Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - Given the conflicting reports by law enforcement, protestors, and the media regarding the response to protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's reservation in North Dakota, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is urging the Department of Justice to immediately investigate all credible reports of inappropriate police tactics there and to deploy federal monitors in an effort to ensure that protestors can peacefully assemble and exercise their First... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: "There is a growing and alarming trend among the individuals President-elect Trump is naming to key positions in his administration. Some have degraded and demeaned Americans. Others actively promote dangerous fringe ideologies. Still more have threatened Americans' rights, and attacked the privileges of citizenship. "As the nation's chief law enforcement officer, the Attorney General of the United States must be... Read More

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UNION, NJ – As our nation pauses to recognize Veterans Day, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) hosted a forum for New Jersey veteran small business owners and veterans interested in starting their own small businesses or strengthening an existing one. Sen. Booker was joined by U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (CD-10), New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak,  U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Administrator Kellie LeDet, JBMDL Commander Col. Frederick Thaden along with more than... Read More

Washington, DC – Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: Over the course of his campaign, Donald Trump degraded and demeaned Americans, threatened our rights, and attacked the privileges of citizenship. He will have a disastrous presidency if he governs that way, and he must show the American people with words and action how he will change direction. Many have offered to give him a chance to do so, despite his divisive campaigning, and he should not squander that... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC-  Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a letter led by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), along with a bipartisan group of 26 other senators, to ask U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to restore bonuses and benefits incorrectly awarded to National Guard soldiers through no fault of their own. The Department has sought to recoup the wrongly awarded benefits after an audit found that due to faulty paperwork, mistakes by recruiters,... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) led a letter on behalf of members of the New Jersey delegation to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack advocating for New Jersey to be selected to participate in a pilot program enabling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online.  The letter was cosigned by U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (N.J.-06), Frank LoBiondo (N.J.-02), Bill... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate subcommittee which oversees America's rail infrastructure, today praised the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners authorization of more than $300 million toward a new Portal North Bridge.  This commitment covers a significant portion of the local share of costs associated with replacing the Portal Bridge, a critical rail infrastructure component for trains into and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) lauded the expansion of the New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program to include Monmouth County, which has experienced a sharp rise in both heroin and opioid use and trafficking.  The designation, which Sen. Booker advocated for, will allow Monmouth County to receive Federal resources to further the coordination and development of drug control efforts among Federal, state,... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker, the top-ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate subcommittee responsible for overseeing passenger rail safety in the United States, and Bob Menendez, the top-ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate mass transit subcommittee, called on U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx to investigate safety concerns at NJ Transit to determine whether there are more systemic problems at the agency that may impair safety.  Following... Read More

NEW YORK – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Charles E. Schumer (D- NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Amtrak Board Chairman Anthony R. Coscia and other federal partners in the Gateway Program today announced the achievement of a series of milestones and accomplishments in the vitally important infrastructure program. The federal leaders are announcing several major milestones involving the President’s... Read More

Washington (October 6, 2016) –Today, Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Robert Menendez (both D-NJ), joined Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and other Senators in calling on President Barack Obama to use his authority under Section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to permanently protect the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from offshore oil and gas drilling. The statute states, “The President of the United States may, from time to time, withdraw from disposition any of the... Read More

MONTCLAIR, NJ – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) were both joined by U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. in hosting a roundtable discussion with local students, educators and community leaders on New Jersey’s implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which takes important steps to ensure that every student in our country has access to a high-quality public education.“Every single student deserves access to a high quality... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –Today U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Harry Reid (D-NV), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Martin J. Gruenberg,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Sen Cory Booker (D-NJ) and 19 other Senators sent a letter to Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell urging them to reject extreme, anti-wildlife, anti-conservation measures as they work to reconcile the House and Senate versions of energy legislation. The House-passed energy bill includes riders that would gut fundamental environmental laws such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and the... Read More

ELIZABETH, N.J.  – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and Congressman Albio Sires (N.J.-09), today visited a firehouse in Elizabeth along with Mayor J. Christian Bollwage to meet with local first responders and to announce $5 million in federal funding to recruit and hire 36 more firefighters to help ensure Elizabeth’s readiness to respond to future emergencies.   “Investing in our firefighters is an investment in our own safety and the safety of our... Read More

Washington, DC - Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to override President Obama's veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), which gives 9/11 victims' families the right to take legal action in U.S. court for any role that the Saudi government may have played in the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. Booker, a cosponsor of the bill, voted to override the President's veto and uphold JASTA. "There is not a day that goes by that I... Read More

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: "Shimon Peres was a pioneer, a founding father, a statesman, and a beloved leader to the people of Israel. More than any title he has held, he was a man of remarkable decency who dedicated himself to bringing people together, finding common ground, and working towards both security and peace for Israel and its neighbors. "I will always treasure my last visit with Mr. Peres, just a month ago in Israel, when he... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez (both D-NJ) announced that the U.S. Treasury Department awarded the State of New Jersey $10,831,972 in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds to help support local small business growth and economic development. "New Jersey small businesses serve as the foundation of our region's economy while playing a critical role in boosting job growth and innovation," said Sen. Booker, a member of the Senate Committee on... Read More

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Orrin Hatch, (R-UT), introduced a resolution calling for the creation of a Presidential Youth Council, which will serve as a bipartisan, bicameral federal advisory committee comprised of 24 young adults between the ages of 16 and 24. The Council will advise the President and Members of Congress on new federal policies and programs that pertain to and affect American youth. “Our democracy’s strength relies upon the... Read More