WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) recognized the one-year anniversary of her comprehensive Jobs Agenda, a package of eight bills designed to strengthen Delaware’s economy, workforce, and communities. Blunt Rochester is renewing the call for these important bills to be brought up for a vote on the House Floor. In the past year, Blunt Rochester has been… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. — U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $15 million Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) grant to the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to combat the effects of climate change… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after voting to reauthorize critical workforce innovation and opportunity programs through H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act.
“Having previously served as Delaware’s Secretary of Labor, and as the founder and co-chair of the Future of Work Caucus in Congress,… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today celebrated the successful conclusion of improvements to the men’s sober living facility at Limen Recovery + Wellness that was funded by a federal investment of nearly a half-million dollars. The… Read more »
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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Rep. Blunt Rochester Remarks at Press Event Celebrating Federal Investment in Recovery Housing in Delaware
WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) gave remarks at a press event celebrating nearly a half-million-dollar investment in federal funding for Limen… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. - Today, Monday, April 1, 2024, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) announced $1 million in Community Project Funding for St. Michael’s School and Nursery in Wilmington. This investment will help increase access to affordable child care in Wilmington,… Read more »
MIDDLETOWN, Del. - Today, Monday, April 1, 2024, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Middletown Mayor Kenneth L. Branner, Jr. and Dr. Kevin Spence with the Delaware League of Local Governments for a tour of a Middletown Wastewater Treatment Plant that is being updated with funding from the American Rescue Plan… Read more »
In Case You Missed It, last week, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) unveiled a comprehensive toolkit titled “Blood Clot Awareness, Action, and Advocacy: The Toolkit.” This document contains information on blood clots, Blunt Rochester’s bipartisan work in Congress to spread awareness of blood clots, and ways the public can advocate for themselves and others at the… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) announced that preliminary Community Project Funding (CPF) applications for the Fiscal Year 2025 (October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025) appropriations process are now open.
The current preliminary deadline for complete applications is Thursday, April 4, 2024, by close of business.… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) join in celebrating a message from President Joseph Biden recognizing Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day on March 28.
In February 2023, in partnership with the East Coast Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated (ECCTAI) and the national Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated (TAI),… Read more »