WILMINGTON, DE– Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) announced that she has nominated 28 Delaware students for admission to United States Service Academies for the Class of 2025. Each year, members of the United States Congress are charged with nominating top candidates for attendance at four service academies: the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy in An... Read more »
WILMINGTON, DE – Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D.-Del.) delivered the Keynote Address for Delaware Tax and Financial Services Campaign program for National EITC Awareness Day. The event was hosted by the Delaware EITC Campaign of Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation in partnership with First State Community Action Agency. Attendees learned about the impact of the Earned Income Ta... Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to grant a waiver to Secretary of Defense-designate Lloyd Austin, issuing the following statement. “After reviewing his extensive and impressive record, along with having the opportunity to speak with Secretary-designate Austin, I was proud to cast my vote to allow him to serve as our next Secretary of Defense. From a degree in Education... Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump for incitement of insurrection. The House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump, making him the first president in the history of the United States to be impeached twice. “One week ago, violent rioters, inspired and incited by the President of the United States, stormed the Capitol in an attempted violent in... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Congressman David McKinley (R-W.Va.) led a bipartisan group of 42 Members of Congress urging IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig to allow all Americans to access their $600 Economic Impact Payment (EIP) immediately. The IRS is currently requiring many Americans to file their 2020 taxes prior to receiving their EIP. “This decision by t... Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congress passed a third comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill along with an omnibus appropriations package to provide relief to the American people. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement. “I’m pleased that Congressional leadership has reached an agreement on a coronavirus relief package which includes critical wins for Delaware, from funding fo... Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, the Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act, introduced by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va), quickly gained momentum among their Democratic & Republican colleagues as COVID-19 relief negotiations continued in Congress. In just the first day since its introduction, 10 Republican and 10 Democratic cosponsors were added to the l... Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va) introduced bipartisan legislation calling for direct payments to American families to provide much-needed relief in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act would provide a direct payment of $1,000 to adults and an additional $1,000 to any dependents, inc... Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2020. The bipartisan piece of legislation removes marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act, takes significant steps to right the wrongs of federal marijuana criminalization by providing for the expungement and rescheduling of marijuana off... Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 2610, the Fraud & Scam Reduction Act sponsored by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich). The bill was originally introduced by Blunt Rochester as the Stop Senior Scams Act in May of 2019. The Fraud & Scam Reduction Act would establish a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Advisory Council, creat... Read more »
