WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester to Her Republican Colleagues on the Floor: “We have a choice in this moment…Let’s make a deal.”
November 7, 2025 Click here to watch the Senator’s full remarks. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today joined her Democratic colleagues on the Senate floor to implore Republicans to accept a deal to extend the ACA tax credits and reopen the government. Blunt Rochester’s full remarks can be found here and below, as delivered. “Madam president, I actually […]
WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester on MSNBC: “After the results of this election, I think we’ve got his attention.”
November 7, 2025 Click here to watch the Senator’s interview. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) yesterday joined MSNBC’s The Weeknight to discuss the ongoing government shutdown and Tuesday’s election results across the nation. Below are excerpts of the interview. On the Need to Reopen the Government “We did have a very productive meeting in our caucus because no one […]
NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Senate Democrats Slam Trump Administration for Rising Health Care Costs, Affordability Crisis for American Families
“We urge the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans to join us to lower Americans’ health care costs and reopen the government.” November 5, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), as well as 24 other […]
ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester Publishes Op-Ed with Delaware Insurance Commissioner Sounding Alarm on Higher Premiums
“Hardworking Delawareans cannot afford to shoulder these massive price hikes, and they shouldn’t have to.” November 5, 2025 Wilmington, Del. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro sounded the alarm about higher health insurance premiums in a new op-ed in Bay to […]
NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Introduces Bill to Reimburse States for Funding SNAP During the Republican Shutdown
October 30, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits and Compensation for Keep-Up (SNAP BACK) Act. The bill would retroactively reimburse states that use state funding to administer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the […]
NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Leads Commerce Subcommittee Democrats, Examines Need to Revitalize our Commercial Shipbuilding Industry
October 28, 2025 The Senator’s opening remarks can be found here. Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, today led a hearing titled, “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding.” Members of the subcommittee heard from industry leaders on the need for a revitalization […]
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons, colleagues advocate for passage of a bill to pay military personnel and all federal employees during government shutdown
October 27, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), along with dozens of their Senate colleagues, introduced legislation to pay military personnel, federal employees, and federal contractors whose salaries have been interrupted by the ongoing government shutdown. […]
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons, colleagues introduce legislation to pay all federal employees, servicemembers, contractors during shutdown
October 23, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led over 20 of their colleagues in introducing legislation to pay all federal employees – both those excepted and furloughed – as well as our servicemembers and federal contractors during the current Republican-led shutdown. The senators’ legislation, the True […]
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons, Booker, colleagues urge Trump USDA to immediately release November SNAP benefits
October 23, 2025 Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and 43 of their Democratic colleagues sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins calling on the USDA to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue in November. […]
STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on S.3012
October 23, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement following her vote on S.3012. “The legislation that Republicans put forth today would give the White House free reign to pay who they want to pay while leaving others behind. This administration has consistently used federal employees as political pawns, and […]