Dover, Del. – In case you missed it, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) delivered the keynote address at Delaware Technical Community College’s National TRIO Day Celebration on Saturday, February 22 at their Terry Campus in Dover. The event, which celebrated 60 years of the Federal TRIO Programs, was attended by hundreds of high school students from across Delaware. Blunt Rochester lauded the programs’ six decades of helping students from under-resourced backgrounds, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities pursue their education from middle school to postbaccalaureate programs. She delivered an empowering message to the students, encouraging them to pursue their academic dreams. Below are excerpts of her

To see her full remarks introducing the amendment, watch here. Washington, DC – Last night, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) offered an amendment to Senate Republicans’ Budget Resolution that would address the wrongful termination of federal employees who protect the health and safety of Americans. It was voted down by Senate Republicans on a voice vote.  The amendment would protect scientists, emergency preparedness staff, frontline health care workers, drug or medical device reviewers, or other employees at the Department of Health and Human Services from unlawful termination. This comes as the Trump administration have gutted the HHS federal workforce, firing thousands of career employees who protect the health

“The list of real-life negative impacts of this Administration’s directives is expansive and growing every day.” Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined a group of 35 Democratic Senators calling on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to immediately reinstate the more than 1,000 VA employees terminated last week who serve veterans and their families nationwide, including critical employees combatting veteran suicide working at the Veterans Crisis Line. The Trump Administration’s mass terminations of VA employees, which included a substantive number of veterans and military spouses, comes at a time when VA faces critical staffing shortages and increased demand for