WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional protections for abortion care.
“Today’s decision is a devastating and direct attack on women across the United States,” said Rep. Blunt Rochester. “The legal underpinnings of the decision are… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after the House voted in favor of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a historic piece of gun violence prevention legislation.
“After nearly thirty years of gridlock, horrific mass shootings, countless innocent lives lost, and heartbreak after heartbreak, members from both sides of the… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to protect Delaware communities and save lives with a strong legislative package to address gun violence. The Protecting Our Kids Act includes common-sense gun safety measures that will crack down on illegal gun trafficking, keep weapons of war out of the hands of teenagers, strengthen safe gun storage, restrict… Read more »
WILMINGTON, DE - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement, marking two years since the murder of George Floyd.
“As America grieves the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, today, we reflect on yet another moment of national mourning, as we mark two years since the murder of George Floyd.
“It was on that day, a family lost a… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester voted to pass two bills, H.R. 7790 the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, and H.R. 7791 the Access to Baby Formula Act, to address the baby formula supply shortage impacting families in Delaware and across the nation. These bills come on the heels of the growing baby formula supply shortage caused by ongoing supply chain issues… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester addressed the conference committee of House and Senate members as they worked to reach an agreement on the Bipartisan Innovation Act through the reconciliation of the House-passed America COMPETES Act and the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA.)
“Our American spirit, history, and heritage is one… Read more »
Today, over 130 industry leaders authored a letter to House & Senate leadership praising the supply chain provisions in the America COMPETES Act of 2022. The America COMPETES Act of 2022 includes proposals authored by Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.), Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Susan Wild (D-Pa.), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.),… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, as well as Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) visited the Salvation Army in Wilmington to announce over $5 million in federal funding for projects that will help improve the quality of life for Delawareans throughout the state. Funding will be administered to Jewish Family Services, the Salvation Army, and… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) issued the following statement after video emerged of the Delaware State University Women’s Lacrosse Team’s bus being stopped and searched by law enforcement in Georgia.
“The story reported in The Hornet and images captured on video by the… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) introduced the Preventative Care Awareness Act, a bill aimed at encouraging Americans to get screened for cancer and other preventable diseases. The bill aligns with President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative. Screenings for cancer and other preventable diseases… Read more »
