Press Releases

WILMINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) recorded the following message in response to a hateful attack on a Zoom meeting being hosted by the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus for Delaware small businesses.    A transcript of the video can be found below and the video can be found here.   “Hey, Delaware. It's kind of funny last night I had a… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) joined their colleagues in both the House and Senate to urge Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to work directly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and David B. McKinley (R-W. Va.) introduced legislation to provide grants for small public water systems to help them upgrade aging infrastructure and minimize water loss. The bill is a House companion to Senate Bill 2674, the “Assuring Quality Water Infrastructure Act of 2019” led by Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Ben… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) wrote to Secretary Alex Azar, of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), emphasizing the need for increased funding and focus on child abuse prevention services during the COVID-19 outbreak.    “Child Abuse Hotlines across the country have seen significant decreases in the amount of calls they have been… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass the Interim Emergency Relief Package, which strengthens the Paycheck Protection Program by providing $310 billion in additional funding, $60 billion of which is set aside within PPP to ensure access to this assistance for many small businesses in underserved rural and urban areas that have been unable to… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-Va.) introduced H.R. 6573, the Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act. This legislation will help ensure military retirees and their families can affordably access their prescription drugs and practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.   “As the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congressman Marc Veasey (D-Texas) led 40 of their colleagues in a letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Rettig asking that they take action to address the barriers that could prevent individuals experiencing homelessness to receive their stimulus checks.   “In April, the IRS developed an online… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) called on Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza to address the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program, established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The Paycheck Protection Program was intended to provide relief for many small businesses facing… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) introduced H.R. 6568, the COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020. This legislation will require private insurers to cover treatment for COVID-19 with no-cost sharing for patients.   “During our nation’s on-going public health emergency, no family… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced H.R. 6527,  the Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act, or ALERT Act, of 2020. The bill amends the Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right To-Know Act of 1986, requiring facilities that have accidental releases of extremely hazardous substances to hold public meetings to inform the… Read more »