WILMINGTON, Del. — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced $750,000 in federal funding to replace a portion of the New Castle County Hope Center’s roof and invest in transportation support. Carper, Coons, and Blunt Rochester were joined by New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer and Division of Community… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the bicameral Opt for Health with SNAP (OH SNAP), Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023, legislation that would significantly expand the successful Gus Schumacher Nutrition… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Reps. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.), introduced legislation to ensure access to the overdose reversal drug naloxone for communities nationwide. H.R. 4005, the Naloxone Affordability Act, underscores how critical reliable access to naloxone is in our efforts to end the addiction and combat the… Read more »
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… 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… 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… 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.
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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… 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… 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… Read more »
