ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester Announces Comprehensive Housing Agenda, Charting a New Way Home for Housing Policy

In case you missed it, on Friday, September 5, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, unveiled her new legislative agenda to combat the housing crisis, titled, "The New Way Home Agenda: A Federal Framework to Address America's Housing Crisis."

The agenda contains five pillars covering Blunt Rochester's vision on how to get it done - "Breaking Ground: Expand Housing Supply," "Laying the Foundation: Build Stronger Communities," "Creating a New Blueprint: Make Housing Attainable," "Raising the Roof: Unlock Innovative Housing Models," and "Open New Doors: Invest in Smart Tax Policy." Throughout the agenda, Blunt Rochester outlines policy priorities that are backed up by data and input from stakeholders across the state of Delaware.

See what people are reading, watching, and hearing about the Senator's housing agenda:

6ABC: Senator Blunt Rochester Unveils Housing Agenda

Delaware Public Media (radio): Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester offers a new legislative plan to tackle the housing crisis

WITN: Senator Blunt Rochester Announces "A New Way Home" Agenda

Delaware Business Times: Blunt Rochester unveils 'a new way home' agenda

"U.S. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester stood in the middle of Imani Village, about two miles from where she grew up and not far from where she used to get her braids done. But instead of dwelling on the past of the former Riverside public housing neighborhood in Northeast Wilmington, she turned to the future. She looked at the 141-unit complex that hopes to bring more homeowners, businesses, open space and opportunity."

Delaware Public Media (print): Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester has a plan - and a package of bills - to address the housing crisis

"The New Way Home Agenda puts a framework in place through a package of bills to bring housing costs down and make more Americans homebuyers."

Delaware State News: Delaware U.S. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester releases extensive plan to address housing affordability, development

"U.S. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester unveiled on Sept. 5 her comprehensive "The New Way Home Agenda," which offers multipronged solutions to address housing insecurity, affordability and accessibility at the federal level."

Punchbowl News: Three questions with Blunt Rochester on housing

"The Delaware Democrat released a wide-ranging report Friday morning with recommendations for housing reform. It's Blunt Rochester's first major policy initiative as a senator, and the report takes suggestions from groups, including Up for Growth Action, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the American Planning Association and the National Association of Realtors."

WDEL: A new legislative agenda to combat the housing crisis

"Delaware Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester has unveiled a multi-layered legislative agenda dealing with housing called "The New Way Home Agenda." Blunt Rochester made the announcement on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Imani Village, which was developed with funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, but across from still abandoned and dilapidated homes in the Riverside neighborhood."

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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester represents Delaware in the United States Senate where she serves on the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.