democrats proposed two alternatives that would pay all federal employees, not just those the Trump administration deems worthy. It was no surprise that it was shot down by Republicans. Over the last year, this administration has launched

October 23, 2025 Click here to watch the full interview. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today joined CNN News Central to outline the consequences of the government shutdown and health care crisis Republicans are inching us closer to. Without further action by Congress, the average American may see their premiums more than double when open enrollment begins on November 1. Below are excerpts of the interview. On the Government Shutdown “We as Democrats have been very clear about two things. We want to open the government, and we want to restore people’s health care. And so, while many of us are having conversations, the reality is this requires leadership,