WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) announced that Delaware is expected to receive $27 million in funding over five years under the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to provide Delawareans with more transportation options, ease congestion in local communities, and reduce carbon pollution across the state. The funding will be administered under… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in Congress issued the following statement on the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Jackson was confirmed by a bipartisan vote in the United States Senate earlier this afternoon.
“I… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) named Members of the House, including Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), who will go to conference with the Senate over the House’s America COMPETES Act of 2022, which makes crucial investments in the production of semiconductor chips, strengthening supply chains, and bolstering research and development.
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WASHINGTON - As members of the House and Senate prepare to enter into a conference process to reconcile differences between the House-passed America COMPETES Act and the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), a diverse array of industry stakeholders, labor leaders, and nonpartisan experts have expressed support for the House bill’s bipartisan supply chain… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to secure urgently needed relief for restaurants and small businesses across Delaware. H.R. 3807, the Relief for Restaurants & Other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act, will deliver $55 billion to replenish funding for Delaware restaurants and food & beverage businesses and will establish a new program supporting… Read more »
NEW CASTLE, Del. – Today, Representative Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, Stacy Dean, and Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Mae Wu, along with leaders from William Penn High School and the Colonial School District to highlight the importance of… Read more »
WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, Representative Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after the passing of beloved Warner Elementary School principal, Dr. Terrance Newton.
“You don’t need to look far to see the remarkable impact of Dr. Terrance Newton. Many saw him greeting his students at the front door of Warner Elementary every single day - yet it’s the acts… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) introduced the 988 Implementation Act with Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Congressman Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.), Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). The transformative,… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United States House of Representatives.
“Hearing from President Zelensky this morning was both a humbling and inspiring experience,” said Blunt Rochester. “President Zelensky laid out in stark terms the human cost of… Read more »
