WILMINGTON, Del. — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Dr. Annie Norman, Delaware State Librarian, and community partners at the Wilmington Public Library to celebrate the expansion of the Statewide Telehealth Kiosk Program from its original three libraries in Sussex County to 13 libraries across Delaware. Now, teleservices are available at five… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ Regional Leadership Council, released the following statement on the anniversary of the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act.
“One year since the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act, we are seeing its impact in Delaware and across the country,” said Blunt… Read more »
LEWES, Del. – Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County, Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity and Sussex County Habitat for Humanity are launching a statewide program to reduce barriers to aging in place modifications for low-income older adults in the State of Delaware. This program is made possible by a recently awarded Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP)… Read more »
GEORGETOWN, Del. – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Director David Baker today for a ribbon-cutting at The Springboard Collaborative’s Pallet Village in Georgetown, an innovative solution combating homelessness, fostering health, and empowering new… Read more »
Top: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and staff of The Rosa Health Center.
Bottom: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Dr. Rama Peri, MD. PhD, The Rosa Health Center’s medical director and family physician.
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) visited The Rosa… Read more »
Top: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester speaks with a Delaware student at her Constituent Resource Fair about Service Academy nominations.
Bottom: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Senator Tom Carper, and atTAcK addiction.
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Today, U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congressman Mark Alford (R-Mo.), along with seven of their Democratic and Republican colleagues, introduced the Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification (HPAI) Act. The bill is a House companion to the Senate measure introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced a $940,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance grant for the Milford Housing Development Corporation (MHDC). This grant will enable MHDC to renew its Self-Help Housing Program and build 24 homes,… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. – Officials with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the City ofWilmington and the Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA) would be the recipient of a $50 million Choice Neighborhoods grant. The funding awarded to the Wilmington Housing Authority will be applied to continue the revitalization efforts currently underway in the… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) introduced the Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act.
Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and more than 50% of the costs of treating tobacco-related diseases are paid for by the federal government. Medicaid enrollees smoke at… Read more »
