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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, avoiding a catastrophic default on our debt. “Let me be clear - we should never have been in this position in the first place. Republicans decided to play political games with the U.S. economy and risked the full faith and credit of our... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement following the announcement that Senator Tom Carper will not be running for reelection. “I still remember standing on the steps of the Capitol as an intern with then-Congressman Tom Carper. It was his service that helped inspire a journey I could have hardly imagined - as I would go on to serve as his staffer, ... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Reps. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.), Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), Maria Salazar (R-Fla.), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), sent a letter to the Department of State calling for answers to the dramatic delays in processing passport applications. The letter was signed by... Read More »

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney, U.S. Senators Carper and Coons, and Representative Blunt Rochester announced Monday more than $65 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) capital projects funding to be distributed to community centers and other nonprofit organizations throughout all three counties to benefit those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about the Capital Project Fun... Read More »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) and Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), introduced the Moms Matter Act, legislation to establish a Maternal Mental Health Equity Grant Program to invest in local initiatives supporting people with mental health conditions or substance use disorders during or after pregnancy. This legislation also provides fun... Read More »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), with Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), introduced the Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act, a bipartisan bill that creates a 5-year grant program at the Department of Labor to support community colleges and career and technical education centers in developing education and training programs for workforce development utilizing immersive ... Read More »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement after voting against the House Republican immigration measure. “The bill voted on today in the House isn’t just cruel - it’s unserious, unproductive, and unworkable. The Republican proposal doubles down on measures that are expensive and ineffective, effectively bans lawful asylum claims, and enables the cruel a... Read More »

WASHINGTON - Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), with Reps. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.) and Annie Kuster (D-N.H.), introduced H.R. 3080, the Health Center Service Expansion and Provider Shortage Reduction Act to increase access to mental and behavioral health services provided through health centers, expand weekend and evening hours, create new service sites, and invest in strengthening the primar... Read More »

WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced the Clean Slate Act, bipartisan legislation that would give Americans with low-level and nonviolent criminal records a second chance to participate in society fully. The bill’s introduction coincides with National Reentry Week and “Second Chance” Month. The Clean Slate Act would remove major barriers for man... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican Debt Ceiling Plan. “This plan - assembled and then changed in the middle of the night - does not represent the kind of good-faith negotiating that Speaker McCarthy claims to desire. Instead, this bill is riddled with concessions to the most extreme elements of the Repu... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), attended an event at the White House where President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order titled, Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All. The Executive Order builds upon the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to Environmental Justice. The Executive Order includes provisions to bet... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Reps. Alma Adams (D-N.C.) and Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) as well as Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), have introduced House and Senate companion resolutions recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, “to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the urgent importance of reducing maternal mortality and ... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) introduced the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2023. The bill would increase patient participation in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs - two lifesaving services - by authorizing physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) to ... Read More »

NEWARK, Del. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) unveiled a comprehensive Jobs Agenda designed to strengthen Delaware’s workforce, address workforce shortages, fix our broken supply chains, spur American manufacturing, and create more available and affordable housing. The package includes 7 separate pieces of legislation introduced by Blunt Rochester. Many of the bills are biparti... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-Calif.), along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced the National Nursing Workforce Center Act. The bipartisan and bicameral National Nursing Workforce Center Act would establish a 2-year pilot program through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRS... Read More »