Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-07) reintroduced two pieces of legislation that aim to support and provide students with more access to music and arts in our schools. The first piece of legislation is the Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM) Resolution, which would support music in schools by affirming the importance of music education, highlighting the benefits students receive from its instruction, and recognizing the hard work... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) sharp questioning of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem at a Senate Judiciary hearing is earning praise, with former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor stating “Booker nails it” and The New Republic reporting “Booker Catches Kristi Noem Lying Under Oath Multiple Times” under questioning from Sen. Booker at the hearing, Secretary Noem denied knowledge of ICE officers violating the law despite being presented with multiple examples of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called out DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over her incompetence and ICE’s reckless conduct, including the arrests and killings of American citizens and blatant disregard for the Constitution. Senator Booker: “Your officers are going into our schools, and terrorizing our children, arresting American citizens, breaking into our homes and terrorizing our streets. You are violating our rights to... 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 regarding President Trump’s military strikes on Iran: “America must be strong and smart. Today’s actions were launched by a president who has rarely proven to be either. Let me be clear: The Iranian regime is one of the most dangerous, destabilizing forces in the Middle East. It has American blood on its hands. It has armed and supported terrorist proxies... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, issued the following statement regarding the announcement of the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery: “The proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is far from settled. Now that there is an actual agreement on the table, the federal government has both the power and the responsibility to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) reintroduced the AfricanAmerican History Act. This legislation provides important resources to help educate the American public about the richness and complexity of African American history and the impacts of racism, white supremacy, and the struggle for justice on the fabric of America. Black Americans and those of the African Diaspora have made countless contributions since the founding of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced the End Warehouse Detention Act to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using taxpayer dollars, taken through Trump’s “Big Disastrous Reconciliation Bill,” to purchase warehouses or to use warehouses to detain non-citizens. The legislation builds on the Senators’ joint efforts to end warehouse detention and follows previous work alongside members of the New Jersey Democratic Congressional... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) celebrated the Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution commemorating Black History Month and the important contributions made by Black Americans throughout United States history. The resolution recognizes that all Americans benefit from the rich historical legacy of Black culture and recognizes Black History Month as a chance to reflect on the complex history of the nation while also continuing to work toward a more... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced theEnd Warehouse Detention Act to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using taxpayer dollars, taken through Trump’s “Big Disastrous Reconciliation Bill,” to purchase warehouses or to use warehouses to detain non-citizens. The legislation builds on the Senators’ joint efforts to end warehouse detention and follows previous work alongside members of the New Jersey Democratic Congressional... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act, legislation aimed at promoting ethical conduct and accountability for ethics violations within the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Representatives Daniel Goldman (D-NY-10) and Hank Johnson (D-GA-04) introduced companion legislation in the House. Numerous allegations of ethical improprieties and undisclosed conflicts of interests and gifts, along with refusals to recuse by Supreme Court... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,joined a group of colleagues led by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The resolution reaffirms the Senate’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, condemns Russia’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz and Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director Abraham Sutton, urging CMMI to develop and test a model that evaluates the impact of providing medically tailored home-delivered meals to Medicare beneficiaries with acute and chronic diet-related illnesses. “Congress established CMMI to test innovative payment... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, issued the following statement condemning Trump’s executive order that directs federal agencies to boost the production of herbicide glyphosate, a chemical known to cause cancer: “This executive order is a slap in the face to the thousands of Americans who have gotten cancer from glyphosate. Trump’s executive order is nothing more than an attempt to protect one of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Peter Welch (D-VT) sent a letter to Paramount Chairman & CEO David Ellison requesting he preserve all records related to the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery transaction. “On February 3, 2026, the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement condemning DHS’ reported purchase of a proposed detention facility in Roxbury, NJ: “ICE’s most recent reported purchase of a warehouse in Roxbury to use as a detention center is an affront to the Roxbury community who resoundingly rejected the prospect of a facility weeks ago. I joined them in this call, expressing my clear and unequivocal opposition to the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to President Donald Trump after Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced her resignation on social media, with subsequent reports indicating that she was terminated. Ms. Slater’s removal... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of 13 Senate colleagues in sending a letter, led by U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), to the leadership of the Senate Commerce and Appropriations Committees urging them to include advance appropriations for Amtrak and passenger rail programs in the next surface transportation reauthorization bill expected later this year. The senators asked for funding for Amtrak from fiscal year 2027 through at least FY31, emphasizing that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, and Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi after Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced her resignation on social media, with subsequent reports indicating that she was terminated. Booker and Durbin requested... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Iranians take to the streets demanding basic freedoms, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a group of colleagues led by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing a bipartisan resolution condemning the Iranian regime for suppressing its citizens’ right to peacefully assemble and highlighting its long pattern of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) reintroduced the bicameral Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act, legislation that would establish a model federal jobs guarantee program in up to 15 high-unemployment communities and regions across the United States. Thanks to this legislation, hardworking Americans can gain access to a living wage and provide benefits like health insurance, paid sick leave, and paid family leave.... Read More