Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “In January, after thorough evaluation, I concluded that Pete Hegseth was wholly unqualified to serve as Secretary of Defense, which is why I voted against his confirmation on the floor. The full set of Signal messages released by The Atlantic are just the latest and most dangerous example. “Mishandling classified information on sensitive war plans, in an unsecure group chat no less, is not only irresponsible, but it could have gotten our troops killed. We are fortunate to have averted a tragedy this time, but it’s clear

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) introduced and passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month. Every year, as many as 900,000 individuals in the United States are affected by deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms, conditions caused by blood clots. Every six minutes, someone in the United States dies from a blood clot. Additionally, 100,000 Americans lose their lives to blood clot conditions each year. These are lives that could be saved if the signs are detected early enough. In 2023, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Senator Blunt Rochester introduced the bipartisan Charles Rochester Blood Clot

New documents reveal 400 grantees are being illegally targeted for termination and expose EPA’s willful violation of congressional appropriations law, contractual agreements, and multiple court orders Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), ranking member of the committee, led all Democratic Committee members in demanding Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin reverse his illegal termination of congressionally authorized grants aimed at eliminating childhood lead poisoning, reducing toxic air pollution, and mitigating health risks from heat and wildfires, among other essential purposes.  Along with the