STATEMENT: Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on HHS Decision to Remove the CDC’s Panel of Vaccine Advisers
Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s decision to remove all 17 members of the CDC’s expert panel of vaccine advisers. “This is a dangerous decision – and one […]
NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Coons, McBride Celebrate Federal Investment in Early Childhood Education at DSU
Dover, Del. – Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.), joined Governor Matt Meyer, Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay, former U.S. Senator Tom Carper, and Delaware State University President Dr. Tony Allen for the grand opening of the Early Childhood Innovation Center (ECIC) and Early Childhood Lab […]
NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Coons, McBride Highlight Federal Investment in Supportive Housing for Young Adults in Sussex County
Greenwood, Del. – Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.), joined Governor Matt Meyer and West End Neighborhood House to celebrate the opening of Life Lines South. Life Lines South is Delaware’s only supportive housing program in Sussex County for youth ages 18–23 who are homeless or exiting […]
STATEMENT: Blunt Rochester Statement on Discriminatory Trump Travel Ban
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s discriminatory travel ban: “The last time the President tried to enforce his discriminatory travel ban, I was against it. Today, my feelings are the same. Our immigration system should be orderly and humane, and I’ve been vocal time and time again […]
ICYMI: Blunt Rochester Shines a Light on the Consequences the Republicans’ Plan to Gut Medicaid Would Have on Delawareans
In case you missed it, as Senate Republicans begin consideration of their harmful budget bill, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) highlighted the impact that Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid would have on Delawareans. She recently delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging her Republican colleagues to protect and defend Medicaid. Over the last several weeks, Blunt Rochester has empowered […]
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Rounds Introduce Bill to Help Veterans Keep Their Homes
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) led the introduction of the Veterans Housing Stability Act to help keep veterans and servicemembers in their homes by reestablishing a vital program through the Department of Veterans Affairs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) helped veterans keep their homes […]
NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Padilla, Warren, Waters Lead Fight to Continue Funding for Emergency Housing Voucher Program
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, along with Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, and nearly 100 lawmakers in urging […]
NEWS: Blunt Rochester Tours Chapel Branch, First Publicly Funded Affordable Housing Built in Lewes in Over 20 Years
Lewes, Del. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, visited the future site of Chapel Branch Apartments in Lewes. During the visit, she received a briefing on the project and toured the construction. “Delaware has a housing shortage at every income level, and we are in need […]
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Smith, Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Spur Economic Development
Legislation Would Extend and Enhance Lending and Credit to More Americans Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) to reintroduce bipartisan legislation to jumpstart economic development and address disparities in access to capital. The […]
NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Urges Republican Colleagues to Have Compassion and Protect Medicaid, Shares Stories from Delawareans who Rely on this Critical Benefit
The Senator’s full remarks can be viewed here. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging her Republican colleagues to protect and defend Medicaid. Her speech comes just hours after House Republicans passed a bill that would take away healthcare for millions of Americans, including 40,000 Delawareans. The […]