Trump’s March 14 EO guts the agency which has helped boost minority entrepreneurship, ignite economic opportunity & create jobs in rural, suburban & urban communities across the country Senators to Lutnick: “…stay true to your testimony” WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, called on U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to stand up and protect the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) from Trump’s Executive Order that would functionally dismantle it.   In a letter to

Wilmington, Del. –Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) spent the day in Wilmington, where she visited the Latin American Community Center (LACC) as well as EastSide Charter School and the Chemours STEM Hub. Blunt Rochester also gave remarks at the Historic Commemorative Wall Dedication Ceremony honoring her late father, the Honorable Theodore “Ted” Blunt, hosted by the Wilmington City Council. “After 10 straight weeks of the Senate being in Washington, I was glad to spend this week traveling across Delaware to hear directly from my constituents,” said Senator Blunt Rochester. “Today in Wilmington, I joined the LACC and partners to highlight the need to maintain funding for Head Start

Wilmington, DE – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement slamming the President’s executive order to abolish the Department of Education and leave tens of thousands of Delaware’s students behind:    “As a parent of two Delaware Public school graduates and as the ranking member on the subcommittee on HELP Education and the American Family, the decision by the President yesterday is alarming. The Department of Education reaches every district and state across our nation, serving over 140,00 K-12 students in Delaware alone. This decision will be devastating, impacting everything from workforce development programs for technical education to financial aid for students