Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Katie Britt (R-AL) announced the reintroduction of a bipartisan resolution to officially designate January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day. The resolution emphasizes the importance of raising public awareness of maternal health outcomes and promotes initiatives to address and eliminate its disparities. “In the richest country in the world, it is unacceptable that giving birth in America remains one of the most dangerous... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the reintroduction of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act alongside U.S. Representatives LaMonica McIver and Rob Menendez and New Jersey immigrant rights advocates. The bill would end the use of private, for-profit detention facilities, prohibit the practice of detaining families, and ensure due process. It would also repeal mandatory detention and increase federal oversight, accountability, and transparency of the immigration... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa & Global Health Policy, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following statement after the elections held in Uganda on January 15, 2026. “Uganda’s elections – like the recent elections in Tanzania - were a hollow exercise, staged to legitimize President Yoweri Museveni’s seventh term and four decades in power. “But even more so... Read More

In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote an op-ed published in The New Jersey Star-Ledger calling for no new ICE detention centers in New Jersey. Yesterday, Booker visited an ICE facility in Roxbury where he witnessed firsthand the inhumane conditions detainees are living in, and asserts that we need sweeping immigration reform. See for yourself: NJ.COM Roxbury’s Fight is Our Fight: No New ICE Detention Centers in New Jersey By:... Read More

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – This afternoon, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) traveled to Morris County, NJ. He toured the site of a proposed ICE detention facility in Roxbury and met with local leaders in Morristown to discuss an ICE raid at a local laundromat earlier this month in which multiple Morristown residents and a high school student were detained. “What I saw in Roxbury, and what I heard in Morristown this afternoon from local leaders is truly heartbreaking. DHS and ICE have come into our... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. —Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting information about the conditions under which a sanctioned senior commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was present in... Read More

In case you missed it, MS NOW highlighted how under U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), leadership of the Democratic Strategic Communications Committee, Senate Democrats’ digital communication surged in 2025, leading to a 430% growth in online engagement and over 20 million new followers across Senate Democrats’ social media platforms. See for yourself: MS NOW Cory Booker touts a ‘monstrous leap’ for Senate Democrats on social mediaBy: Ali Vitali January 19, 2026 Key points: If you’ve seen more... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 16, 2026CONTACT:press_@booker.senate.gov Booker, Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ensure Americans Aren’t Footing the Bill for Big Data Centers Legislation would require corporations—not the American people—to pay for data center expansion and take steps to protect grid reliability WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and several Senate colleagues in introducing the Power for the People Act,... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reintroduced legislation that would ensure prison disaster plans protect the health, safety, and rights of incarcerated individuals during emergencies. The Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act would require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to submit annual damage reports after disasters, require the National Institute of Correction (NIC) to hold field hearings on how to better incorporate considerations for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Credit Card Fairness Act, legislation that would put into statute the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s popular $8 cap on credit card late fees. Consumers currently pay $14 billion per year in credit card late fees, which pads the profits of the biggest banks. The standard $30 to $41 late fee is up to five times higher than the cost for banks of collecting late... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the fatal killing of Minneapolis resident, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced the introduction of two accountability bills to strengthen federal law enforcement standards. The legislation would establish minimum hiring and training standards for all federal law enforcement officers and require the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by federal officers... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, issued the following statement: “Donald Trump’s nomination of megadonor David MacNeil to the Federal Trade Commission’s recent vacancy is yet another blatant example of the administration’s corruption and pay-for-play politics. Instead of prioritizing consumer protection and fair competition practices that drive down costs... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans failed to hold President Trump accountable for violating the Constitution and failed to block this Administration from deploying U.S. troops to Venezuela illegally and without Congressional authorization: “For over a year, Senate Republicans have refused to do their jobs and hold this administration accountable for its foreign policy failures. Today, they voted to allow President... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a bicameral group of lawmakers led by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D-CO-06), alongside Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), as well as U.S. Representatives Greg Casar (D-TX-35), Chrissy... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of 14 of his Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), in urging Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, including leaders of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, to protect funding for the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) grant program in fiscal year 2026 appropriations legislation. While the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “The shooting of a woman in Minnesota today by ICE is a horrible tragedy. “As Mayor I've overseen a police department of over a thousand officers. From everything I've seen so far, this killing was avoidable and shouldn’t have happened. This is especially troubling because law enforcement officers are routinely trained in deescalation techniques and the use of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) released a new video this morning reflecting on the violence of that day and sharply criticizing President Donald Trump’s use of the presidential pardon power. Booker highlights the case of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol police officer from New Jersey, who was beaten while defending the Capitol and died days later. “It’s January 6, the fifth year anniversary of the horrific attack... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of 29 Senators led by U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in sending a letter to President Trump, Secretary Noem, and Attorney General Bondi demanding answers on the impact of the administration’s decision to pull thousands of federal law enforcement agents away from their work keeping dangerous criminals off the streets and reassign them to arrest, detain, and deport primarily non-violent immigrants. “You have pulled agents away... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: Today, many leaders will rightly condemn President Donald Trump’s unlawful and unjust actions in Venezuela, and I join them. But just as glaring, and far more damning, is Congress’ ongoing abdication of its constitutional duty. For almost a year now, the legislative branch has failed to check a president who repeatedly violates his oath, disregards the... Read More