Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Combating International Islamophobia Act, legislation to address the rise in Islamophobic incidents worldwide. The bill requires the State Department to create a Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia and develop a comprehensive strategy for establishing U.S. leadership in confronting anti-Muslim bigotry across the globe. U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) reintroduced... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to the imminent reopening of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. “In June of last year, I sent a letter to then DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and ICE Acting Director Patrick Lechleitner expressing my dismay and firm opposition to proposed plans to open a new ICE detention center in Newark.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation aimed at combating racial discrimination against natural hair and protective hairstyles traditionally worn by Black people. The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act bans discrimination based on hairstyles commonly associated with race including tightly coiled or curled hair, locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and more. U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating Black History Month and the important contributions made by Black Americans throughout United States history. The resolution recognizes that all Americans benefit from the rich historical legacy of Black culture and recognizes Black History Month as a chance to reflect on the complex history of the nation while also continuing to work toward a more equitable future.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced legislation to reauthorize the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program, which was last reauthorized in 2018. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder predominantly affecting African Americans, Latinos, and other minority groups. Individuals with SCD have a significantly lower life expectancy than... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) reintroduced the bipartisan Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act. The legislation would allow State Medicaid programs to provide comprehensive and coordinated care to patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) through a health home model.   Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that disproportionately impacts people of African descent. Among the most notable symptoms of SCD is debilitating pain, but... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to the imminent reopening of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. “In June of last year, I sent a letter to then DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and ICE Acting Director Patrick Lechleitner expressing my dismay and firm opposition to proposed plans to open a new ICE detention center in Newark.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led 20 colleagues in calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to urgently restore funding for global health, development, and humanitarian programs. In the wake of the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of key foreign assistance programs and personnel without review, the letter highlights the national security imperatives of U.S. global health efforts, which keep Americans safe,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite claiming to support IVF, Senate Republicans blocked an amendment led by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) from being included in the Senate’s budget proposal that would mirror their Right to IVF Act and help lower the costs of IVF treatment for the millions of middle-class Americans who need it to have children. This comes days after President Donald Trump signed an overly vague, toothless executive order requesting policy recommendations to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), top Democrat on Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, issued the following statement: “I am horrified by reports that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked the Zamzam IDP camp outside El Fasher, Sudan, indiscriminately shooting people and setting fires. Zamzam is a place where half a million Sudanese civilians, including hundreds of thousands of children, have sought shelter and safety from violence... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “I remain skeptical about the Trump administration’s approach to its management of the USDA, which has included the chaotic, illegal freezing of programs that farmers rely on. However, I believe Brooke Rollins is willing to work hard on behalf of farmers. At her confirmation hearing, Mrs. Rollins committed to me that she would work to ensure USDA programs better support small farmers and that she would make... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “There’s no question that America’s food system is painfully broken. It drives historic levels of suffering and illness. It’s broken for farmers and rural communities; it’s broken for workers; it poisons our environment; it subsidizes unhealthy foods and hurts consumers. It’s a system that seems to hurt everyone except the multinational food companies that control it. “It’s also true that our country faces... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced their bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the approximately 200,000 African Americans who fought to preserve the Union during the Civil War. The bill introduction coincides with Black History Month. African Americans served the United States in times of war since long before the Civil War. Yet, there was resistance to enlisting African Americans to take up arms at the start of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced a Senate Resolution to declare racism a public health crisis in the United States. This resolution aims to highlight the detrimental effects communities of color face when seeking healthcare treatment. Additionally, this resolution encourages concrete action to address health disparities and inequity across all sectors of society. U.S. Representatives Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05) and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) led House and Senate Democrats in a letter asking the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to explicitly exempt military and national security families from the Trump administration’s new restrictions on telework and remote work for federal employees. Spousal employment challenges are a major cause of forced attrition in both the military and the national security... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) reintroduced the American Beef Labeling Act, legislation that would reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef. The legislation would require the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to develop a World Trade Organization-compliant means of reinstating MCOOL for beef within one year of enactment. USTR would have six months to develop... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Kennedy (R-LA), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Banking Committees, introduced the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2025. The bill would allow borrowers to get a Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster assistance loan for up to $50,000, rather than the current $14,000, without pledging collateral. Despite rising costs, the collateral threshold has remained stagnant for over a decade. The collateral... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a group of 37 Senators led by Tim Kaine (D-VA), in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing their deep concern regarding the growing chaos and dysfunction at the U.S. Department of State and the Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID is a critical pillar of U.S. national security strategy,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) introduced the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA), legislation that would grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to collect microbial samples from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), also known as factory farms, during outbreaks or when there is a public health need.  Factory farming is at the heart of the spread of bird flu. The reintroduction of this... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “On Thursday of last week, FBI director nominee Kash Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Throughout the hearing, Mr. Patel downplayed and minimized his well-documented record of calling for retribution against members of the media and government officials and glorifying insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including... Read More