Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and their colleagues wrote a letter calling on USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins to ensure that the $21 billion in emergency federal aid secured by Congress last December reaches small farmers. “Many small farms grow multiple crops--including fruit and vegetable varieties that do not have crop-specific insurance options--making it more difficult to purchase crop insurance and subsequently,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) reintroduced the Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, which would prohibit corporations that engage in illegal child labor practices from securing federal contracts. The bill passed out of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee with strong bipartisan support last year. “Right now in America, big corporations are exploiting children in workplaces where federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker reintroduced the Do No Harm Act, which will restore the original intent of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and prohibit individuals and businesses from using religion to deny others' civil rights. Companion  legislation was reintroduced in the House by Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Subcommittee on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in sending a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, raising concerns about reports that Elon Musk’s social media company “X” (formerly Twitter) is leveraging his influential position in the Trump Administration to extract revenue from advertisers and enrich himself. If Musk uses his government position to interfere with... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing legislation to speed up first contracts for new unions. The legislation would ensure that when workers vote to unionize, a labor agreement ultimately becomes a reality. U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joined as original cosponsors.  After workers vote to form a union, they don’t immediately reap the benefits of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), led 38 Members of Congress in a letter to President Donald Trump, raising concerns about his unlawful firings of dozens of independent agency heads and inspectors general (IGs), and calling attention to how many of these firings appear to benefit Elon Musk. The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) will be joined by Cameron McKenzie at President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress this evening. Against the backdrop of increased and uncharacteristic forest fires in New Jersey, McKenzie abruptly lost his job in the United States Forest Service as part of wider DOGE purges across the federal government workforce. As a result of losing his job, Cameron is now planning to sell his home in Blairstown, New Jersey. “Cameron McKenzie believed... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of President Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress tonight, Senate Democrats are launching a new social media video push highlighting President Trump’s broken promise to lower prices. In August 2024 and numerous times on the campaign trail, President Trump promised to “immediately bring prices down, starting on day one” of his presidency. Instead, prices are up and American families are facing more rapidly rising costs: January’s Consumer Price Index report showed... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “The role of Secretary of Education demands someone with experience and a deep commitment to ensuring that every child, regardless of their background, has access to a high-quality education. “The Trump administration has made their plan to dismantle the Department of Education clear. If confirmed, Ms. McMahon would be leading the charge to destroy a critical entity that helps distribute federal funds that... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – This morning, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) was joined at University Hospital by Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10), Milly Silva of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Debbie Davidson, a Jespy House Client, and advocates from across the state, including disability rights groups and healthcare providers to highlight the immediate negative effects Congressional Republicans’ cuts to Medicaid will have on communities across the Garden State ahead of President Trump’s Joint... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—founding co-chairs of the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus—along with U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester urged EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to reopen the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR), which Booker and Duckworth led the charge to create, so the office can continue helping our most disadvantaged communities in rural, urban and tribal areas by improving... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Combating International Islamophobia Act, legislation to address the rise in Islamophobic incidents worldwide. The bill requires the State Department to create a Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia and develop a comprehensive strategy for establishing U.S. leadership in confronting anti-Muslim bigotry across the globe. U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) reintroduced... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to the imminent reopening of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. “In June of last year, I sent a letter to then DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and ICE Acting Director Patrick Lechleitner expressing my dismay and firm opposition to proposed plans to open a new ICE detention center in Newark.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation aimed at combating racial discrimination against natural hair and protective hairstyles traditionally worn by Black people. The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act bans discrimination based on hairstyles commonly associated with race including tightly coiled or curled hair, locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and more. U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced 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 equitable future.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced legislation to reauthorize the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program, which was last reauthorized in 2018. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder predominantly affecting African Americans, Latinos, and other minority groups. Individuals with SCD have a significantly lower life expectancy than... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) reintroduced the bipartisan Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act. The legislation would allow State Medicaid programs to provide comprehensive and coordinated care to patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) through a health home model.   Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that disproportionately impacts people of African descent. Among the most notable symptoms of SCD is debilitating pain, but... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to the imminent reopening of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. “In June of last year, I sent a letter to then DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and ICE Acting Director Patrick Lechleitner expressing my dismay and firm opposition to proposed plans to open a new ICE detention center in Newark.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led 20 colleagues in calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to urgently restore funding for global health, development, and humanitarian programs. In the wake of the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of key foreign assistance programs and personnel without review, the letter highlights the national security imperatives of U.S. global health efforts, which keep Americans safe,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite claiming to support IVF, Senate Republicans blocked an amendment led by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) from being included in the Senate’s budget proposal that would mirror their Right to IVF Act and help lower the costs of IVF treatment for the millions of middle-class Americans who need it to have children. This comes days after President Donald Trump signed an overly vague, toothless executive order requesting policy recommendations to... Read More