WASHINGTON – In response to continued right-wing threats to Delawareans' personal liberties, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today voted to enshrine marriage equality into federal law. The Respect for Marriage Act will officially repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a defunct and discriminatory statute excluding same-sex couples from marriage under federal law. This… Read more »
WASHINGTON - As the House of Representatives debated two measures to protect reproductive freedoms and push back against the attacks on abortion rights, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), took to the floor to vote in favor of the bills and speak about the ongoing attacks on abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Blunt… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023. This bipartisan bill honors our values, supports our servicemembers and their families, strengthens our security, and advances our leadership in the world. The bill authorizes discretionary spending for national defense for FY 2023, while… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022. The bill would require the EPA to implement immediate fenceline monitoring for toxic air pollutants at facilities contributing to high local cancer rates and other health threats from dangerous pollutants. Joining Blunt Rochester and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) praised the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for issuing guidance on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) in the Administration’s efforts to safeguard abortion care and protect those who seek lifesaving emergency reproductive care. On Friday, July 8,… Read more »
(Left: Bill Willis, Owner, Willis Chevrolet; Mary Jane Willis, Wife of Bill Willis; Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester; Isaac Willis, General Manager, Willis Chevrolet; David Regan, Executive Vice President of Legislative Affairs, National Automobile Dealers Association)
(Right: Mike Rasmussen, Founder, Painted Stave; Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester; Ron Gomes, Founder,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, voted in the case of West Virginia v. EPA to significantly limit the ability of the federal government to regulate pollution.
“This has been a remarkably and uniquely damaging week of decisions from an extremist Supreme Court. Today’s decision is… Read more »
(Left: Karen Speakman, Executive Director, NCALL; Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester; Dr. Tony Allen, President, Delaware State University.)
(Right: A rendering of the joint venture between NCALL & Delaware State University)
DOVER, Del. — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), alongside Dr. Tony Allen, President of Delaware State University, and Karen… Read more »
(Left: Blunt Rochester & Carper view a rendering of the outfitted van.
Right: Blunt Rochester, Penny Short, and Carper announce new funding)
SEAFORD, Del. — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and Senator Tomr Carper (both D-Del.) announced $350,000 in Community Project Funding for TidalHealth Nanticoke to outfit its mobile health van into a fully… Read more »
(Left: Blunt Rochester listens to a presentation about the new kiosks
Right: Blunt Rochester participates in a demonstration using the new kiosk at the Laurel Public Library)
LAUREL, Del. — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Dr. Annie Norman, Delaware State Librarian, community partners, and local elected officials at the Laurel Library in Laurel, DE… Read more »
