NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Questions OpenAI CEO Sam Altman During Commerce Hearing on Winning the AI Race
The Senator’s full exchange with the witnesses can be found here. Washington, DC – Today, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) questioned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s full committee hearing titled “Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation.” During her line of questioning, the Senator asked […]
STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Statement on Federal Court Order Protecting Agencies, Including Minority Business Development Agency, from Trump Cuts
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement after a legal effort, led by Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, stopped the Trump administration from dismantling the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA): “The Minority Business Development Agency was established by […]
WATCH: Senator Blunt Rochester Joins the Premiere of “The Weeknight” on MSNBC
“What we’re seeing is Democrats, Republicans and independents are saying what they’re seeing from this administration is unacceptable…” Watch the full interview here. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined the premiere of MSNBC’s “The Weeknight” with Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez to discuss how Americans are reacting to the President’s policies, Democrats’ Capitol sit-in, and […]
Blunt Rochester Statement on Trump’s Budget Proposal
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after the release of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal: “Today, following 100 days of chaos, confusion, and uncertainty, the President has announced a budget that not only further demonstrates his desire to make government more inefficient, but also lays out a vision that would cut […]
In the News: Delaware Business Times: Blunt Rochester files federal Clean Slate bill
By Katie Tabeling WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester is renewing her push for job creation and reducing barriers for those who were incarcerated for nonviolent offenses. Joined by Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike in front of the U.S. Capitol Building, Blunt Rochester announced that she would reintroduce the Clean Slate Act, which […]
Blunt Rochester, Blumenthal Announce Bill to Help Veterans Keep Their Homes, Replace Cancelled VASP Program
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)announced they will be introducing legislation this week to replace the VASP Program and ensure veterans and servicemembers using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loans can keep their homes as the Trump administration’s rushed cancellation of the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase Program […]
Blunt Rochester, Warren, Merkley, and 19 Senators Press Trump on How His Chaotic Tariffs are Raising Americans’ Housing Prices
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led 19 Senators in a letter to President Trump making […]
Blunt Rochester, Schiff, Murphy, Blumenthal, Padilla, Rep. McBath, Colleagues Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in leading the bicameral reintroduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, legislation to revive a nationwide ban on assault weapons two decades after the original ban expired. The bill would ban the sale, […]
During Second Chance Month, Senators Blunt Rochester and Paul Introduce the Clean Slate Act
Senator Blunt Rochester’s full remarks at a press conference this morning can be found here. Washington, D.C. — During Second Chance Month, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced the Clean Slate Act in the United States Senate, legislation to create the first-ever federal process to seal certain low-level federal records, including the automatic sealing […]
ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester Marks First 100 Days in the Senate with Town Hall
Washington, D.C. – This month, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) marked her first 100 days in office as Delaware’s newest Senator. In her first 100 days, Blunt Rochester has remained dedicated to holding the Trump administration accountable and fighting for Delawareans. She marked this milestone, as well as the conclusion of the April state work […]