Delaware's at Large Congressional District
Recent News About Delaware's at Large Congressional District
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Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Celebrate Groundbreaking Of Delaware Air National Guard’s Hangar
On July 10, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) celebrated the groundbreaking of the Delaware Air National Guard’s Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar for their C-130 aircrafts.
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Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce $44 Million In Raise Grants For Delaware’s Nature Trails
RAISE grants help communities build transportation projects that have significant local or regional impact and improve safety and equity
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Rep. Blunt Rochester Statement On Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision
On June 29, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision to bar affirmative action in college admissions.
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Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-long Celebrate $107 Million Federal Funding For Broadband
Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Funded from the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce Over $8.7 Million Grant To Deploy Clean Transit Buses In Delaware
Funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Blunt Rochester Statement On One Year Since The Overturning Of Roe V. Wade
On June 24, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health which overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Blunt Rochester, Mcclellan Reintroduce Legislation To Improve Air Quality Monitoring And Protect Environmental Justice Communities
On June 20, Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, and Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.), with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), reintroduced the bicameral Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act, legislation that would authorize $55 million over five years for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update and expand its tools and technologies for monitoring air quality, while ensuring that these tools are integrated with environmental justice mapping and screening to better measure and manage unhealthy levels of air pollution across the United States, particularly in frontline and fenceline environmental justice communities where Black, Brown, Indigenous and low-income residents are disproportionately likely to be harmed.
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Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce $750,000 For New Castle County Hope Center
On June 16, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced $750,000 in federal funding to replace a portion of the New Castle County Hope Center’s roof and invest in transportation support
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Blunt Rochester Leads Effort To Expand Access To Naloxone
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Reps. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.), introduced legislation to ensure access to the overdose reversal drug naloxone for communities nationwide.
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Rep. Blunt Rochester Statement On Bipartisan Budget Agreement
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, avoiding a catastrophic default on our debt.
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Rep. Blunt Rochester Statement On The Retirement Of Senator Tom Carper
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement following the announcement that Senator Tom Carper will not be running for reelection.
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Blunt Rochester Leads Bipartisan Letter Calling On Department Of State For Answers To Dramatic Passport Application Delays
On May 17, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Reps. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.), Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), Maria Salazar (R-Fla.), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), sent a letter to the Department of State calling for answers to the dramatic delays in processing passport applications.
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Gov. Carney, Sens. Carper & Coons, Rep. Blunt Rochester Announce American Rescue Plan Act (Arpa) Capital Projects Fund
Investments totaling over $65 million focused on communities hardest hit during the pandemic
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Blunt Rochester On Republican Immigration Bill: “unserious, Unproductive, And Unworkable.”
On May 11, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement after voting against the House Republican immigration measure.
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Reps. Blunt Rochester, Walberg Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Build The Workforce Of The Future
On May 11, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), with Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), introduced the Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act, a bipartisan bill that creates a 5-year grant program at the Department of Labor to support community colleges and career and technical education centers in developing education and training programs for workforce development utilizing immersive technology including augmented and virtual reality.
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Following Mother’s Day, Blunt Rochester, Fitzpatrick, Underwood Introduce Bipartisan Moms Matter Act To Help Address America’s Maternal Health Crisis As Part Of Momnibus Package
On May 15, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) and Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), introduced the Moms Matter Act, legislation to establish a Maternal Mental Health Equity Grant Program to invest in local initiatives supporting people with mental health conditions or substance use disorders during or after pregnancy.
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Blunt Rochester, Barragán, Kuster Introduce Legislation To Expand Access To Health Center Services And Strengthen Primary Care Workforce
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), with Reps. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.) and Annie Kuster (D-N.H.), introduced H.R. 3080, the Health Center Service Expansion and Provider Shortage Reduction Act to increase access to mental and behavioral health services provided through health centers, expand weekend and evening hours, create new service sites, and invest in strengthening the primary care workforce through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
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Reps. Blunt Rochester, Mace Introduce Bipartisan Clean Slate Act
On April 27, Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced the Clean Slate Act, bipartisan legislation that would give Americans with low-level and nonviolent criminal records a second chance to participate in society fully.
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Rep. Blunt Rochester Statement On Republican Debt Ceiling Plan
On April 26, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican Debt Ceiling Plan.