Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 22 of her colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. In their letter, the Senators highlighted the disastrous harm that shutteringthe Department of Education will have on millions of students with disabilities and their families. The Senators also ask critical questions, demanding that the Secretary provide specifics about what changes have been made at the Department thus far and provide detailed information about how the Department will continue meeting its statutory responsibilities to ensure students with disabilities are protected and

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Andy Kim (D-N.J), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement on Senate Republicans’ upcoming reconciliation budget bill:  “This week, Senate Republicans are charging ahead with their plans to pass Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts for billionaires. If they are successful, Republicans will add a whopping $37 trillion to the national debt of the United States over the next thirty years. And it is this sticker shock that has led Republicans to try to use a phony accounting gimmick to falsely claim their plan will cost American taxpayers nothing.  “We won’t be

Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, led seven of her colleagues, including Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, in sending a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte on his recent “overhaul” of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). FHFA plays a critical role in the American housing market through its supervision, regulation, and housing mission oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal