WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congressman David McKinley (R-W.Va.) introduced H.R. 6167, the Investing in State Energy Act. The Investing in State Energy Act will encourage state-driven energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives geared toward reducing energy costs for low-income households.
“As we combat climate change and aim to… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement on the first presumptive case of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in the state of Delaware.
“The best practice for all Delawareans is to continue to follow the recommendations of our public health officials at the CDC and DHSS. Congress has already passed emergency funding to bring… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, member of the House Energy and Commerce Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and Chris Coons (All D-Del.) sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett, requesting a site visit to Dover Air Force Base to address the per… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester’s (D-Del.) Clean Slate Act (H.R. 2348) was highlighted during a House Judiciary Committee, Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on reentry. Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.), the Republican lead sponsor of the Clean Slate Act, served as the ranking member of the subcommittee for the… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) pressed Administrator Andrew Wheeler of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on the Administrator’s proposal to cut the budget of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) by a third. The TRI program is an essential tool for communities to know of toxic chemical releases that occur.
Audio and video of full… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Representative Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) introduced H.R. 5972, the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act, to designate the post office at 500 Delaware Ave Suite 1, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, as the “Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office.”
“I am excited and honored to introduce this resolution dedicating a post… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) pressed Secretary Alex Azar of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on the Department’s efforts to cut auto-enrollment into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) along with the continued cuts in advertising and outreach in the ACA.
Audio and video of the exchange can be found here.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D.-Del.) presided over the U.S. House of Representatives as Speaker Pro Tempore for the historic vote on the Equal Rights Amendment. The vote on the passage of H.J. Res. 79, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 232 to 183. Blunt Rochester voted in favor of the measure.
“It was truly an honor to serve as Speaker Pro… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement in response to the budget summary released by the Trump Administration for Fiscal Year 2021.
“The sweeping cuts to domestic programs proposed in the Trump Administration’s budget summary are dangerous and irresponsible,” said Rep. Blunt Rochester. “Despite his repeated promises to protect Medicaid,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) will be joined by her guest, a stage 4 cancer survivor and small business owner, Jan White of Newark, Delaware, at this evening’s State of the Union Address.
“I am so pleased to be able to have Jan join me as my guest for the State of the Union Address,” said Rep. Blunt Rochester. “I’m incredibly inspired by Jan’s strength and… Read more »
