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STATEMENT: On Senator Mullin’s Nomination to be DHS Secretary 

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), the ranking member of the Senate Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries Subcommittee, today released a statement after voting against the confirmation of U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to... Continue Reading

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WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester Holds the Floor, Voices Strong Opposition to SAVE America Act

“I look around this room, and I know that we have a choice to make – whether we will allow partisan divides to enable the backsliding of our democracy, or... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senate Passes Resolution Honoring the Late Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. Led by Senators Blunt Rochester, Durbin, Duckworth, Warnock, and Booker

Washington, DC – This week, the United States Senate this week passed by unanimous consent a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. led by U.S.... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Reintroduces Legislation to Reauthorize and Expand the Delaware River Basin Conservation Program

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, yesterday introduced theDelaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act. This legislation reauthorizes the Delaware River... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons, colleagues introduce new bill to cut taxes for millions of working Americans

Bill eliminates federal income taxes for Americans making under $46,000; is fully paid for by ensuring Americans making over a million dollars pay their fair share Washington, DC – U.S.... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Introduces Legislation to Break Down Barriers to Rental Housing

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today introduced the Rental Housing Investment Act. By modernizing the tax code, this legislation... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester and Coons Join 37 Senate Colleagues in Demanding HHS Immediately Release Title X Funding

Senators: “Any gap in Title X funding could result in over two million patients losing access to contraception and preventative care, worsen maternal health outcomes, and increase sexually transmitted infections.”... Continue Reading

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WATCH: Ranking Member Blunt Rochester Pleads with Senate Republicans to Pay the Coast Guard

The Senator’s full remarks can be viewed here. Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries Subcommittee, today delivered remarks on the Senate... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Celebrates Passage of Historic ROAD to Housing Bill

ROAD to Housing is the first comprehensive housing package passed in Congress in decades. The package includes two of Senator Blunt Rochester’s bills Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a... Continue Reading

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NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester and Coons Join Senate Colleagues in Pressing DOD for Answers on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Senate Democratic... Continue Reading