Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

June 17, 2023 at 4:47 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, This Monday is Juneteenth, a day when we commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas – two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved Black people in the Sout…

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

June 10, 2023 at 4:52 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. While we made historic progress last year with the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, it’s clear that Congress needs to act to curb this uniquely-American …

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

June 9, 2023 at 2:01 PM

looking for your signature

  Folks, It’s Pride Month, and that should mean a time for celebrating love and diversity. But these days we can’t celebrate without acknowledging the efforts of some extremist Republicans who are trying to ban that love and diversity altogether. From permitting religious exemptions …

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

June 8, 2023 at 1:32 AM

earn it

  We know it’s hard to think about elections right now, but we’ll give you a few reasons why you should be: Republicans hold a FIVE seat Majority in the House right now. A single election could easily reverse that.   Political pundits are predicting another uphill battle for Democrats…

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

June 5, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Quick survey on abortion >>

  Team, The moment Roe v. Wade was overturned, states immediately began rolling back the clock on abortion rights. In Florida, a 6-week abortion ban was signed into law. North Carolina just passed a 12-week abortion ban. South Carolina just passed a 6-week abortion ban Texas has b…

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

June 3, 2023 at 5:17 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, Welcome to this week's Let Me Be Blunt! Keep reading to hear about what I've been up to. This Week in Washington A Deal on the Debt Ceiling   This week, President Biden and Leader McCarthy struck …

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  Colin Allred · [email protected]

June 2, 2023 at 10:06 PM

Inside Elections just upgraded our chances

  Friend, a lot of folks told me not to run against Ted Cruz. They said a Democrat can't win a statewide election in Texas and that I should stick with my "safe" seat in the House after winning with 66% of the vote last year. But I'm not one to play it safe when our rights and value…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 8:51 PM

an honor I don’t take lightly

  Hey folks, We made history in 2016 when I was elected to Congress. I was the first woman to represent Delaware and the first Black person. That's not an honor I take lightly, at all. So ever since Delaware has given me the chance to lead, I've dedicated my time to passing important…

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  Marla Blunt-Carter · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 2:01 PM

we can come back from this

  Hi folks, my name's Marla, and as many of you know, I'm Lisa's sister. I just got off the phone with her Finance Director, and it wasn't the news we wanted: we're pacing further behind our goal than we anticipated. BUT I'm confident we can come back from this. If we want to keep my…

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

May 29, 2023 at 12:11 AM

at a critical juncture

  Hey everyone, It's been a hectic but wonderful week over here at Lisa HQ. One of our wonderful Senators from Delaware, and Lisa's first boss in politics, Senator Carper, announced his retirement after over four decades in mentorship and public service. His legacy has transcended d…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 28, 2023 at 4:45 PM

I’d like your thoughts on gun safety

  Team, Every time we turn on the news, there are reports of another mass shooting. It's maddening, heartbreaking, and infuriating. It's also preventable. I believe we need to take action NOW, but I also need your perspective: Do you agree that we need to close loopholes that allow …

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 27, 2023 at 4:22 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, I want to remind you to put aside some time to take care of your mental health. I will continue my efforts in Congress to bring more funding and resources to critical me…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 26, 2023 at 6:10 PM

need your perspective

Should Congress do more to combat climate change? Hey team, As a little girl, I remember watching Smokey the Bear and Woodsy the Owl – the TV characters telling us to “give a hoot, don’t pollute” and be kind to our planet. It seemed pretty simple to me, even back then: We need to take…

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

May 25, 2023 at 10:51 PM

before the weekend

  Hey folks, Lisa says that she was lucky that her first bosses were strong women who reinforced the values of working hard, creating a level playing field, and extending a hand to those who need it. Those values inform the work we do here on Team Lisa. Our campaign holds those valu…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 24, 2023 at 9:28 PM

a humble, urgent request

we're pacing to come up short   Hey folks, I won't mince words here. I have an urgent request of you. My team set an ambitious, yet doable, goal to raise $10,000 by 11:59 PM tonight. Right now, we're pacing to come up just $2,200 short. Now, I'm obviously not going to ask you to donat…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 23, 2023 at 5:31 PM

this is a big deal.

  May I have just a second of your time, please? In just a few days, my campaign will face our May fundraising deadline. This is a big deal. Pundits will use the number as a bellwether of our campaign’s strength. With experts predicting a tough cycle for Democrats, it’s imperative that …

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 22, 2023 at 11:50 PM

46 years of service

thank you, TC.   Hey folks, Today, a role model, champion for Delaware and a good friend of mine announced after 46 years in public service, he's retiring after his term is up in 2024. It would be impossible to even partially capture the accomplishments that Senator Carper has had in …

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 20, 2023 at 8:06 PM

humbly asking

  Hey folks, I won't mince words here. I have an urgent request of you. My team set an ambitious, yet doable, goal to raise $20,000 by 11:59 PM tonight. Right now, we're pacing to come up just $5,700 short. Now, I'm obviously not going to ask you to donate the entire $5,700, that's r…

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 20, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, Happy Infrastructure Week! Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, #InfrastructureWeek is now #InfrastructureDecade. This historic funding is creating good-paying jobs, strengthening our nation’s economic compet…

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

May 18, 2023 at 7:03 PM

Quick survey on abortion >>

  Team, The moment Roe v. Wade was overturned, states immediately began rolling back the clock on abortion rights. In Florida, a 6-week abortion ban was signed into law. North Carolina just passed a 12-week abortion ban. South Carolina just passed a 6-week abortion ban Texas has b…

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

May 15, 2023 at 8:02 PM

a dumpster fire

  Hey team, By now you've probably seen some of the town hall that Trump last week. We have two words for it: dumpster fire. Not only did he mock a sexual assault survivor, call another woman “nasty,” continue to deny the 2020 election results, but he was applauded by extremists whil…

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 13, 2023 at 6:32 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, It’s been a busy week in Delaware and in Washington.   Celebrating DSU’s Class of 2023 It was truly an honor to address Delaware State University’s Class of 2023 graduates on Friday. It was the largest graduating class with th…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 9, 2023 at 7:40 PM

the debt ceiling

  Hey team, I'm not sure if you’ve seen what’s going on with the debt ceiling – but it's a mess. Far right Republicans seem to think that cutting federal spending on President Biden's climate change initiatives and student loan forgiveness is a better solution than cleanly raising th…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester HQ · [email protected]

May 7, 2023 at 4:51 PM

13 people

  Hi there: Republicans hold just a FIVE seat majority in the House. That means that some of the most important votes teeter on a knife’s edge. We’ll explain more in a moment but first, can you please chip in $10 or more to protect Delaware’s Democratic House seat? It may seem odd …

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 6, 2023 at 4:46 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, Welcome to this week’s Let Me Be Blunt! Keep scrolling to hear about what I’ve been up to. Making Route 896 Safer   On Monday, I joined Delaware Department of Transportation’s Secretary Nicole Majeski, Gove…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

May 5, 2023 at 8:46 PM

my favorite scarf

  Hey there, When I was sworn-in for the first time in 2017, my sisters and I wanted to make it special. After all, I was making history as the first woman and person of color elected as the Congressperson for Delaware. My sister Thea is the historian of the family, and she had found…

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

May 4, 2023 at 9:56 PM

have your say

  Team, Getting work done that is important to Delaware and everyday Americans across the country is of the utmost importance to Lisa. From the economy, to reproductive rights, to common sense gun-safety, Lisa's dedicated to fighting to ensuring you have what you need to get ahead an…

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

May 2, 2023 at 9:41 PM

more Lisas, fewer Kevins

It's been just one year since the leak that would change reproductive rights   Folks, A year ago, an opinion leaked from the Supreme Court that weeks later would overturn Roe v. Wade, a 50-year precedent that protected millions of Americans' right to an abortion. If we weren't fightin…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 30, 2023 at 3:30 PM

the 1 percent

April Showers bring May Flowers   Folks, Republicans in Congress are really concerned with the 1 percent. They want to give them an easy ride – slashing their taxes, allowing them to influence legislation. It's absurd. Here's the 1 percent I'm worried about: the 1 percent of donors w…

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

April 29, 2023 at 7:51 PM

before the end of the month

campaigns like this one are built over time   Folks, We won't take up too much of your time: There's just 48 hours until our monthly fundraising deadline – and we're pacing behind where we need to be if we're going to keep Delaware in Democratic hands. Any contribution of just $10 or …

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 29, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, Between events in Delaware and important votes in Washington, it’s been a very busy and very engaging week! Keep reading to see what I’ve been up to. Engaging with Delaware's Students at the Delegation Yout…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 27, 2023 at 9:21 PM

blood clots

Nearly a decade ago, I lost my husband, Charles Rochester, to sudden complications from blood clots that went to his heart and lungs.   Hello. Nearly a decade ago, I lost my husband, Charles Rochester, to sudden complications from blood clots that went to his heart and lungs. He was a he…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 25, 2023 at 7:31 PM

President Biden’s reelection campaign

It's official: President Biden is running for reelection in 2024   Team, It's official: President Biden is running for reelection. Last election, I was proud to stand by my fellow Delewarean and had the honor of serving as the National Co-Chair of the Biden/Harris campaign and helping l…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 24, 2023 at 10:07 PM

the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday

the fight for abortion access continues   Team, As you've probably seen by now, the Supreme Court blocked the dangerous restrictions on Mifepristone. This is a huge win for abortion rights, but the work doesn't stop just yet. Back when I was working as the Deputy Secretary of Health an…

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 22, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, It’s one of my favorite days of the year - Earth Day! To celebrate, I visited the Brandywine Valley unit of the First State National Historic Park in Wilmington - the only National Park in Delaware! I was joined by t…

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  Team Lisa · [email protected]

April 21, 2023 at 9:30 PM

one of the toughest battles yet

Something we’ve learned about Lisa is...   Something we have learned about Lisa is, There's a genuine reason behind everything she stands for. Lisa grew up watching Smokey the Bear and Woodsy the Owl. Maybe that’s why she is so passionate about protecting the earth for generations to c…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 18, 2023 at 8:15 PM

a little alarmed

  Hi everyone, If you’re receiving this, it’s because you’ve always stepped up for our team in the past. My team just let me know that we’re behind on our fundraising goals for the month. It wouldn’t normally alarm me but with the GOP in the House majority, abortion access is being …

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 15, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, If there's one word you can associate my career with it would be jobs. As a former Secretary of Labor for Delaware, Head of State Personnel, and CEO of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, I've seen personally t…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 15, 2023 at 1:46 PM

my grandmother

While there is reason to look at today’s role models for young people with skepticism, there is also reason for hope.   Hi there, I’m a big believer in role models. I’m fortunate to have many. As a little girl, one of the people I looked up to was my grandmother — my mother’s mother. She…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester HQ · [email protected]

April 8, 2023 at 5:19 PM

BREAKING: Abortion Access Gutted

Extreme Republicans are doing everything possible to strip women of their bodily autonomy. This is a five-alarm fire.   Team — All of us on Team Lisa are livid. Last night, as folks were signing off for the weekend, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled to overturn FDA approval …

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 8, 2023 at 2:17 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, While this week brought its challenges – including severe weather and a tornado – it also brought a renewed sense of community. Because, as former Governor Markell would say, we are a state of neighbors, and we will …

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester HQ · [email protected]

April 7, 2023 at 2:00 PM

before the weekend

With Republicans in the House Majority and campaign experts predicting a tough cycle for Democrats, it’s imperative that we show financial strength - especially at this point in the election cycle.   We’ll be very fast — Lisa says that she was lucky that her first bosses were strong wome…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester HQ · [email protected]

April 6, 2023 at 10:11 PM

13 people

This may seem odd.   Hi there: Republicans hold just a FIVE seat majority in the House. That means that some of the most important votes teeter on a knife’s edge. We’ll explain more in a moment but first, can you please chip in $10 or more to protect Delaware’s Democratic House seat? It …

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 5, 2023 at 4:46 PM

blood clots

Nearly a decade ago, I lost my husband, Charles Rochester, to sudden complications from blood clots that went to his heart and lungs.   Hello. Nearly a decade ago, I lost my husband, Charles Rochester, to sudden complications from blood clots that went to his heart and lungs. He was a he…

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

April 1, 2023 at 2:37 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, On Monday, I welcomed Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States' President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis to Delaware to highlight how EXIM's services can support the growth and expansion of Delaware businesses, especi…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 10:32 PM

before midnight

This is incredibly important.   Hi there, I’ll be fast — Our first quarterly deadline of 2023 is TONIGHT. My campaign is legally required to publicly report how much money we raise. This is incredibly important. With Republicans in the House Majority and campaign experts predicting a tou…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

March 29, 2023 at 2:37 PM

the GOP House Majority

We made history when I became the first woman and the first person of color to represent Delaware in the United States Congress.   Hi there, In 2016, we made history when I became the first woman and the first person of color to represent Delaware in the United States Congress. I’ve been…

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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 9:09 PM

this is a big deal.

With Republicans in the House Majority and campaign experts predicting a tough cycle for Democrats, it’s imperative that we show strength.   May I have just a second of your time, please? In just a few days, my campaign is required to publicly report how much money we’ve raised for the q…

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  Sherrod Brown · [email protected]

March 27, 2023 at 4:36 PM

I’m personally asking

Experts at CNN are calling me one of the most vulnerable senators in the entire country – and I am a top GOP target for defeat. Counting on you. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]

March 25, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, I hope your weekend is going well.   I want to wish all those in our state who are observing Ramadan a month of peace and blessings. Ramadan Mubarak! We also celebrated the 13th anniversary o…

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