Lisa Blunt Rochester

Blunt Rochester describes meetings with AI experts and OpenAI leadership to discuss national security threats and recent AI safety issues, without stating a specific policy position.

“U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, & Fisheries, comp…”

Sens. Blunt Rochester and Curtis introduce bills requiring federal data collection on data centers' environmental impact and giving communities technical expertise to evaluate AI data center projects.

“U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) today introduced the Data Center Transparency Act of 2026 and the Data Center Community Empowerment Act of 2026 to improve understa…”

Blunt Rochester and Curtis called for congressional hearings with AI executives and swift regulation of AI systems.

“U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking Membe…”

Blunt Rochester calls for immediate public congressional hearings and regulatory safeguards on AI development.

“Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and John Curtis (R-UT), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following joint statement calling f…”

Blunt Rochester argues autonomous hacking by frontier models shows the urgent need for federal testing standards, containment requirements, and disclosure obligations.

“Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent letters to Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, and Mark Zu…”

Blunt Rochester probes what role Congress should play in ensuring AI financial tools help families build wealth without exposing them to new risks, with testimony endorsing guardrails and disclosures.

““Capital markets are ultimately about opportunity.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s remarks. U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Ho…”

Blunt Rochester presses OpenAI and Anthropic on autonomous model attacks and calls for federal oversight, testing standards, and disclosure obligations for frontier AI.

“Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent letters to Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, r…”

Blunt Rochester criticizes the Trump administration's 74 percent cut to BEAD broadband funding, arguing government investment is needed so rural Americans are not shut out of the AI economy.

““This is the cost of doing business. This is the cost of our healthcare. This is the cost of even connecting to our neighbors.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s remarks. U.S. Senator Li…”