By Martin Matheny Delaware Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester has introduced her first bill as a member of the U.S. Senate. Blunt Rochester’s bill, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act, is meant to help local and state governments overhaul their zoning and land use laws with support from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. That, Blunt Rochester said, will lead to more housing. “Bottom line, breaking down barriers, getting rid of red tape and increasing the supply of affordable housing, which we know in Delaware is vital,” she said. Overhauling zoning and land use laws can be daunting for local governments, she said.

As Trump tariffs batter U.S. economy, Lutnick RIFs entire agency that helps boost minority entrepreneurship, ignite economic opportunity & create jobs in rural, suburban & urban communities across the country Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) wrote to Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding documents and full accounting of his actions to shutter the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) despite vowing not to support efforts to dismantle it. Today’s letter follows a March 24 letter from Sens. Blunt Rochester and Cantwell, warning

Smyrna, Del. –Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) traveled across Delaware to shine a light on how actions being taken in Washington are impacting her constituents in the First State. Blunt Rochester started the morning by visiting Laurel High School, along with Laurel School District Superintendent Dr. Shawn Larrimore and Laurel High School Principal Patrina Giles. Blunt Rochester toured the school and met with students from the graduating class of 2025. A member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Blunt Rochester has spoken out against the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education and recently sent a letter to Secretary Linda McMahon seeking answers