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STATEMENT: Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on GENIUS Act

May 8, 2025 Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement following her vote opposing the procedural motion to advance the GENIUS Act, legislation that would create a framework... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Questions OpenAI CEO Sam Altman During Commerce Hearing on Winning the AI Race

May 8, 2025 The Senator’s full exchange with the witnesses can be found here. Washington, DC – Today, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) questioned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the Senate Committee... Continue Reading

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STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Statement on Federal Court Order Protecting Agencies, Including Minority Business Development Agency, from Trump Cuts

May 7, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement after a legal... Continue Reading

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WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester Joins the Premiere of “The Weeknight” on MSNBC

“What we’re seeing is Democrats, Republicans and independents are saying what they’re seeing from this administration is unacceptable…” Watch the full interview here. May 6, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa... Continue Reading

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STATEMENT: Blunt Rochester Statement on Trump’s Budget Proposal

May 2, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after the release of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal: “Today, following 100 days of chaos, confusion,... Continue Reading

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IN THE NEWS: Delaware Business Times: Blunt Rochester files federal Clean Slate bill

By Katie Tabeling May 1, 2025 WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester is renewing her push for job creation and reducing barriers for those who were incarcerated for... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Blumenthal Announce Bill to Help Veterans Keep Their Homes, Replace Cancelled VASP Program

May 1, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)announced they will be introducing legislation this week to replace the... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Warren, Merkley, and 19 Senators Press Trump on How His Chaotic Tariffs are Raising Americans’ Housing Prices

May 1, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Schiff, Murphy, Blumenthal, Padilla, Rep. McBath, Colleagues Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban

April 30, 2025 Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in leading the... Continue Reading

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NEWS: During Second Chance Month, Senators Blunt Rochester and Paul Introduce the Clean Slate Act

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... Continue Reading