Rep. Blunt Rochester Recognizes One Year of the Jobs Agenda

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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…

Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce $15 Million PROTECT Grant to Combat Effects of Climate Change in Townsend

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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…

Rep. Blunt Rochester Statement on House Reauthorization of Critical Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Programs

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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,…

Rep. Blunt Rochester Remarks at Press Event Celebrating Federal Investment in Recovery Housing in Delaware

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 8, 2024 Contact: Victoria Panzera, 302-753-7684   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…

ICYMI: During Blood Clot Awareness Month, Rep. Blunt Rochester Unveils Toolkit on Blood Clot Awareness, Action, and Advocacy

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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…

Rep. Blunt Rochester Announces Opening of Preliminary Community Project Funding Applications Through Her Office

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 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.…

Reps. Blunt Rochester, Holmes Norton Celebrate President Biden’s Message on Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day

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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),…

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