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WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), and  U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), introduced groundbreaking legislation to reduce gun violence in American cities and communities. The Break the Cycle of Violence Act would provide federal grants to communities for evidence-informed gun violence intervention and prevention… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, along with U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.), sent a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to qualify the rural, non-profit hospital TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, Delaware for its fair share of the relief funds included in the American… Read more »

WILMINGTON, Del. – Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) is encouraging hardworking families to be on the lookout for advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month per child beginning July 15th through December. 38,700 hardworking households, covering 85.8% of all children, in Delaware could get up to $300 per month per child July-December and even more… Read more »

WILMINGTON, DE - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement on Memorial Day.  “There is simply no greater or profound sacrifice that one can make than to lay down their life for their country. On Memorial Day, we remember and honor those who, in the words of Lincoln, gave their last full measure of devotion. The ideals that founded and have… Read more »

WILMINGTON, DE - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement, marking one year since the murder of George Floyd.  “One year ago, today, a family lost a brother, a son, and a father. George Floyd was murdered when an officer entrusted with protecting a community instead abused his power and privilege to take another man’s life. In the wake of… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congressman John Katko (R-NY), along with Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) introduced H.R. 3293, the bipartisan Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act. The bill would establish permanent programs at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would assist… Read more »

 WASHINGTON  – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted for H.R. 3233, legislation to establish an independent, bipartisan 9/11-type commission to examine and report upon the facts, causes and security relating to the terrorist mob attack on the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021.  The Commission would also be charged with making recommendations to prevent… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), along with Congressman John Curtis (R-Utah), Congressman Christopher Smith (R-N.J.), and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) introduced the Equity in Neuroscience and Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials (ENACT) Act of 2021. Alzheimer’s disease and dementia disproportionately… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) introduced the Clean Slate Act, which the Congresswoman introduced in the 115th and 116th Congress and was officially introduced in the Senate by Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) earlier this week. The bill’s introduction coincides with National Reentry Week… Read more »