Blunt Rochester, Coons, McBride, Meyer, Jennings answer questions from constituents at Wilmington town hall
Wilmington, Del. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons, Congresswoman Sarah McBride, Governor Matt Meyer and Attorney General Kathy Jennings (all D-Del.) took questions from Delawareans today for over an hour at Cab Calloway School for the Performing Arts in Wilmington. The group spoke on economic issues, the administration’s threats to the judiciary […]
Blunt Rochester, Coons, Durbin, Colleagues Demand President Trump Rescind Harmful Claims That He Will Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens to a Foreign Prison
In the letter, the Senators call for the return of the Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia Wilmington, Del. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, (both D-Del.) joined Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, and 23 of […]
Blunt Rochester, Cantwell, Baldwin Demand Answers on Lutnick’s Failure to Protect Minority Business Development Agency
As Trump tariffs batter U.S. economy, Lutnick RIFs entire agency that helps boost minority entrepreneurship, ignite economic opportunity & create jobs in rural, suburban & urban communities across the country Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the […]
PHOTO RELEASE: Blunt Rochester’s Day in Sussex and Kent Counties
Smyrna, Del. –Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) traveled across Delaware to shine a light on how actions being taken in Washington are impacting her constituents in the First State. Blunt Rochester started the morning by visiting Laurel High School, along with Laurel School District Superintendent Dr. Shawn Larrimore and Laurel High School Principal Patrina […]
Senators Blunt Rochester and Gillibrand Demand Answers from HHS on Mass Firings that Imperil Primary Care and Maternal Health
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), led 9 their colleagues in sending a letter demanding answers from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the abrupt and […]
Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on Continuation of Key Vaccine Advisory Meetings at HHS
Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement reacting to the first publicly held meeting of CDC vaccine advisors under HHS Secretary Robert. F. Kennedy Jr. The meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), was initially scheduled for February but was postponed, raising concerns […]
PHOTO RELEASE: Blunt Rochester Shines a Light on the Local Impact of Trump Administration Cuts
Wilmington, Del. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) was in New Castle County shining a light on the impact that the Trump administration’s cuts to essential programs are having in Delaware. From the Food Bank of Delaware to Henrietta Johnson Medical Center, organizations who have served Delawareans for years are finding it harder to do […]
Senators Blunt Rochester, Tillis, Merkley, and Cramer Introduce the Bipartisan National Nursing Workforce Center Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced the National Nursing Workforce Center Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would help address nursing workforce shortages across our nation by supporting nursing workforce centers in almost every state. As the nation’s largest healthcare profession, nurses play a […]
PHOTO RELEASE: In Dover and Wilmington, Senator Blunt Rochester Emphasizes the Need for Investments in our Future Generations
Dover, Del. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) was in Delaware and stopped by the Innovation Venture Summit at Delaware State University, visited Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus in Dover, and attended the 19th Annual Delaware Healthy Mother & Infant Consortium (DHMIC) Summit. Throughout the day, Blunt Rochester emphasized the need for continued and additional investments in […]
Blunt Rochester Hosts Nursing Workforce Roundtable, Shines a Light on the Need to Strengthen the Backbone of our Health Care System
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted a Nursing Workforce Roundtable. Blunt Rochester highlighted the importance of fortifying our nursing workforce. Blunt Rochester heard from Delaware experts, including U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-Del) and Delaware State Senator Marie Pinkney, about the health care […]