Press Releases

                                                             Above: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester with Eesha Sagiraju, Ian Porell, and David Safro WILMINGTON,… Read more »

WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware Governor John Carney, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today announced a $5.6 million grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration to the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) to fund improvements to the Wilmington Airport. Funding for this grant came from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, along with Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, issued the following joint statement on the announced… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement after voting against the House Republican Israel supplemental funding bill which failed to pass the House. “The supplemental funding proposal that came to the House floor today was not a realistic, bipartisan solution to the national security risks we are facing as a nation. Critically,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, on the floor of the House, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) requested unanimous consent to become the lead sponsor of the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act. The JOBS Act would expand eligibility for federal Pell Grant programs to individuals interested… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Yvette Clark (D- N.Y.), sent a letter to First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden urging the Biden Administration to prioritize menopause research in its newly established and historic White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. The initiative will bring focus to the need for increased research on important… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), and Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), introduced the bipartisan Housing Supply and Affordability Act. The bill would create a new Local Housing Policy Grant (LHPG) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement after voting to pass the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act.   “My top priority since coming to Congress has been to improve the lives of Delawareans. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act will substantially benefit families, workers, and… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Last week, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), alongside Reps. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) and Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging the agency to include the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant program in the President’s budget for the 2025 Fiscal Year. In the letter, the members described the… Read more »

“It is with a heavy heart that the Blunt Family announces the passing of former Wilmington City Council President, Ted Blunt.    “Mr. Blunt, aged 80, was at home, surrounded by love, and passed peacefully during the late evening hours of January 11th. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Alice, brother, John, sister, Catherine, three daughters, Lisa, Thea, and Marla, two… Read more »