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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) along with Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2021. The bill would authorize physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs),… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Congressman Andy Levin (D-Mich), Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), Congressman Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), Congressman John Katko (R-N.Y.), Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Rob Portman… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester released the following statement after the House passage of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act.
“‘I am an American at heart.’ I’ll never forget those words of a young DREAMer at one of my town halls. A senior at Delaware State University, this remarkable young woman described to a room full of people her history of being… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted in favor of H.J.Res. 17 which would remove the arbitrary deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution.
“Last year, I was honored to preside over the House of Representatives during the historic vote on the Equal Rights Amendment,” said Rep. Blunt Rochester. “Today, I was proud… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021. Both bills would strengthen existing gun safety laws by ensuring that background checks apply to private firearms dealers and closes the “Charleston Loophole” that allows the completion of a firearm… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass H.R. 1319 as amended by the Senate, the American Rescue Plan. The bill will now go to President Biden’s desk, where it is expected to be signed shortly, providing immediate and needed relief to the American people. The American Rescue Plan is landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide resources to defeat the… Read more »
