Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), today issued the following statement after Senate passage of legislation to extend federal emergency unemployment compensation. Booker was part of a bipartisan group of 10 senators who co-sponsored the legislation, which reauthorizes unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for five months. The bill will boost the economy and allow for retroactive payments to eligible beneficiaries going back to December 28th. It now moves to the House of... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) announced the introduction of the At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2014, legislation that ensures youths who spend time in the juvenile justice system receive the health care they need once they leave. According to research by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the vast majority of young people who enter the juvenile justice system suffer from at... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon v. FEC ruling: “The Supreme Court's decision today to strike down the limits on aggregate campaign contributions individual donors can make to candidates, political parties and political action committees will make it harder for regular people to have a say in American politics. This ruling further concentrates power in the hands of the very wealthy and... Read More

Senator Cory Booker is cosponsoring S. 2149, the bipartisan bill to extend unemployment insurance for long-term jobseekers, along with Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Dean Heller (R-NV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Rob Portman (R-OH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mark Kirk (R-IL). The legislation would reauthorize emergency unemployment insurance (UI) for five months and allow for retroactive payments to eligible beneficiaries going back to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after Senate passage of the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014. The legislation provides aid to the Ukrainian government while mandating sanctions on individuals responsible for corruption and violence in Ukraine: “Today, I was pleased to join my colleagues in support of legislation that will strengthen Ukraine’s economy and bolster its effort to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) will host a forum for women small business owners on Friday, April 11 in New Brunswick to highlight federal resources available to help entrepreneurs and to discuss solutions for common challenges to small business creation, growth and stability. The event will include a panel discussion as well as breakout sessions. Owners of businesses at every point of development – from the newly created to established companies – are encouraged... Read More

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) South Jersey office today announced that it will hold mobile office hours in Gloucester and Camden counties. 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 with State Senator Fred Madden, Assemblyman Paul Moriarty, Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera and Gloucester Township Mayor David... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has sent a letter to Acting Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Marianne O'Brien Markowitz to inquire about the participation of women and minority-owned businesses in the SBA's loan guarantee programs and to request the SBA's commitment to increase its engagement with those groups. Through its 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program and 504 Loan Guarantee Program, the SBA provides the majority of long-term credit in the United States to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has sent a letter to Acting Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Marianne O'Brien Markowitz to inquire about the participation of women and minority-owned businesses in the SBA's loan guarantee programs and to request the SBA's commitment to increase its engagement with those groups. Through its 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program and 504 Loan Guarantee Program, the SBA provides the majority of long-term credit in the United States to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) office today announced the beginning of a multi-part initiative to address high rates of youth unemployment. The starting point is an effort to highlight summer internship programs offered by New Jersey’s employers to help make young New Jerseyans aware of local openings. Booker is encouraging New Jersey businesses large and small to tell him about their summer internship programs at www.booker.senate.gov/njinterns. He will then... Read More

UNION CITY, NJ – Saturday, March 15, Enroll America will bring the Get Covered America campaign to Hudson County for a bilingual education and enrollment event to engage members of the Latino community across North Jersey at Union City’s Housing Authority Pavilion. The family-friendly event will offer participants one-on-one information assistance, free in-person enrollment help from trained professionals, health screenings from health companies across the State, light refreshments,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of 10 senators, including U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, sponsored legislation today to reauthorize emergency unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for five months. Led by U.S. Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Dean Heller (R-NV), the bill is co-sponsored by Booker and U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Susan Collins (R-ME), Rob Portman (R-OH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Mark Kirk (R-IL). The bill will boost the economy and allow... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced the awarding of $440,600 in federal funding to recruit and hire firefighters in South Orange and Pemberton. The grants were awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. “The safety of New Jerseyans has to be a top priority,” said Senator Menendez. “This federal funding will put the... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) office today released a video aimed at assisting jobseekers with the online job application process and offering tips on how they can put their best professional foot forward online. “Over the last two months, I have talked to so many long-term unemployed New Jerseyans who have found themselves in the job market after decades of steady employment,” Booker said. “During those discussions, one challenge I heard again... Read More

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(NEWARK, N.J.) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced today that they have sent a letter to President Obama requesting a six-month extension of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) temporary housing assistance for Sandy victims still struggling to recover. Federal funding for these programs are due to expire on April 30, 2014. “While the majority of participants in these programs have since moved back into permanent residences, some have been... Read More

(NEWARK, N.J.) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today released the following joint-statement regarding New Jersey’s shortage of rock salt: “We are pleased to hear that the first shipment of rock salt arrived at Port Newark last night. When we first heard about the emergent nature of the State’s salt shortage in media reports, we immediately contacted the appropriate federal agencies on behalf of the health, safety and well-being of New Jersey... Read More

(NEWARK, NJ) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced that the State of New Jersey will receive $9,485,864 from the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. The funding will help turn around the Garden State’s most chronically underachieving schools by giving educators the resources they need to strive for excellence. “Education is the key that unlocks a child’s future,” said Sen.... Read More

(NEWARK, NJ) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced the awarding of a $1,193,545.67 federal Sandy relief grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance grant program for cleanup of damage sustained in Howell Township. “This grant award helps keep New Jersey on its path to full recovery from Superstorm Sandy,” said Sen. Menendez. “This vital federal funding helps relieve the burden felt in... Read More

(NEWARK, N.J.) – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter today to both U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx requesting that they continue to assist New Jersey with receiving a critical supply of rock salt. They acknowledged both agencies’ role in securing maritime delivery of a 10,000-ton supplemental supply for the Garden State. “The State of New Jersey... Read More