WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) applauded the Supreme Court’s, June Medical Services v. Russo decision, striking down a Louisiana law attempting to restrict access to abortion services, issuing the following statement:
“Today, the Supreme Court once again struck down a state law aimed at restricting access to abortion care. In so doing, they… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act follows through on Democrats’ commitment to lower the cost of health care and prescription drugs for consumers. It expands health coverage and makes health care more… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) sent a letter urging members of Delaware’s General Assembly, in light of the unprecedented activism across the First State, to take up meaningful reforms to law enforcement practices before adjourning on June 30th. Specifically, the delegation highlighted… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act of 2020, a comprehensive police reform measure that increases transparency, creates accountability and improves training for law enforcement. The measure passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 236-181.
“Today, the House of… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led a group of 42 Members of Congress in a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, calling on the company to address the proliferation of hate speech and white supremacy across the platform, in addition to a lack of diversity within the company. The letter comes as civil rights groups have continuously… Read more »
WASHINGTON—As the country continues to confront the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to make public facilities both more energy efficient and better prepared for future public health emergencies. The Open Back Better Act would provide stimulus funding for energy efficiency and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2020. The Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2020 establishes a competitive grant program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that incentivizes ports to create and implement climate action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced legislation that would expand tobacco cessation coverage to all Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Enrollees in Medicaid have disproportionately high rates of smoking – twice the rate of those with private health insurance -- which places them at a higher risk of… Read more »
WILMINGTON, DE - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement in recognition of Juneteenth.
“155 years ago, today, federal orders were read out in Galveston, Texas to set the last of our enslaved ancestors free. The Emancipation Proclamation had been signed by President Lincoln nearly two and a half years earlier, but the true… Read more »
WILMINGTON, DE - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) responded to the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling rejecting President Trump’s challenge to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
“Every year since coming to Congress, I’ve spent time visiting with DREAMers. These young people contribute to our society in so many different ways - they are members of… Read more »
