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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Demand Reversal of Mass Firings of Head Start, Office of Child Care Employees

Senators to Secretary Kennedy: “The termination of staff is alarming and will compound the challenges already facing these programs and services…with no clear planning nor considerations for how early childhood... Continue Reading

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STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Statement on Tariff Resolution

April 3, 2025 Washington, DC – Last night, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement: “I voted in favor of reversing President Trump’s unnecessary national emergency on Canadian... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester Leads 22 Colleagues in Letter to Secretary McMahon Highlighting Impact of Shuttering the Department of Education on Students with Disabilities

April 2, 2025 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 22 of her colleagues in sending... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Blast Republican Budget Gimmicks to Pass Tax Cuts for Billionaires, Worsen the National Debt, and Leave Behind Working Families

April 2, 2025 Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Andy Kim (D-N.J), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement on Senate Republicans’ upcoming... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester Leads Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Sweeping Changes at FHFA

April 1, 2025 Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, led seven of her colleagues, including Senate Democratic Leader Chuck... Continue Reading

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STATEMENT: Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester Calls on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Resign

March 28, 2025 Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “In January, after thorough evaluation, I... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Grassley, Luján, Marshall Pass Bipartisan Blood Clot Awareness Resolution

March 27, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) introduced and passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing Deep Vein Thrombosis... Continue Reading

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ICYMI: Blunt Rochester, Whitehouse Lead EPW Democrats in Demanding EPA Reverse Unlawful Termination of Grants for Clean Air and Water

New documents reveal 400 grantees are being illegally targeted for termination and expose EPA’s willful violation of congressional appropriations law, contractual agreements, and multiple court orders March 26, 2025 Washington,... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Cantwell Demand Commerce Secretary Lutnick Protect Minority Business Development Agency from Trump’s Overreach

Trump’s March 14 EO guts the agency which has helped boost minority entrepreneurship, ignite economic opportunity & create jobs in rural, suburban & urban communities across the country Senators to... Continue Reading

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PHOTO RELEASE: Senator Blunt Rochester Spends Day in Wilmington Highlighting Efforts to Educate Delaware Children

March 21, 2025 Wilmington, Del. –Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) spent the day in Wilmington, where she visited the Latin American Community Center (LACC) as well as EastSide Charter School... Continue Reading