Press Releases

WILMINGTON, Del. - Today, Monday, April 1, 2024, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) announced $1 million in Community Project Funding for St. Michael’s School and Nursery in Wilmington. This investment will help increase access to affordable child care in Wilmington,… Read more »

MIDDLETOWN, Del. - Today, Monday, April 1, 2024, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Middletown Mayor Kenneth L. Branner, Jr. and Dr. Kevin Spence with the Delaware League of Local Governments for a tour of a Middletown Wastewater Treatment Plant that is being updated with funding from the American Rescue Plan… Read more »

In Case You Missed It, last week, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) unveiled a comprehensive toolkit titled “Blood Clot Awareness, Action, and Advocacy: The Toolkit.” This document contains information on blood clots, Blunt Rochester’s bipartisan work in Congress to spread awareness of blood clots, and ways the public can advocate for themselves and others at the… Read more »

 WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) announced that preliminary Community Project Funding (CPF) applications for the Fiscal Year 2025 (October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025) appropriations process are now open.  The current preliminary deadline for complete applications is Thursday, April 4, 2024, by close of business.… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) join in celebrating a message from President Joseph Biden recognizing Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day on March 28. In February 2023, in partnership with the East Coast Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated (ECCTAI) and the national Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated (TAI),… Read more »

Left to right: Nicholas Griner, Karlton Williams, Brent Wright, Michelle Kelley, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Melissa Toledo, Steve Sharpe, Dwayne Turaskus     NEW CASTLE, Del. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) visited FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Inc.’s (Fujifilm) expanded inkjet… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.)  announced that they secured $153,949,827 million in funding for Delaware projects in the appropriations bill that passed the Senate early today. This funding will go to community priorities such as affordable housing, water infrastructure… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass a package of six funding bills that will help Americans lower the cost of living, side with the hard-working middle class, protect women’s rights, reinforce America’s global leadership, and help our communities be safe and secure.    “I was proud to vote for a bipartisan government funding package that… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) gave remarks on the House Floor in recognition of National Blood Clot Awareness Month and to bring awareness on a toolkit she unveiled yesterday titled: “Blood Clot Awareness, Action, and Advocacy: The Toolkit.” Below are her remarks as prepared and a link to the video.   M. Speaker, March is… Read more »

A recording of the virtual event can be found here. A digital copy of the Blood Clot Awareness, Action, and Advocacy: The Toolkit can be found here. Full text of the Charles Rochester Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment Act can be found here. A one-pager of the bill can be found here.  WASHINGTON – Today, during Blood Clot Awareness Month,… Read more »