A year later, Blunt Rochester presses on with Jobs Agenda [Video]

WASHINGTON D.C. —  It’s been a year since Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) has unveiled her jobs and workforce development agenda. While there hasn’t been as many wins as she would like, she’s still bullish on its future and counts the steps along the way as central to the path ahead.

The Jobs Agenda, a package of eight federal bills designed to improve Delaware’s economic, workforce development, affordable housing and supply chain resilience, was a culmination of not only the issues Blunt Rochester saw people struggle with in the last four years, but also her own experiences growing into economic independence.

With a consistent and strong labor market, consumer spending slowing down and inflation moderating the economy, Blunt Rochester told the Delaware Business Times that there was no better time to fortify that success.

“At a time when the nation has seen unprecedented economic advancement, comprehensive legislation in the Jobs Agenda would build on this progress for Americans and …