Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census, sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to approve Governor Mikie Sherrill’s latest request for a federal disaster declaration. The declaration would help ensure New Jersey communities affected by September’s nor’easter, particularly hard-hit shore towns and communities... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) are pressing East Coast fisheries regulators to leave more Atlantic menhaden in the water, warning that a shrinking supply of the small fish threatens the striped bass, ospreys and New Jersey fishing communities that depend on them. In a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the lawmakers call for far deeper cuts than the 20 percent reduction the Commission adopted for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Presidential Pardon Integrity Act, a bill to combat the abuse of the pardon power to reward political allies and campaign donors at the expense of crime victims and American taxpayers. The legislation would deter the corrupt practice of “pardons for sale” by requiring those who buy and sell pardons to disclose their financial ties and contacts with officials, protecting victims’ right to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson urging the agency to investigate anticompetitive and deceptive practices by dominant online real estate platforms that are driving up costs for... Read More

NEWARK, NJ—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after a video posted online appears to show ICE agents violently dragging a man away from two small children on Wednesday in Harrison, New Jersey:  “No child should have to see this and these children will carry it with them long after the videos stop circulating and public outrage has moved away. “ICE claims they are targeting violent criminals—the worst of the worst. This is not true and this was not an isolated... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) is pressing Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director William Marshall III for answers about Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer from FCI Tallahassee, a maximum security penitentiary to Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan, a minimum security facility in August 2025. Maxwell, a convicted child sexual predator, is currently serving a 20 year federal prison sentence for sex trafficking minors and conspiring... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) is pressing for answers on how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to implement President Trump’s childhood vaccine Executive Order (EO), why verified measles-associated deaths were excluded from its public reporting, and why families experienced delays in accessing childhood immunizations. He joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), along with 29... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced a resolution recognizing October 2026 as World Menopause Awareness Month. The resolution recognizes the widespread impact of menopause. It also raises awareness of the need for more reliable resources for women facing menopause symptoms and additional training for health care workers on menopause. “Our health care system has failed women struggling with menopausal symptoms that disrupt their livelihoods,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Alex Padilla (D-CA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, call on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately remove all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers hired during the Department’s 2025 hiring surge. In a new oversight letter that comes days after new reports of the agency's plans to hire 5,000 new officers before year’s end, the senators demand... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-6) are calling on the nation’s leading recreational vehicle manufacturers to adopt more sustainable sourcing practices and remove hardwood linked to global deforestation from their supply chains. In a new letter, the lawmakers urge companies to transition toward responsibly sourced domestic hardwoods or composite alternatives. “Families buy RV’s to get closer to nature, and they should never have to wonder... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – To commemorate the end of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) and led the introduction of a bipartisan Senate Resolution to recognize September as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The resolution also encourages all Americans to take part in efforts to increase early detection, improve treatment and discover more breakthroughs for the disease, which has a 99 percent survival rate if caught in the earliest... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) designating September 2026 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. “For decades, people living with sickle cell disease have faced devastating pain, serious health complications, and an inequitable health care system that has too often failed to take their suffering seriously — and Black Americans have been disproportionately impacted ,” said Senator Booker. “This... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced that the City of Millville will receive $7,215,300 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the Cumberland Freight Access and Economic Development Project. The project will extend Nabb Avenue to Millville Executive Airport, closing a key gap between the airport's industrial corridor and the regional highway network. Senator Booker supported the city's application in a July letter to Transportation Secretary Sean... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is drawing national praise for his forceful oversight comments during Tuesday’s hearing with Special Counsel Jack Smith. Booker’s criticism of Republicans for focusing on debunked claims about the 2020 election rather than issues facing Americans today. Insider NJ highlighted that Booker “stood up for former Special Counsel Jack Smith and for the rule of law,” while on The Last Word,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the Startup Opportunity Accelerator (SOAR) Act, legislation to expand support for early-stage businesses in rural, low-income, and historically underserved communities. The bill would authorize $80 million annually for 10 years through the Small Business Administration (SBA), including grants of up to $1 million for eligible startup accelerators,... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a Senate resolution expressing support for the designation of October 2026 as “Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month.” The resolution aims to increase public understanding of the disease and to support the patients, families, and caregivers affected by it. “Too many families affected by Lewy body dementia spend years searching for answers while their loved ones suffer. Every family deserves an accurate and timely diagnosis, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the following statement after a federal judge approved the settlement between Paramount Skydance and the states that sued to block its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery: “The Trump administration picked a winner from the outset and cleared its path. The states stepped in because this merger combines two of the largest film studios and drives concentration to levels the law presumes unlawful. They warned of higher prices, fewer films,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment (EMMT) Act, legislation that would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to work with experts on health disparities when developing new payment models. "Access to health care is a fundamental human right, and it's long past time our policies reflected that," said Senator Booker. "Congressman John Lewis spent his life fighting for equal treatment... Read More

WASHINGTON. DC – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a former Division I college football player, took to the Senate floor to oppose the Protect College Sports Act, standing with college athletes and organizations including the NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus, and AFL-CIO who have raised serious concerns about a bill that was written without athlete input, shields the NCAA from accountability, and puts the burden of enforcement on athletes themselves. “At its core, it's a bill that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of International Safe Abortion Day, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act, which would repeal the 1973 Helms Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act and ensure that U.S. foreign assistance may be used to provide the full scope of comprehensive health care, including safe, and legal access to abortion services. U.S.... Read More