DOVER, DE - Today, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) announced the full reopening of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Application Support Center (ASC) in Dover, Delaware. ASC’s across the country provide appointments and support for H4-Visas, citizenship applications and more. Delaware has one ASC located in Dover which had been operating at limited capacity since e... Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1215, the Fraud & Scam Reduction Act sponsored by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.). The bill was originally introduced by Blunt Rochester as the Stop Senior Scams Act in May of 2019. It was reintroduced in the 117th Congress in February. The Fraud & Scam Reduction Act would establish ... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led 13 Members of the House of Representatives in writing a letter calling on the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to investigate the severe backlog of paper tax returns, as well as the accessibility of assistance from the IRS. The IRS currently has a backlog of 5.5 million paper returns received in 2020, in addition to 8.... Read more »
WILMINGTON, DE — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) and Delaware Health and Social Services Secretary Molly Magarik joined together with Dr. Janice Nevin, president and CEO of ChristianaCare at its Wilmington hospital to highlight funding for Delaware to help combat COVID-19 through vaccine distribution, education and safety. This funding ... Read more »
WILMINGTON, DE – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement following an incident at the United States Capitol, resulting in the death of a Capitol Police Officer. “I am deeply saddened by the death of the Capitol Police Officer this afternoon and am sending my prayers to their family, friends, and the entire Capitol Police family. I’m also praying for the health and ... Read more »
LAUREL, DE – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) met with United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to discuss the American Rescue Plan along with plans to reopen schools across the country. Secretary Cardona was visiting Laurel Elementary School to kick off the “Help is Here” tour and highlight the provisions of the American Rescue Plan which will allow schools to reopen safely a... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) re-introduced the HIV Epidemic Loan-Repayment Program (HELP) Act. The bill would address the HIV workforce shortage that has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic through loan repayment relief for HIV clinicians and dentists. The HELP Act was originally introduced in the 116th Congress by the late Rep. John L... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), and Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced the bipartisan Housing Supply and Affordability Act. The bill would create a new Local Housing Policy Grant (LHPG) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced legislation that would expand tobacco cessation coverage to all Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond. “Medicaid enrollees have disproportionately high rates of smoking, which puts them at a higher risk of experiencing serious complications from COV... Read more »
WILMINGTON, DE - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) announced that her office would now be accepting applications for community project funding from Delaware nonprofit and governmental entities for the Fiscal Year 2022 (October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022) appropriations process. The House Committee on Appropriations recently announced that Congress would be accepting certain fund... Read more »
