U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees urging them to maintain a provision in the 2018 Farm Bill conference report that would allow new poultry farmers to access conservation funds through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). After hearing concerns from poultry farmers in Delaware, they proposed this provision, included in the ...
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Washington, DC – Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL) and Rod Blum (R-IA-1) introduced H.R. 6677, the Clean Slate Act of 2018 – a bipartisan, first-in-the-nation bill that provides a second chance to reformed non-violent drug offenders who face lifelong barriers that hinder opportunities in employment, housing, and education. According to estimates from the Center for American Progress, roughly 9 in 10 employers, 4 in 5 landlords, and 3 in 5 colleges use background check systems, whic...
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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, introduced H.R. 6483, the Trade Assistance for Farmers Act. The bill would expand the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program to include farmers, growers, and producers negatively impacted by retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports. Today, Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, also introduced the Senate companion to the bill. “While there is a real...
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Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Lois Frankel (D-FL-21), Ted Poe (R-TX-02), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10), and Barbara Comstock introduced H.R. 6406, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act, to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding workplace harassment, and bolster transparency and accountability. A companion bill was introduced in the Senate by Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Repr...
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WILMINGTON, DE – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-DE) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressing concern about how the Trump Administration’s trade actions against China are harming Delaware soybean growers. “We urge Secretary Perdue to ensure that the Administration takes actions to mitigate the effects of the tariffs on farmers and resolve its trade dispute with China,” the delegation said. “We also thank Secretary Pe...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court reached a 5-4 decision in Janus v. AFSCME. The ruling undermines working families and public-sector workers’ right to collect “fair-share fees” for services they are legally required to provide workers. “Today’s Supreme Court ruling puts the needs of special interests and the wealthiest among us ah...
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Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced its decision on Trump v. Hawaii. “The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the administration’s Muslim ban is deeply disappointing and runs counter to our American values. Time and time again, President Trump made clear his intent to target people for their religious beliefs or country of origin, and the court has legitimized this discrimination under the guise of national security...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), member of the House Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 394 to 14. “I was proud to vote for the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a bipartisan compromise that will make meaningful strides in increasing access to treatment services through Medicaid, and crack down on the ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), member of the House Committee on Agriculture, took to the House floor to advocate for a bipartisan Farm Bill. Blunt Rochester shared a story from “Kids Day” at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market. Full transcript below: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to again vote against the partisan GOP Farm Bill. Mr. Speaker, I traveled across my state and heard countless stories from Delawareans of all backgrounds – farmer...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), member of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the GOP Farm Bill, by a vote of 213 to 211. “The Farm Bill is critically important to Delaware, which is why I traveled across my state and spoke with farmers, emergency food providers, and working families. They shared with me how the Farm Bill impacts their daily lives from farm to fork,” said Congre...
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