Press Releases

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:   “Although we know that the vote on the Senate Republicans’ craven plan has been delayed, we cannot delude ourselves into thinking this fight is over. We know that Senate Republican leadership will spend the next couple of weeks wrangling votes — so we must spend that time rallying more resistance against this cruel repeal effort that would result in over 20 million Americans losing... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “The independent CBO just shattered any illusion that the Senate Republican health repeal bill is any less cruel and craven than the version passed by the House. “Under the Senate Republican plan, by next year, 15 million fewer Americans will have health coverage, and by 2026, 22 million fewer Americans will be covered -- not to mention the millions more who would be left with worse coverage and... Read More

Washington, DC – With news reports indicating the White House is on the verge of issuing an executive order devoid of policies that would meaningfully reduce prescription drug prices, breaking yet another key promise to Americans, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and other Senate and House Democrats to urge President Donald Trump to act on solutions that truly reduce the rising cost of prescription drugs. In a letter sent today, the group pressed Trump to support the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ health care bill released earlier today:  "It is painfully clear that this bill -- developed in secret, with no public input, accountability, or transparency -- was never intended to give better health coverage to more people, it was deliberately crafted to protect and increase the wealth of the few. Under this version of Trumpcare, just like the last, millions of... Read More

NEW BRUNSWICK – As Senate Republicans continue to craft health repeal legislation with a stunning lack of transparency, today U.S. Sen. Cory Booker was joined by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) along with healthcare professionals and advocates at the Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick to highlight the harmful effects that the secret Senate Republican ACA repeal bill poses to New Jerseyans. Not one public hearing or meeting has been scheduled for the legislation.... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is introducing legislation to force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to strengthen federal lead limits for baby food and fruit juice as the Environmental Defense Fund releases a new report finding that a decade’s worth of FDA data showed detectable levels of lead present in 20 percent of baby food samples. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there is no safe level of lead exposure for children. Lead exposure... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rand Paul (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Al Franken (D-MN), and Mike Lee (R-UT) along with Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) today reintroduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would allow patients to access medical marijuana in states where it is legal without fear of federal prosecution.  Today’s bill comes as Attorney General Jeff Sessions attempts to crack down on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced legislation to end generous federal subsidies for professional sports stadiums.  The bill would close a loophole in the tax code that allows professional sports teams to finance new stadiums with municipal bonds that are exempt from federal taxes. Municipal bonds are intended to give communities a way to finance projects, such as hospitals, schools, and roads, without needing to pay... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to today’s testimony by former FBI Director James Comey in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee: “Under oath, the former Director of the FBI presented a foundation for obstruction of justice charges against the President of the United States. His testimony was profoundly consequential, and we must continue to relentlessly seek the truth in this instance and the broader... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) raised alarms to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson over the planned sale of weaponized aircraft to the Nigerian government. The Senators cited multiple incidents in which the Nigerian military had flouted the laws of war, leading to concerns around how these additional weapons would be put to use. Booker is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Subcommittee... Read More

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mike Lee (R-UT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Rand Paul (R-KY) sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions today, seeking answers about the Department of Justice’s May 10, 2017 memorandum, directing federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious offense possible when prosecuting defendants. “The Department’s policy is based on the premise that ‘[i]t is of the utmost importance to enforce the law fairly and... Read More

HACKENSACK, NJ – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker was joined by U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) and local advocates at Hackensack High School to announce a new legislative effort to ensure drinking water in schools across our nation is clean and safe. The Get the Lead Out of Schools Act, which Sen. Booker will be introducing with U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), establishes a grant program to help local schools replace outdated water infrastructure and ensures schools are... Read More

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement: “President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is a vicious blow to American leadership in the world and to our future.  “When it comes to addressing an issue as urgent as... Read More

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports that President Trump will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement:  “The United States and 194 other nations came together last year to make a historic commitment to tackling one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century because we recognized that continued... Read More

Washington–   U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-NJ), Bill Nelson, (D-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the “Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act’’ a bill to ban oil, gas and methane hydrate-related seismic activities in the Atlantic Ocean. The bill will... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today introduced the Police Reporting of Information, Data and Evidence (PRIDE) Act – legislation that would increase transparency and accountability for law enforcement agencies nationwide by requiring states to report to the Justice Department use of force incidents that occur between law enforcement officers and civilians. This data will help federal, state and local officials to better protect the... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement on the release of Trump’s FY2018 budget this morning:  “President Trump’s budget is littered with broken promises that will directly harm working families, seniors, and people with disabilities. Its savage cuts will not only hurt millions of Americans, it will stifle America’s economic growth and competitiveness and undermine our national security.  “During his... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With release of a transcript of an April telephone call between President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during which President Trump praised his Philippine counterpart for doing an “unbelievable job on the drug problem”, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined a group of Democratic Senators in calling on Trump to denounce Duterte’s murderous anti-drug campaign and delay any... Read More

 For audio of Senator Booker reacting to the CBO score, click here. Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the below statement following the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s report on the GOP health care bill: “The independent experts at the nonpartisan CBO just confirmed Americans’ worst fears about Congressional Republicans’ latest attempt to give the wealthiest a huge tax cut by taking healthcare away from millions. The CBO also... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) issued the following joint statement on last night’s decision by Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta not to delay the implementation of the conflict-of-interest rule, which requires retirement investment advisers to act in the best interest of their client. The rule was delayed while the Department of Labor began its reassessment, under a directive from President Trump made... Read More