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… 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.
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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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement following reports that former President Donald J. Trump was indicted by a grand jury in New York.
“It’s now time for the facts and the law to take their course. One of the things that makes America truly great is the rule of law - no one is above it.”
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WILMINGTON, Del. — On Monday, March 27, 2023, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) hosted Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis in Delaware. The visit consisted of a moderated discussion with World Trade Center Delaware on issues related to international trade finance, supply chain disruptions including Blunt… Read more »
