Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – This afternoon, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation in sending a letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee Chairs and Ranking Members. The letter is signed by eight members of the state’s Congressional delegation and urges an immediate surge of at least $2 billion in emergency federal appropriations to address the ongoing situation at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and telecommunications failures at... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), led 31 of their Senate and House colleagues in demanding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate which large companies are using the Trump Administration’s tariff policies – and the confusion surrounding them – as an excuse to raise prices in excess of actual cost increases, and to prosecute... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), reintroduced the Ending Administrative Wage Garnishment Act of 2025, legislation that would provide borrower relief and support by suspending garnishment as a tool for student debt collection by the federal government. On April 22, 2025, the Department of Education announced that, starting May 5th, it will resume collections on defaulted federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) in leading a group of 27 Senators to introduce a resolution condemning a luxury airplane gift, valued at $400 million, President Donald Trump announced he will receive from the government of Qatar. According to reports, Trump intends to designate the plane as Air Force One while in office and then... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY), wrote to Ramon Laguarta, CEO of PepsiCo, Inc. (Pepsi) demanding an explanation for the company’s potentially illegal price discrimination against small and independent grocery stores. The lawmakers are the top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Chris Murphy (D-CT), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following joint statement on reports that President Trump will accept a luxury jet valued at $400 million from the royal family of Qatar. According to reports, Trump intends to designate the plane as Air Force One while in office and then transfer it to a foundation for personal use following the end of... Read More

Newark, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “Sharpe James was a beloved pillar of our shared community, serving the City of Newark for two decades as mayor and giving nearly four decades of his life to public service. I am deeply saddened by his passing, and I extend my most heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew him throughout Newark.” Read More

Newark, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “As mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka has a responsibility to ensure that facilities operating in the city are adhering to laws that protect the safety and wellbeing of occupants and residents. This incident is disturbing, unnecessary and indicative of tactics that are undermining the safety and security of our communities, not adding to it. Law enforcement officers should have deescalated this situation. Mayor... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of 25 Democratic senators led by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), along with Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Brian Schatz (D-HI), in writing a letter to President Trump in advance of the president’s upcoming travel to the Middle East next week, urging him to take an active role in pressing for humanitarian aid and a return to ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas in order to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, joined a group of bipartisan senators led by U.S. Senators Marker Warner (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) in writing a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to work with President Trump to appoint a new Special Envoy for Sudan, build out key senior Africa roles at the State Department and the National Security Council, and to hold... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) reintroduced the bicameral Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators (RAISE) Act, legislation that would boost teacher compensation by putting tax money back in their pockets and help diversify the teaching workforce. The bill would provide educators with a minimum of $1000 in refundable tax credits and as much as $15,000. Teachers play a critical role in shaping young... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – This afternoon, Senator Cory Booker sent a letter to United States Department of Transportation Secretary (USDOT) Sean Duffy regarding the ongoing operational challenges at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), including widespread flight delays and cancellations, reportedly outdated air traffic control systems, and chronic staffing shortages. Booker wrote: “Given the serious consequences for our nation’s aviation system, it is critical that the United States Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) raised the alarm on the Trump administration’s proposed rule that would defang the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by changing a key definition in the regulation.  The Trump administration is proposing to change the scope of “harm” covered by the landmark legislation, circumventing congressional intent and reversing 30 years of Supreme Court precedent.  “By amputating this critical part of... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – This afternoon, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) led a letter alongside seven members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation to PJM Interconnection (PJM), New Jersey’s regional transmission organization (RTO). Ahead of an anticipated 17% rate increase on June 1, the legislators urged PJM to provide updates on the steps it is taking to lower rates for New Jersey families and those across the thirteen states PJM operates. The legislators wrote: “We write to express... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led nearly 30 Democratic senators in sending a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Maureen Henneberg to reverse the abrupt cancellation of hundreds of public safety grants that serve crime victims and improve public safety in communities across the country. The letter DOJ to provide information about its decision to cancel the grants.  “On April 22, the Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced the Keep Finfish Free Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit federal agencies from issuing any permit or taking any other action to authorize or facilitate commercial finfish aquaculture operations in federal waters, known as the exclusive economic zone, from 3 to 200 nautical miles off U.S. shores, unless Congress passes future legislation explicitly authorizing such permits. Commercial finfish... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led a bicameral group of his colleagues in the New Jersey delegation in writing a letter to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Acting Director Keith Sonderling regarding a notice that the IMLS terminated a grant directed to the New Jersey State Library (NJLS). This grant supported Teaching Information Literacy, a project developing an instructional framework and educational tools that K-12 teachers and librarians use to teach... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of House and Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, to announce the bicameral reintroduction of the Equality Act in an effort to push back against escalated attacks from the Trump Administration, MAGA Republicans, and state legislatures on the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ Americans nationwide. In states across the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) have concluded a day-long sit-in on the US Capitol steps that began at sunrise today, calling Americans to action to protect Medicaid and other vital safety net programs from devastating cuts proposed in Trump and Congressional Republicans’ budget bill. With Congress returning to session tomorrow, Republican leaders have made clear their intention to use the coming weeks to advance a reckless... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  On Earth Day, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Jack Reed (D-RI) announced a pair of bills to permanently protect the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean from the dangers of fossil fuel drilling. The package includes Booker and Reed’s Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, which would permanently prohibit the U.S. Department of the Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas in the North... Read More