Washington, DC – Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s decision to remove all 17 members of the CDC’s expert panel of vaccine advisers. “This is a dangerous decision – and one that unfortunately, was predictable. Since Secretary Kennedy’s first disastrous appearance before our committee, it was clear he was unfit to lead our public health programs and keep Americans safe. In March, I asked Secretary Kennedy if he would commit to keeping current ACIP members on the committee after postponing

Dover, Del. – Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.), joined Governor Matt Meyer, Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay, former U.S. Senator Tom Carper, and Delaware State University President Dr. Tony Allen for the grand opening of the Early Childhood Innovation Center (ECIC) and Early Childhood Lab School at Delaware State University. This project received approximately $15 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act which was championed by Coons, Blunt Rochester, and Carper. Blunt Rochester and Carper attended the event announcing this investment in November 2021. The ECIC will provide professional credentials and career advancement opportunities for

Greenwood, Del. – Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.), joined Governor Matt Meyer and West End Neighborhood House to celebrate the opening of Life Lines South. Life Lines South is Delaware’s only supportive housing program in Sussex County for youth ages 18–23 who are homeless or exiting the foster care system, addressing a major regional need in Kent and Sussex Counties. Located in a former bed and breakfast, this facility will include 10 private units and on-site management for the benefit of the young adults it will serve. West End Neighborhood House received a federal investment