Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) was joined by Senate colleagues John D. Rockefeller (D-W.VA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in introducing an amendment to a Senate Appropriations bill that would protect important safety rules governing rest periods and hours of service truck drivers may work each week.... Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today applauded the U.S. Department of Interior’s awarding of 13 separate grants totaling $25,310,000 to fund projects that will help make New Jersey communities more resilient to future storms. “The unprecedented destruction our state suffered during Superstorm Sandy has forced us to consider steps that will protect us against future storms, which scientists predict will only be more prevalent and... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced the hiring of longtime political journalist Beth DeFalco as his Communications Director, overseeing his D.C. and New Jersey offices. DeFalco, 37, is an award-winning reporter who has covered breaking news and politics for 15 years across four states. She has worked for publications including The Associated Press, The Denver Post, The Arizona Republic and most recently for the New York Post covering City Hall. She began covering... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014. Senator Booker was an original cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation which includes solutions to the concerns he raised in his amendment months ago addressing the long distances many veterans in New Jersey currently travel to receive care: “Today, I was pleased to join my... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx calling for a focus on truck safety. “The fatal crash between a limousine and a tractor-trailer this past Saturday on the New Jersey Turnpike underscores the importance of implementing sound evidence-based policies that promote public safety on our highways,” Booker wrote. Specifically, Senator Booker asks DOT to take a careful look at truck size and... Read More

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Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after President Obama signed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) which includes critical investments in our nation’s water infrastructure and has a direct impact on natural disaster prevention and responsiveness in New Jersey: “The signing of WRDA into law is an exciting day for New Jersey. I was encouraged by the bill’s swift passage in the House and the Senate and am grateful for... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today held his first hearing as chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight within the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The hearing focused on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program, which cleans up extremely contaminated properties. During the hearing, entitled "Protecting Taxpayers and Ensuring Accountability: Faster Superfund Cleanups for Healthier Communities,” Senator Booker heard testimony... Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today announced New Jersey City University and Rising Tide Capital will receive $500,000 for economic growth and job creation in Hudson County from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). “We have to do all we can to help New Jersey’s entrepreneurs succeed, especially in high-demand, high-skilled fields,” said Sen. Menendez. “This funding will help... Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced federal grant awards totaling $280,045 for fire departments in Madison, Lakehurst, Carteret and Gloucester City through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. “This federal funding is critical to helping ensure firefighters throughout our communities are ready to respond to emergencies,” said Sen. Menendez. “We are... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today will visit the Syncon Resins Superfund Site in Kearny, New Jersey. While at the site, the Senators will tour the on-location groundwater treatment facility currently in operation and will hold a press event highlighting the importance of the EPA’s Superfund program and to announce intent to introduce legislation reinstating the “Polluter Pays” measure. The two Senators will be joined by U.S.... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services: “I am encouraged that the Senate came together today to confirm Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head the Department of Health and Human Services – a position that calls for capable and steadfast leadership. Sylvia has held leadership roles in both the Clinton and Obama... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today announced the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will receive $2,352,643 for individuals and businesses in New Jersey’s fishing industries hurt by Superstorm Sandy from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “Our vibrant New Jersey commercial and recreational fisheries are among the largest in the nation, generating over a billion dollars in revenue," said Sen.... Read More

(Washington D.C.) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today applauded the Air Force award of a $915 million contract to Lockheed Martin to build a Space Fence radar system at its Mission Systems and Training facility in Moorestown NJ, protecting hundreds of jobs. “I am thrilled that New Jersey will continue to lead the nation’s critical efforts in improving space situational awareness and tracking of debris in space,” said Senator Menendez.... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today released the following statements honoring the one-year anniversary of the passing of U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg: Menendez said: “A year ago today, New Jersey and our nation lost a tenacious public servant. Our image of what it means to live, learn, earn, and then give something back will forever be reflected in the name Frank Lautenberg. I will remember his life as a testament to what is possible and... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the White House proposal to curb carbon emissions from the nation's existing power plants: Today’s announcement represents a major step forward in our national effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. I commend President Obama and EPA Administrator McCarthy for presenting the Clean Power Plan proposal, and I look... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) in partnership with Rutgers Business School will host the New Models to Improve Access to Capital Summit on Friday, June 13 in Newark. The summit, will convene CEOs and other executives from market leaders in peer to peer lending and microfinance in a roundtable discussion on how new lending models improve efficiency, lower costs, and make capital more accessible to communities and small businesses cut off from credit after the financial... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued a statement following the release of My Brother’s Keeper 90-day Recommendation Report: “I wholeheartedly agree with the recommendations outlined today in the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative Task Force report and look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to move this important agenda forward. The disparities in opportunity that persist in disadvantaged communities hamper the potential of our young men... Read More

(NEWARK, NJ) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today applauded the announcement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarding the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection $10 million in Sandy recovery funding through its Public Assistance grant program to bolster its mitigation effort to buyout and demolish 187 flood-prone properties in Woodbridge. “Throughout the fight for federal Sandy relief on Capitol Hill, I emphasized the need... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the White House proposal to curb carbon emissions from the nation's existing power plants: "Today's announcement represents a major step forward in our national effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. I commend President Obama and EPA Administrator McCarthy for presenting the Clean Power Plan proposal, and I look forward to... Read More