Bill would create nationwide strategy to build safer communities and save lives by investing in evidence-informed violence reduction initiatives

WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), introduced groundbreaking legislation to reduce gun violence in American cities and communities. The Break the Cycle of Violence Act would provide federal grants to communities for evidence-informed gun violence intervention and prevention programs designed to interrupt cycles of violence. Blunt Rochester was joined by University of Delaware Research Associate and Executive Director of the Center for Social Equities, Darryl “Wolfie” Chambers. Mr. …

38,700 Households, Covering 85.8% Of All Children, in Delaware Could Get Up to $300 Per Child Every Month July-December as Part of American Rescue Plan Blunt Rochester Helped Pass

WILMINGTON, Del. — Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) is encouraging hardworking families to be on the lookout for advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month per child beginning July 15th through December.

• 38,700 hardworking households, covering 85.8% of all children, in Delaware could get up to $300 per month per child July-December and even more after filing their taxes next year.
• Nearly all hardworking…

WILMINGTON, DE — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement, marking one year since the murder of George Floyd.

“One year ago, today, a family lost a brother, a son, and a father. George Floyd was murdered when an officer entrusted with protecting a community instead abused his power and privilege to take another man’s life. In the wake of that murder, we saw millions of Americans of good conscience stand up, assemble, march, and protest.”

“We saw calls for justice and demands for reform. We watched a racial reckoning take place before our very eyes and…

WILMINGTON, DE — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester announced that her office would now be accepting applications for community project funding from Delaware nonprofit and governmental entities for the Fiscal Year 2022 (October 1, 2021 — September 30, 2022) appropriations process. The House Committee on Appropriations recently announced that Congress would be accepting certain funding requests for community-based projects across the country, consistent with the approval of both the Democratic and Republican conferences and at the recommendation of the bipartisan House Select Committee on Modernization of Congress. …

WASHINGTON — Today, Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), and Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced the bipartisan Housing Supply and Affordability Act. The bill would create a new Local Housing Policy Grant (LHPG) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The proposed program would provide grants to states, localities, tribes, and regional municipal and county coalitions to support local efforts to expand housing supply. The Housing Supply and Affordability Act would encourage local governments to eliminate exclusionary zoning and discriminatory…

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), secured key provisions important to Delaware in the recently-introduced Democratic Clean Energy Package, the CLEAN Future Act of 2021. On March 2, 2021, Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) introduced the CLEAN Future Act of 2021. The new legislation creates a roadmap for the United States to aggressively tackle the climate crisis and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“As we rebuild our economy in the wake of COVID, one of our priorities must be to create a…

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to make public facilities both more energy efficient and better prepared for future public health emergencies. The Open Back Better Act would authorize funding for energy efficiency and resiliency retrofit projects in schools, medical facilities, government buildings, education institutions, libraries, and more.

The legislation promotes environmental justice by prioritizing low-income, COVID-19 impacted communities. Funded energy efficiency and resiliency retrofits could include project components designed to improve safety and indoor air quality. …

WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, get vaccines in people’s arms, put money into families’ pockets, return children safely to the classroom, and put people back to work.

“Delawareans and folks across the country have been feeling the impact of the COVID-19 crisis for nearly a year. While Congress has acted in a bipartisan manner throughout the pandemic, the reality is that there’s still so much more to do,” said Rep. Blunt Rochester. …