STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Statement on Protecting Heath Care for Americans, Avoiding a Shutdown
September 19, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released the following statement after voting for a Democratic-led continuing resolution to protect health care for millions of Americans and keep the government open: “Today, I was proud to vote for a bill that would fund the government while addressing the health care […]
NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Coons, McBride Call on EPA to Maintain the Endangerment Finding, Protect Delaware’s Environment and Public Health
September 18, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in opposition to the EPA’s proposed rule reconsidering the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards. Since 2009, the Endangerment Finding has […]
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Britt Introduce Bill to Leverage Immersive Technology on Behalf of American Workers
September 18, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today introduced the Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act. The bill would create more opportunities for quality workforce training that leads to employment and help ensure every American has the skills they need to unlock their full potential. This comes as the […]
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Gallego Introduce Bill to Protect Fed Independence, Prevent Dual Appointments
September 17, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) to introduce the Fed Integrity and Independence Act to prohibit members of the Federal Reserve from holding multiple positions appointed by the President. The bill is cosponsored by fellow Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Democrats Senators Elizabeth Warren […]
NEWS: Ahead of ACIP Meeting, Senator Blunt Rochester Questions Former CDC Director Susan Monarez
September 17, 2025 Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s full exchange with the witnesses. Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today participated in a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing with Dr. Susan Monarez, the recently fired Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Dr. Deb Houry, who recently resigned as […]
NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Delivers Maiden Speech on Senate Floor, Outlines Her Vision for Serving Delaware and the Nation
September 16, 2025 “I rise with Bright Hope—and tremendous humility—to deliver my maiden speech as Delaware’s 58th United States Senator. My presence here would not have been possible without my God, my family, and the people of the great state of Delaware—who have put their trust in me.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s maiden speech on […]
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Curtis Launch Consumer Safety Technology Act to Strengthen AI and Blockchain Safeguards
September 11, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, yesterday introduced the Consumer Safety Technology Act, bipartisan legislation to modernize consumer protection tools and keep American families safe in a rapidly changing digital world. “Our government must be able to keep up with new […]
ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester Announces Comprehensive Housing Agenda, Charting a New Way Home for Housing Policy
September 11, 2025 In case you missed it, on Friday, September 5, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, unveiled her new legislative agenda to combat the housing crisis, titled, “The New Way Home Agenda: A Federal Framework to Address America’s Housing Crisis.” The agenda contains five pillars covering Blunt […]
NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Holds Spotlight Forum on Impact of HHS Vaccine Policies on Students and Families during Back-to-School Season
September 10, 2025 The full spotlight forum can be viewed here. Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, today held a spotlight forum on the impact of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s recent, unprecedented, and dangerous vaccine policies. The forum comes one week […]
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Husted Introduce Bill to Integrate AI in Classrooms, Prepare American Students
September 10, 2025 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Jon Husted (R-Ohio) yesterday introduced the Recommending Artificial Intelligence Standards in Education (RAISE) Act. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is an original cosponsor of the bill. Blunt Rochester, Husted, and Cassidy all sit on […]