Press Releases

Recently, Sen. Booker wrote an op-ed published by the Huffington Post​, in which he noted the many injustices endemic to today's criminal justice system, and stressed the dire need for broad-based reform. ​​Our Criminal-Legal System: Justice Doesn't Have to Be Missing from Equation ​By Cory Booker April 15, 2015 The facts about the criminal-legal system in America are sobering: The United States accounts for only 5 percent of the globe's population, but for 25 percent of... Read More

CAMDEN, NJ – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) South Jersey office today announced that it will hold mobile office hours in Atlantic County. The Senator's constituent services staff will be on hand to provide residents assistance regarding federal agencies and services and will answer any related questions. Senator Booker’s mobile office hours are being hosted at the Egg Harbor City Municipal Building. For more information, residents are asked to call (856) 338-8922 or email... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), sent a letter to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Ranking Member Charles Schumer (D-NY), urging them to update Senate policies pertaining to the usage of digital media and technology. Booker was joined on the letter by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO). In the letter, Sens. Booker and McCaskill encourage the Committee to consider rule changes that better reflect the growing utility and reach of... Read More

WASHINGTON– U.S. Sen. Cory A. Booker, D-N.J., today issued the following statement after voting early this morning against the Senate’s budget for Fiscal Year 2016, which calls for $4.3 trillion in cuts to mandatory spending programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over 10 years: “The American people deserve a budget that is responsible and inclusive, one that holds true to our values and priorities as a nation. The steep and careless... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Cory A. Booker (D-N.J), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Reps. James P. McGovern (D-Mass.) and Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx, urging him to review results of a 2012 DOT study on the impact of heavy commercial trucks on the nation’s roads and highways prior to publicly releasing the study results, noting their concerns with the study’s methodology and... Read More

WASHINGTON – Late yesterday evening, the United States Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution calling for the Internet of Things to promote economic growth and greater consumer empowerment. The resolution, introduced by U.S. Sens. Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) generated from a Senate Commerce Committee hearing earlier this year titled “The Connected World: Examining the Internet of Things.” Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Cory A. Booker, D-N.J., today praised White House action that seeks to speed and expand broadband deployment and adoption by addressing regulatory hurdles and encouraging investment and training. Booker is a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over telecommunications and broadband technology policy. "Expanding the availability of broadband and enhancing Internet access will help to level the technology playing... Read More

WASHINGTON –U.S. Sens. Cory A. Booker D-N.J., and Deb Fisher, R-Neb., members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, have sent a bipartisan letter to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Mark Rosekind to request an update on agency policies related to automated vehicle technology and to urge the NHTSA to embrace policies that promote innovation in and the improved safety benefits of the technology. “These technologies promise... Read More

WASHINGTION – Today, U.S. Sens. Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), introduced the Supportive School Climate Act of 2015, legislation that would address the so-called school-to-prison pipeline by reducing suspensions, expulsions, and other overly harsh school disciplinary actions to improve youth outcomes. They were joined by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Reps. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.). The bill would give every... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.), joined U.S. Sen Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-2) to introduce the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act in the Senate and House. The legislation would allow those with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the interest rates that were approved last year for new borrowers. A previous version of the bill was voted on in the 113th Congress, and every Senate Democrat and three Senate Republicans voted to... Read More

WASHINGTON –U.S. Sen. Cory A. Booker D-N.J., today introduced a bill to update and improve a $35 billion federal loan program that could speed improvements to passenger rail projects in New Jersey and across the country – projects like the reconstruction of Amtrak’s Portal Bridge and the Gateway Project. Booker’s Railroad Infrastructure Financing Improvement Act (RIFIA), legislation makes improvements to the Federal Railroad Administration’s Railroad Rehabilitation... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) along with Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), have introduced a bill, the Democracy Restoration Act, to strengthen communities by reducing recidivism rates through the restoration of voting rights to individuals after they have served their time and have been released from incarceration. S. 772 would restore voting rights in federal elections to the million Americans who are out of prison and living in the community.... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J. and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would give local officials more control over the transportation planning process in their states and communities. The “Innovation in Surface Transportation Act,” is cosponsored by Senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Bob Casey, D-Pa. “There’s a long list of transportation projects that can’t get done in communities across the country because... Read More

WASHINGTON– Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), today issued the following statement after the Senate voted on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, legislation intended to combat human sex trafficking but amended to limit access to health care services for women who are victims of this despicable crime. “This bill was initially a reflection of a bipartisan determination to eradicate the exploitation of women and children through sex trafficking. Sadly, with the inclusion of provisions... Read More

WASHINGTON– Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), today participated in a hearing in the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee which examined the progress of the nation’s first ever interoperable public safety network, FirstNet. FirstNet, when completed, will provide critical communications capabilities for first responders and emergency personnel, enabling them to communicate seamlessly during times of crisis. New Jersey is currently using FirstNet spectrum for a public safety... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today stood with patients, their families and advocates to announce new bipartisan legislation that will allow the use of medical marijuana in states where it is legal without fear of federal prosecution. The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act would reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule II drug to recognize it has accepted medical use, and would... Read More

Washington–U.S. Sen. Cory A. Booker D-N.J., today issued the following statement afterthe U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve bipartisan passenger rail legislation: “The House passage of the bipartisan passenger rail bill today is a good first step toward making critically necessary improvements to passenger rail infrastructure in the United States,” Sen. Booker said. “Allowing Amtrak to keep more revenue in the Northeast Corridor will speed vital improvements... Read More

WASHINGTON – Since U.S. Sens. Cory Booker D-N.J., and Tim Scott R-SC reintroduced the Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act last week, the legislation has received support from respected national think tanks, nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, vocational schools, and trade unions. These state and national organizations have endorsed and embraced the LEAP Act, which provides a tax credit to employers to help increase the number of... Read More

Newark, N.J. – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, (D-NJ), along with Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ), today hosted a free legal clinic for individuals interested in receiving information about criminal record expungement. The clinic, held this afternoon at Seton Hall Law School, kicked off with an overview of the criminal records expungement process in New Jersey. During his remarks, Sen. Booker also took the opportunity to discuss his ongoing effort to reform our nation’s criminal justice... Read More

WASHINGTON – A resolution introduced by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y commemorating Black History Month has passed the US Senate. S. Res 84 recognizes the indelible contributions made by African Americans to our country’s political, economic, social and cultural history in the face of systematic racial injustice. “I am proud that the United States Senate has passed this resolution in recognition of the men and women whose... Read More