Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced two bills that would support mentoring opportunities for historically underserved youth. The Students Helping Young Students Act would incentivize students participating in the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program to be compensated for mentoring younger students at K-12 after-school programs. The Transition to Success Mentoring Act would increase access to school-based mentoring programs for at-risk middle school students in need... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced legislation to expand insurance coverage for prostate cancer screenings. The bipartisan Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for High-risk Insured Men (HIM) Act would require private health insurance plans to cover preventive prostate cancer screenings without imposing any cost-sharing requirements for men who are at high risk of developing prostate cancer.    “Prostate cancer is the second... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Rand Paul (R-KY), Angus King (I-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Kennedy (R-LA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) reintroduced the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, a bipartisan bill to direct the FDA to implement the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 (FDAMA 2.0), legislation passed by Congress to modernize drug testing protocols and improve patient outcomes. The FDA Modernization Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) issued the following joint statement opposing the confirmation of Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation: "While we otherwise would have supported Secretary Duffy due to the commitments he made to critical New Jersey priorities, including the Gateway Program, the actions we have seen in the past 24 hours from the Trump Administration to cut off funding for New Jersey families and carelessly delay infrastructure... Read More

NEWARK, NJ –– This afternoon, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) joined New Jersey non-profit service providers to warn of the immediate and tangible negative effects the Trump-Vance administration’s January 27 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum will have on communities across the Garden State. Requiring all executive departments and agencies “to identify and review all Federal financial assistance,” OMB’s memorandum pauses all grant, loan, and other... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), James Lankford (R-OK), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in Nazi-occupied Poland and marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The resolution calls for the remembrance of the millions of innocent victims of the Nazi reign of terror, honors the legacy of the survivors of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative André Carson (D-IN-07) led colleagues in introducing a resolution recognizing January as Muslim-American Heritage Month and celebrating the achievements of Muslims living in the United States. The resolution highlights the incredible contributions Muslim Americans have made across multiple sectors of society—from medical professionals to entrepreneurs, to faith leaders, athletes, and public servants—to help build a better... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “We are deeply concerned about the news of an ICE raid in Newark today. Our offices have reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to demand answers. “Actions like this one sow fear in all of our communities — and our broken immigration system requires solutions, not fear tactics. “We will continue to work with Mayor Baraka and other local officials to gather more information... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of 24 Democratic Senators led by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to call on President Trump to put veterans first and immediately exempt all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees from the hiring freeze he issued on Monday. In a letter to Trump, the Senators stressed concerns about the negative impact the hiring freeze will have on the delivery of veterans’ health care and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) reintroduced a bipartisan resolution to officially designate January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day. The resolution emphasizes the importance of raising public awareness about maternal health outcomes and promotes initiatives to address and eliminate its disparities.  “The United States spends more on health care than any other country, but we still have the highest rate of maternal mortality... 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:  “It is my constitutional duty to advise and consent on presidential appointments. Ahead of his confirmation hearing, I am grateful Senator Rubio sat down with me to discuss my many concerns for the future of U.S. foreign policy under President Trump. I further appreciate that Senator Rubio substantively engaged with my questions and those of my... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “Make no mistake, Congress must take actions that make our communities safer. But this bill will make us less safe.  “As written, the bill mandates the indefinite detention of any noncitizen of any age for even the most minor of infractions – even if charges are dropped and even if the subject is a child. This will command billions of taxpayer dollars to be used... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) held a press conference announcing their letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to trigger the 90-day extension in the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to allow ByteDance additional time to divest from TikTok before facing a ban in the United States. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) also signed the letter. In the letter the Senators write, “Over the past few days, it has... 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: “I am grateful that a ceasefire deal was announced to finally release dozens of hostages kidnapped over 15 months ago by Hamas and increase the flow of desperately needed humanitarian resources to Palestinian civilians in Gaza. This agreement is a necessary diplomatic breakthrough, and I thank President Biden and his administration, as well as officials... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) announced the introduction of the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act, legislation that would delay the January 19 deadline by which ByteDance must sell TikTok or face a ban, by an additional 270 days. “Tens of millions of Americans use TikTok for entertainment, business, and social networking, including myself,” said Senator Booker. “Americans should not be shut... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) responded to the release of two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies on the health and safety risks faced by meatpacking workers. The findings highlight that meatpacking continues to be a job where workers have unacceptably high rates of injury. Meatpacking and slaughterhouse workers are required to handle animal carcasses on an assembly line with force, speed, and repetitive motions. The studies found that at existing... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) urged President Biden to support a new issuance of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) totaling $650 billion. SDRs are an international reserve asset, distributed by the International Monetary Fund,  to help supplement member countries' reserves, and have previously provided liquidity to help developing and low-income nations. In 2021, the IMF issued $650 billion in SDRs to help stabilize the global economy during the COVID-19 crisis. “We urge... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led colleagues in reintroducing S.40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, legislation that would establish a commission to consider proposals for reparations for African American descendants of slavery.  The Commission will study the impact of slavery and the continuing discrimination against African Americans and will make recommendations on reparation proposals for the descendants of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) applauded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision to maintain protections for grizzly bears under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agency’s decision was based on the best available science, as well as ample stakeholder input from state, tribal, and conservation partners. “Biologists estimated that around 100,000 grizzly bears once roamed western... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement regarding the kidnapping of Rafael Tudares, Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González’s son-in-law, in Caracas: “In July, the Venezuelan people overwhelmingly... Read More