Blunt Rochester, Hirono, Norcross Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Public Sector Workers to Join Unions, Bargain Collectively
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) to reintroduce the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee the right of public sector employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain […]
Blunt Rochester, Coons Join in Introducing Bill to Fully Fund Special Education
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined in introducing the IDEA Full Funding Act, legislation to ensure Congress finally fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Fifty years ago, Congress passed IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunity. This law was a […]
Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons colleagues demand answers from the Trump administration regarding decision to cancel funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs
MEPs share technology and research from federal research labs and universities with small businesses. Delaware MEP has helped create or retain 423 jobs within the past year. WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined a letter to Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, led by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate […]
Banking Democrats Call on Chairman Scott to Hold Hearing on Trump’s Disastrous Use of Emergency Powers to Impose Tariffs and Cause Chaos for American Families
Senate Banking Committee Dems: “We urge you to hold a hearing so the American people can understand the President’s plan and how it will affect their economic futures.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) Committee, joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ranking member, and Committee […]
Senator Blunt Rochester Statement on the Republican Budget Resolution
Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after voting against the latest Republican budget resolution: “In the middle of the night, Republicans put forward a deeply partisan budget resolution that will have serious consequences for Delaware and the nation. This legislation is nothing more than a $4.6 trillion giveaway to […]
Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester Statement on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval
Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement on S.J.Res.26 and S.J.Res 33: “I have long called for a lasting ceasefire in Israel and Gaza and for lasting peace and security in the entire region. That includes the return of all hostages, continuing the necessary flow of humanitarian aid, and putting […]
Senator Blunt Rochester Offers Amendments to Republican Bill to Protect Medicaid and Lower Costs for Families
Washington, DC – Today, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) offered several amendments to Republicans’ partisan budget reconciliation package to protect American families. Her amendments would have defended Medicaid from historic billion-dollar cuts, prevented the senseless termination of employees who work to lower health care costs and prohibited extreme tariffs and trade practices that exacerbate the housing […]
Senators Blunt Rochester and Coons demand Trump rescind illegal executive order threatening federal employee collective bargaining agreements
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in urging President Donald Trump to rescind his March 27 executive order to end collective bargaining agreements between public employee unions and dozens of federal agencies and bureaus. In their letter, Senator Coons, Senator Blunt Rochester, and their colleagues blasted […]
Senator Blunt Rochester Floor Remarks on Amendment to Lower Housing Costs
To watch the video, click here. Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) spoke on the House Floor today during a debate of Senate Republicans’ partisan budget bill. There, she discussed her amendment to combat the President’s extreme tariffs that will exacerbate the housing crisis. Below are her remarks as prepared. Yesterday, when the Budget Resolution came to […]
Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Demand Reversal of Mass Firings of Head Start, Office of Child Care Employees
Senators to Secretary Kennedy: “The termination of staff is alarming and will compound the challenges already facing these programs and services…with no clear planning nor considerations for how early childhood services will be impacted” Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined […]