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The comprehensive legislation would end federal cannabis prohibition by removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act; empower states to create their own cannabis laws; ensure federal regulation protects public health and safety; and prioritize restorative and economic justice   Senators refined and expanded their discussion draft released last year after receiving more than 1,800 comments and working with... Read More

Newark, N.J. — More than 60 New Jersey anti-hunger advocates, state and local officials, medical professionals, direct service providers, family farmers, agricultural stakeholders, and people who have personally experienced the impact of hunger, food insecurity, or diet-related illness submitted comments to U.S. Senator Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) office on the critical need to make healthy food accessible to all.The comments came in response to Booker’s call for feedback ahead of the... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) led a bicameral group of 35 members of Congress in a letter raising concerns over chemical recycling technologies that contribute to the climate crisis and perpetuate environmental injustice in vulnerable communities. The letter comes as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers whether to remove existing Clean Air Act protections from chemical recycling... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the Combating Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act to prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) from wearing clothing displaying the word “police.” Companion legislation will be introduced in the House by Representative Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY). Advocates warn that ICE agents, by displaying... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and over a dozen Senate Democrats wrote to President Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, urging them to immediately declare national and public health emergencies over Americans’ access to reproductive care.The letter was signed by 18 Senators in total, including Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.),... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation that would prevent the deportation of immediate family members of U.S. soldiers and veterans. Specifically, the Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act would prohibit the deportation of spouses, parents, children, or siblings of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans who served in active duty who were discharged in conditions other than dishonorable, and service members who died in... Read More

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) sent a letter to President Biden in advance of his upcoming travel to the Middle East regarding investigations into the death of Palestinian-American journalist and New Jersey resident Shireen Abu Akleh. Condemning the attack on mourners during Ms. Abu Akleh’s funeral procession, the senators urged President Biden to raise Ms. Abu Akleh’s case at the highest levels and press for accountability during his visit. The... Read More

Newark, NJ -- Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) invited New Jersey anti-hunger advocates, medical professionals, direct service providers, family farmers and ranchers, and people who have personally experienced the impact of hunger, food insecurity, or diet-related illness to share feedback for the upcoming White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Booker secured funding to convene the conference in the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) applauded the Biden-Harris administration’s Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, a framework to address and combat maternal mortality and morbidity that will help reduce the long-lasting disparities in maternal health and improve pregnancy outcomes. The blueprint outlines five broad goals that align closely with those in legislation proposed by Booker, including the MOMMIES Act and Black Maternal Health... Read More

Newark, NJ -- Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) led all 12 other of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation in requesting President Biden grant a state funeral for Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams, who was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. Corporal Williams, 98, passed away this morning in West Virginia.“We, the members of the delegation from the State of New Jersey, request that you direct a... Read More

Washington, DC -- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a bicameral group of lawmakers asking the Biden Administration for information related to the scientific evaluations that the Department of Health and Human Services has conducted of fentanyl analogues. The letter expresses concerns over the Biden Administration’s proposal to make the current temporary classwide scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (FRS) permanent without... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a resolution celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and designating June 2022 as African American Music Appreciation Month. In addition, the resolution further recognizes the lack of access to arts education and training for African American students and calls for greater access to music education.“From the early spirituals of people who were enslaved to the modern rhythm and... Read More

Washington, DC -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement:“Today the Supreme Court defied nearly a half-century of legal precedent by stripping Americans of one of their most fundamental freedoms: the right to decide what happens to their own body. “Overturning Roe v. Wade will harm countless Americans, particularly those facing the most unthinkable of circumstances, such as in the case of rape, incest, or if... Read More

Washington, DC -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Booker was part of a bipartisan group of 20 Senators who signed on to an earlier framework outlining the proposal to address the gun violence epidemic in the United States.“Quite simply, this legislation will save lives. And if passing it saves even one child from being killed; if it saves even one family from the pain of losing a loved one; if it saves... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA), comprehensive legislation that provides a roadmap to eliminate racial and ethnic health inequities. Building on the gains made under the Affordable Care Act, HEAA lays out additional investments Congress must make to enhance the health and well-being of systematically marginalized and underserved communities, address health disparities, and... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice brief supporting a challenge to California’s animal housing law, Proposition 12.“I am deeply disappointed and angered that USDA and the Biden Administration have aligned themselves with corporate meatpackers and their cruel factory farm system that is dangerous for workers, consumers, animals, and the... Read More

Washington, DC -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement:“The Supreme Court’s sweeping decision striking down New York’s 100-year-old gun permitting law is not only wrong but wildly out of step with the American public, who overwhelmingly support common sense gun safety laws. This decision undermines public safety and makes our communities less safe. “Following the disastrous and wrongly decided Heller decision... Read More

Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led a group of Senators urging President Biden to establish a Presidential Commission to study and issue proposals on a national apology and reparations for African Americans. The effort builds upon the lawmakers’ earlier work on S. 40, a bill that would establish a congressional commission for the study of reparations proposals that aims to study the impact of slavery and continuing discrimination against African Americans and will make... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill that would help improve the clearance rate for murders – or the percentage of murder cases solved by law enforcement agencies. The Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act (VICTIM Act) would establish a grant program at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Cory Booker (D- N.J.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Debbie Stabenow... Read More