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NEWS: Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester Opposes Nomination of Kevin Warsh to Lead Federal Reserve Board

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Banking Committee, today voted against the nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. She released... Continue Reading

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WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester Questions Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Workforce Development  

Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s Remarks Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today questioned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on... Continue Reading

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ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester Pens Opinion Piece in Newsweek Calling for President Trump to Fire Secretary Kennedy  

Washington, D.C. – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today published an op-ed in Newsweek calling on President Trump to fire Secretary Kennedy... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Introduces Suite of Mother’s Day Bills Supporting Maternal Health

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, today introduced three bills to support pregnant and postpartum moms in honor of... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Booker, Representatives Barragán, DeSaulnier Lead Bicameral Opposition to New EPA Rule 

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.-44), and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.-10) led 34... Continue Reading

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WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester Slams Administrator Zeldin Over Trump Budget Cuts

“States really can’t afford this.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s Remarks Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today criticized the Trump administration’s proposed... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester Joins Gallego, Alsobrooks, and Colleagues in Pressing Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh on Contradictory Testimony

Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) called on Federal Reserve (Fed)... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on Supreme Court Decision Gutting Voting Rights 

U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement in response to the Supreme Court striking down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana, further weakening the Voting Rights Act.     “I’ve said it before:... Continue Reading

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WATCH: Ahead of SCOTUS Arguments, Blunt Rochester, Pressley, Markey, Wasserman Schultz, Advocates Demand Court Defend Temporary Protected Status

Today, Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), as well as Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (Mass-07) and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.-25), alongside a coalition of seniors, care workers, advocates, and... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Cantwell, Baldwin, & Wyden Tell DHS Secretary: No Promotion for Coast Guard Officer Who Committed Whistleblower Retaliation 

“We urge you to chart a different course than your predecessor at DHS when it comes to protecting whistleblowers and upholding the law.” U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Ranking... Continue Reading