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NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester and Budd Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline American Manufacturing

July 17, 2025 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. ... Continue Reading

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STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Votes NO on Republican Bill to Claw Back Critical Federal Funding

July 17, 2025 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... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester Talks Reconnecting Communities, Digital Infrastructure in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Hearing

July 16, 2025 Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s full exchange with the witnesses. Washington, DC –Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW)... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester Joins Schiff, 30 Senate Colleagues in Effort to Protect Small Farmers

“The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would harm America’s small farmers and infringe on the fundamental rights of states to establish laws and regulations within their own borders.” This... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Clarke, Colleagues Join Academy Award-Winning Actor Lupita Nyong’o and Advocates to Mark Introduction of Uterine Health Legislative Package

July 15, 2025 Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke to... Continue Reading

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OP-ED: We’re Already Seeing Consequences of RFK Jr’s Vaccine Skepticism

“If Secretary Kennedy truly wants to restore confidence in our public health system, then he should let the science speak for itself.” July 15, 2025 Washington, DC – In case... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Delaware’s congressional delegation, local leaders sound the alarm on cuts to food assistance in Republican budget bill

July 11, 2025 NEWARK, Del. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) today joined healthcare providers, food security advocates, environmental leaders, and working... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester Leads 32 Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

July 10, 2025 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led 32 of her colleagues in introducing a resolution honoring Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. In the United States,... Continue Reading

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WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester Defends Public Broadcasting Ahead of Proposed Republican Cuts

July 10, 2025 Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined her Democratic colleagues in opposition to President Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions request to cut... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester Expresses Need for Serious and Sustained Engagement on Digital Assets

July 9, 2025 Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s full exchange with the witnesses. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs... Continue Reading