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Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons, Congresswoman McBride statement on Trump federal spending directive

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s late-night directive unilaterally freezing federal funding appropriated by Congress: “This blatantly unconstitutional directive will cause massive harm to Delawareans. Police and fire departments up and down the state will go unfunded. Military families stationed at Dover Air Force Base will lose access to critical programs, construction projects will go unfinished as workers are laid off, community health centers will be unable to provide critical primary care, opioid overdoses will rise as prevention programs end, and children of working families will go hungry when free lunch programs

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Senator Blunt Rochester, Cantwell, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Supply Chain Disruptions, Protect American Producers & Pocketbooks

U.S. manufacturing sector contributes $2.65 trillion to the U.S. economy, employs nearly 13 million American workers & accounts for 10.3% of nation’s GDP WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in re-introducing the bipartisan Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act that would authorize the Department of Commerce to strengthen American supply chains for critical industries and emerging technologies by working with the private sector and U.S. government partners to anticipate and prevent future supply chain disruptions before they happen. In the process, it will also identify

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ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester Joins MSNBC’s “The Weekend” to Discuss Upcoming Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Hearing

Washington, DC – In case you missed it, this past Sunday, ahead of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s nomination hearing, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined MSNBC’s “The Weekend” to discuss her meeting with Mr. Kennedy, what she expects to ask him ahead of Thursday’s hearing, and more. Below are excerpts of the interview. To watch the full interview, click here. On Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Hearing:  “I’ve been blessed to serve in Delaware under two governors, and I’ve gone through the cabinet process…I’ve asked some of [Trump’s nominees] on my one-on-one meetings: ‘If the president is saying or doing something or proposing something that you think is bad for this

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