To watch the full exchange, click here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, questioned Secretary of Labor nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer on her commitments to supporting America’s workforce – including federal workers and the future of work. As Delaware’s former Secretary of Labor, Blunt Rochester pressed Chavez-DeRemer on the Trump Administration’s reckless, recent mass layoffs of public servants in critical roles across the federal government. Senator Blunt Rochester: “I know you are following the reports, the over 10,000 federal employees, civil servants, who have been fired in recent weeks, including staff at the FAA,

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement in response to President Trump announcing that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would immediately cap its indirect cost rate at 15%, cutting off lifesaving research at universities. The action contradicts already established law that prohibits modifications to NIH’s indirect costs. Senator Blunt Rochester recently joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. expressing serious alarm over the announcement.   “I am deeply concerned that the President and his unelected billionaire friend are illegally cutting funding for lifesaving medical research

To watch the full exchange, click here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, questioned Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Education. The Senator pressed McMahon on her views on ensuring that all students receive a high-quality education, regardless of their religion, ethnicity, or race. Below are excerpts of her remarks. Senator Blunt Rochester: “Do you believe that any school benefiting from taxpayer dollars should be required to follow federal civil rights laws?” Ms. McMahon: “School should be required to follow the laws.” Senator Blunt Rochester: “Anybody getting taxpayer dollars?