Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester’
Senator Blunt Rochester Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Delaware
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend by attending and speaking at several events across Delaware to honor Dr. King鈥檚 legacy. She attended the Sussex County MLK Celebration Banquet in Georgetown, spoke at an interdenominational MLK service in Wilmington, and delivered remarks at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
Read MoreSeveral U.S. Senators Send Letter to Tech Companies Demanding the Removal of Sexualized, AI-Generated Images
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester led seven of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to major tech and social media companies raising concerns about the rise of AI-generated, sexualized images, including those depicting minors, appearing on their platforms. The Senators asked about policies for removing such content, preventing its distribution, and notifying victims. Reports…
Read MoreSenate Passes Housing, Supply Chains Legislation Authored by Senator Blunt Rochester
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester celebrated the Senate’s passage of three bills she authored as part of the ROAD to Housing Act, as well as the bipartisan Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act. Senator Blunt Rochester says the Senate鈥檚 passage of her housing and manufacturing bills marks progress on key priorities she鈥檚 heard from Delawareans鈥攖ackling housing…
Read MoreSenator Blunt Rochester Celebrates Committee Passage of Legislation to Make Manufacturing More Efficient in America
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester announced that her bipartisan bill, the Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act, has passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee. Co-sponsored with Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), the bill aims to better coordinate national manufacturing strategies by aligning planning timelines. Currently, two major manufacturing plans operate on different update cycles鈥攐ne every three…
Read MoreLawmakers Reintroduce First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit to Boost Affordable Homeownership
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester and a group of Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act to help make homeownership more affordable for young and middle-class Americans. The bill would provide a refundable tax credit of up to $15,000鈥攅qual to 10% of a home鈥檚 purchase price鈥攆or qualifying first-time buyers. The credit would…
Read MoreSenators Blunt Rochester, Smith, Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Spur Economic Development
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester has joined two other senators –Democrat Tina Smith of Minnesota and Republican Mike Rounds of South Dakota to reintroduce bipartisan legislation aimed at boosting economic development and improving access to capital. The CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act would strengthen and expand the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee…
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