Press Releases

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – This evening, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) attended the New Jersey Hall of Fame 2025 Induction Ceremony to honor this year’s trailblazing inductees and present Dorothea Bongiovi with the 2025 Unsung Hero Award. “Whether you’re from Sussex County, Cape May County, or anywhere in between, whether you say Pork Roll or Taylor Ham, if you believe in Central Jersey or not––we can all agree that the Garden State is the best state in the Union. It’s not often that we’re all... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on Africa & Global Health Policy, and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC) Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, & Global Women’s Issues, led their colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for stronger U.S. diplomacy to address the conflict between the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with U.S. Representatives Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) and Hank Johnson (D-GA-04) introduced the Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act, legislation that gives workers and consumers the ability to take race discrimination claims to court rather than being pushed into private arbitration proceedings. “This legislation will put an end to forced arbitration clauses and allow people who have been harassed or mistreated because of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the NIH IMPROVE Act, the Senate companion to U.S. Representatives Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Brian Fitzpatrick’s (R-PA01) House bill, which would ensure consistent funding for research on maternal care and mortality. In 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative. The IMPROVE Initiative... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the In-Home Caregiver Assessment Resources & Education (CARE) Act of 2025, legislation that would support caregivers who provide unpaid care to relatives, partners, and friends by establishing a 3-year grant program for local government agencies and community organizations to carry out family caregiver home visiting programs. “In New Jersey, nearly 2 million adults provide unpaid care to a family member with complex medical... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott requesting answers on the hiring standards and training protocols for newly hired ICE agents. By lowering hiring and training standards for new federal agents,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of 27 Senate Democrats led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) demanding that the Trump administration reverse its decision to delay the cleanup of toxic chemicals at military installations across the country and take action to protect military families and nearby communities by addressing contamination at the affected sites. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the Senators called on the Trump administration... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) sent a letter to President Trump expressing deep concern over escalating settler violence in the West Bank and urging the Trump Administration to pressure the Israeli government to protect civilians, ensure accountability, seek justice for the victims of violent crimes already committed, and uphold efforts toward a two-state solution. "We urge you to press the Israeli government to take significant... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker joined Senate Democrats led by Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) to call on Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to immediately bring the Epstein Files Transparency Act to the Senate floor for a vote, without delay or unnecessary process distractions. Their letter follows the U.S. House of Representatives’ overwhelming bipartisan approval of the measure by a vote of 427–1. For more than... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing President Trump’s unlawful attempt to remove Rebecca Slaughter, a duly appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The brief was led in the Senate by Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Ranking Member Cory Booker (NJ), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (NY), Judiciary Ranking Member Dick Durbin (IL), Commerce Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (WA), and Banking Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to final passage of the latest government funding bill, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “This deal to fund and open the government is a loss for New Jerseyans and for millions of Americans who will suffer devastating increases in their health care costs, on top of the skyrocketing expenses they’re already facing in an economy that’s unfair and unaffordable for so many. That is why I voted against this bill. “The Democratic party... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) released his 2026 Veterans Handbook, an updated version of his comprehensive resource guide for New Jersey veterans and their families for the year ahead. The handbook is a collection of resources designed to help New Jersey veterans with the transition from military to civilian life and includes information on health benefits, workforce centers, employment opportunities, federal and state education programs, crisis support services, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade, and John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released a bipartisan discussion draft of legislation that would give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) new authority to regulate the digital commodity spot market. “More Americans are engaging with novel financial markets and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights filed a bipartisan amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn a century-old precedent that has long exempted professional baseball from federal antitrust laws. “For over a century, professional baseball has enjoyed a free pass to break the rules of fair competition because of a flawed Supreme Court... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump’s USDA has refused to use existing contingency funding and legal authority to continue SNAP into November. As a result, SNAP beneficiaries in New Jersey will begin missing benefits tomorrow. SNAP is vital to more than 820,000 recipients in New Jersey, who rely on this funding to afford basic groceries. In response to this attack on New Jerseyans and SNAP beneficiaries nationwide, the Democratic members of New Jersey’s Congressional Delegation—U.S. Senators Cory... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) in issuing the following statement condemning the Trump Administration's Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026: "President Trump's... Read More

Booker, Padilla, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases Lead Senators of the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act andWest Coast Ocean Protection Act Condemn Efforts that would Devastate Coastal Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), along with House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, along with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Todd Young (R-IN), released the following statement on the violence in Sudan: “We are horrified by the ongoing civil war in Sudan, and the genocide in Darfur perpetuated by the Rapid Support... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) cosponsored the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to ensure continued funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act, legislation to extend funding for SNAP and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). This legislation is in response to the Trump administration’s refusal to use the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) contingency... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins condemning the Department’s cruel decision not to use available contingency funds to extend SNAP benefits into November, despite having the legal authority to do so. This decision threatens access to critical food assistance benefits for 42 million Americans. The letter challenges a recent USDA memo stating that “contingency funds are not legally available to cover regular... Read More