Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Jeff Merkley (D-OR); and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the following statement calling for peaceful, fair elections ahead of the August 13 elections in Zambia: “The United States values its long-standing partnership with Zambia. Over the last two decades, the United... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Federal Integrity, Training and National Eligibility for Service Standards (FITNESS) Act, legislation to freeze ICE officer hiring and establish mandatory hiring, vetting, training, and accountability standards for all federal law enforcement. The Trump administration systematically dismantled longstanding federal recruitment, eliminating qualification... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General: “The Senate had one job: decide whether Todd Blanche is fit to lead the law enforcement agency that represents the interests of the American people and ensures the fair and impartial administration of justice. He... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced legislation to strengthen oversight of the federal immigration detention system by designating ICE funds for reopening the independent Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill would also pause DHS payments to detention contractors and subcontractors that the OIDO finds have violated federal law or detention standards until they have implemented... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the landmark Momnibus Act, a comprehensive legislative package designed to end the nation’s maternal health crisis and directly confront the devastating disparities that continue to claim the lives of Black mothers at alarming rates. U.S. Representatives Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, introduced companion legislation in the House. “Black mothers in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Andy Kim (D-NJ), sought unanimous consent to immediately pass the Delaney Hall Closure Act, legislation requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to permanently close the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark within 90 days. Senator Booker took to the Senate floor to call for the closing of Delaney Hall following the death of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, who died on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and 29 Senate colleagues in demanding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rescind a series of proposed changes that would fundamentally undermine implementation of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) — a federal program that funds nonprofit organizations on the front lines of combating housing discrimination and enforcing fair housing protections... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer (FIRE Cancer) Act of 2026, legislation to protect firefighters from occupational cancer by allowing fire departments to use federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) to establish cancer prevention programs, including multi-cancer early detection testing, preventative screenings, and research. The legislation would authorize $700 million in dedicated funding for these... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Committee voted to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General: “Today, the Judiciary Committee advanced a nominee for Attorney General who has made his loyalties clear — and they aren’t to the American people. “Todd Blanche’s record speaks for itself: he has... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the following statement after Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, died on Saturday, August 1, while held at Delaney Hall: “I unequivocally condemn the death of yet another immigrant at Delaney Hall. It is unacceptable that people continue to die on ICE’s watch. My thoughts are with his family and all who loved him. The circumstances surrounding his death are deeply disturbing: while my team is still collecting facts, public reports indicate that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, sent a letter to Chairman Chuck Grassley urging Republican colleagues to oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General. Booker’s letter lays out an extensive record of alleged misconduct including: misleading Congress, politicizing the Department of Justice, retaliating against career... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement in response to the Farm Bill text released by Senate Republicans: “The Republican Farm Bill released on Friday fails to meet the moment of crisis facing America's farmers and families. Democrats should remain united and only support a Farm Bill that includes a clean two-year delay of the SNAP cost shift to states. The bill must also provide... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim led members of the New Jersey congressional delegation in urging President Donald J. Trump to approve Governor Mikie Sherrill’s appeal of FEMA’s denial of the State’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration following the devastating February 22–23, 2026, winter storm. New Jersey submitted its original request for federal disaster assistance on April 7, 2026, and FEMA denied that request on July 2, 2026. “According to data from the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Tracking Plastic Act, which would implement a standardized process for tracking recycled materials to address mislabeling and fraud by companies, reduce errors, and verify the origins of recycled plastic content, helping Americans better understand the environmental impact of the products they are buying. The legislation would crack down on misleading recycled plastic claims by establishing the first... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ); Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; and Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and 36 Senate colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought demanding that the Trump administration restore funding for the 223 energy projects canceled in October 2025. The Trump... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, along with 19 other Senate colleagues, in issuing a forceful warning in a new letter to Deputy Secretary Vaden about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed reorganization... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), joined by Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Peter Welch (D-VT), led Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging the agency to strengthen and finalized its proposed rule on dynamic line ratings (DLR)—technology that would increase grid capacity, enhance reliability, and reduce energy costs for consumers. "Americans simply cannot wait any longer for solutions to their energy needs. They need relief... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) are pushing to establish term limits for Supreme Court justices, reintroducing the Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits , legislation that would effectively impose 18-year term limits and put Supreme Court appointments on a predictable, regular schedule–as the Court’s approval rating among Americans nears a historic low. Under the proposal, a new... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in celebration of the United States Postal Service's 250 years of delivering mail to the American people, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, introduced legislation to rename a post office in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District in honor of the late Chief Master Sergeant James A. Cotten, a Tuskegee Airman and decorated military trailblazer whose decades of service to his... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act to stop Big Agriculture from rigging the patent system against family farmers — and to bring down grocery prices for everyone else. A seed used to belong to the farmer who planted it. Now, just four corporations control more than 75 percent of the U.S. corn and soybean seed markets, and they've built that dominance by weaponizing patent law against the... Read More