Press Releases

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “This repeal bill would force millions of Americans to pay more money for worse health insurance that’s attainable for fewer people. It cuts taxes for the wealthiest Americans and shifts more costs onto working families, all while allowing insurance companies to charge older Americans much higher premiums, dismantling Medicaid as we know it, and ending federal funding entirely for the... Read More

CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) were joined by local officials and community leaders at the Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center to discuss their efforts to address the decline in New Jersey’s federal security funding for religious centers.  The lawmakers’ efforts come as several local Jewish Community Centers (JCC), including the Betty and Milton Katz JCC, have been targets of recent bomb... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:  “A rebranded Muslim ban is still a Muslim ban, plain and simple. It’s clear that the Trump administration’s intent with this executive order is the same as it was with the first, which is to exclude refugees and immigrants of a certain religion from entering the United States. Like the previous ban that was rejected by millions of Americans and blocked by the federal courts, this reckless... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “It is profoundly disturbing that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had direct contact with Russia’s ambassador on multiple occasions last year even though he swore under oath during his Senate confirmation hearing that he ‘did not have communications with the Russians.’  “Given the lines of inquiry during his confirmation process, it’s clear that Mr. Sessions withheld... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:  “This speech was more of the same fear and factual distortion that President Trump has made central to his campaign, transition, and first weeks in office. He doubled down on actions that are counter to some of our most fundamental American values and did nothing to meaningfully reach out to people who are scared of losing their economic security, their access to affordable health coverage, and even... Read More

Washington, D.C. – A resolution introduced by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Thad Cochran, R-Miss., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif. commemorating Black History Month passed the U.S. Senate late Monday. S.Res.69 celebrates the achievements of African Americans and acknowledges the history and legacy of systematic racial discrimination in the United States.  “In passing this resolution, the United States Senate affirms and celebrates the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Bob Casey (D-Penn.) introduced legislation Tuesday to lower the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs by allowing Americans to import safe, low-cost medicine from Canada. Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) and Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) introduced a companion bill in the House. Both measures would authorize the secretary of Health and Human Services in two years to allow importation from other advanced countries. In... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) urged President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, to answer questions that have come to light since his confirmation hearing regarding his banking ties to Russia. In a letter to Mr. Ross, Booker requested answers to 11 questions pertaining to Ross’s businesses dealings with Russian shareholders during his time as Vice Chairman of the Bank of Cyprus’s Board of... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s decision to reverse a Department of Justice policy phasing out use of privately managed prisons in the federal system: “The Trump Administration’s decision to reverse course on existing policies designed to gradually end the use of private prisons is a major setback to restoring justice to our criminal justice system. The Bureau of Prison’s own... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement on President Trump's decision to revoke federal guidance protecting the rights of transgender students:  “The Trump administration has again undermined a cherished and fundamental American value -- equal justice under law. By withdrawing critical anti-discrimination guidance that protects transgender students, the very federal agencies charged with protecting the rights of all children... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement regarding new immigration rules issued by the Department of Homeland Security: “The Trump Administration’s callous plan to deport potentially millions of undocumented immigrants is a massive step in the wrong direction. We need comprehensive immigration reform, not misguided policies that waste taxpayer dollars, undermine our moral credibility, and compromise public safety by focusing our limited... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rob Portman (R-OH) reintroduced the Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act, legislation that would ensure all federal law enforcement officers receive the retirement benefits they deserve for their service. Due to the level of training required and greater danger present in their profession, Congress determined that people in federal law enforcement positions should receive higher salaries and enhanced retirement benefits compared to... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker delivered remarks on the Senate floor last night against the nomination of Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.  Booker voted against Pruitt’s confirmation during a vote before the Senate earlier today.  “When Mr. Pruitt was questioned by a reporter on his practice of letting polluting companies write letters challenging EPA regulations, which he then copied onto his official attorney general letterhead and... Read More

Washington, DC -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, issued the following statement: "Mike Flynn's resignation raises many more questions than it answers about the Administration's communications with Russia and the President's knowledge of General Flynn's potentially criminal actions. These questions are in addition to the many questions that remain unanswered about Russia's efforts to attack our democracy by influencing the outcome of the... Read More

Washington, DC -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Steve Mnuchin for Secretary of the Treasury: "The Treasury Department exists to safeguard the integrity of our country's financial system, and should work to empower every American to succeed and help the American economy to prosper and grow. The person who leads this vital department must be deeply committed to these core priorities and to protecting American consumers and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), along with 10 other Democratic Senators, are criticizing a reported Trump administration plan to restructure U.S. government efforts to counter violent extremism (CVE) to instead focus solely on “Islamic Extremism” or “Radical Islamic Extremism,” and no longer target violent white supremacist and other extremist groups that have threatened... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) are renewing a bicameral effort to fix America’s strained public defender system from local courts all the way to the Supreme Court.  Today, Booker and Maloney are re-introducing two legislative initiatives that seek to ensure America’s judicial institutions are living up to the Constitution’s guarantee of a right to counsel. The Equal Justice Under Law Act would empower indigent... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is leading the renewal of a bipartisan effort to pass legislation that would prohibit the solitary confinement of juveniles who are tried in the federal system and held in pretrial facilities or juvenile detention facilities. Joining Booker to re-introduce the MERCY Act, first proposed in 2015, are Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), James Lankford (R-OK), and Bob Casey (D-PA). Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7) and Mia... Read More

Booker: “Sometimes, the most vulnerable child needs a little help--not just from a loving teacher or a loving parent but from a government that stands behind her and says: You matter.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined his colleagues on the Senate floor late last night to speak against the nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education before voting against her confirmation this afternoon. Senator Booker’s floor remarks focused on the need for a... Read More

Washington, DC - U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement on President Trump's actions to delay the Department of Labor's conflict of interest rules for retirement advisers and roll back Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform: "President Trump's actions will pad the profits of big banks at the expense of working families. This is an affront to the American people. "Let's be clear - the conflict of interest rule I fought for helps protect middle class retirement savings by making sure... Read More