Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) introduced the Local Procurement Act, legislation aimed at maximizing local and domestically grown food purchases by the United States Department of Agriculture. The bill would amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to ensure that USDA uses its immense purchasing power to support local and regional food systems and to create market opportunities for small and mid-sized farms. In response to... Read More

“George Helmy has spent almost his entire career dedicated to serving the people of New Jersey, and during his tenure as my state director, I witnessed his exceptional leadership and profound understanding of the key issues affecting our state. I know that in his time in the Senate, he will dedicate himself to improving the lives of all those we represent. I welcome George to the Senate, I look forward to working alongside him, and I know he will make New Jersey proud.” Read More

NEWARK N.J. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:  “I am deeply saddened to hear the news that my dear friend and colleague, Rep. Bill Pascrell, has passed away. His career in New Jersey politics spanned nearly four decades, and he served the people of our state with an unwavering commitment to bettering their lives every single day. He served New Jersey first in our assembly, and then as the mayor of Paterson, and finally as a congressman. Throughout his... Read More

Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: Governor Murphy has made a wise and historic choice in appointing George Helmy to the Senate. New Jersey deserves the most prepared and capable person to serve in this interim period. There is perhaps no one else more qualified to hit the ground running and make an impact for New Jersey in this role over the next several months. From his dedicated years of service for Senator Lautenberg and his strong leadership as... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – s, emphasizing his commitment to fighting – and delivering – for the state’s priorities in Washington. Booker’s annual summer road trips began when he was first elected to the U.S. Senate 11 years ago, and are aimed at highlighting new congressionally directed spending for critical projects, discussing the Garden State’s priorities, and supporting local organizations, businesses, and industries. On the last day of his 2024 Jersey road trip, Booker announced a FY25 $500,000... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. –  U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) continued his annual Jersey Summer Road Trip today in Paramus to host a town hall with employees of Versa, a valve manufacturing company, in Clifton to tour Modern Meadow at the Hoffman-LaRoche Campus, at Lake Hopatcong to visit the Lake Hopatcong Foundation’s Floating Classroom, and in Newton to visit the historic Sussex County courthouse.  Each summer, Senator Booker embarks on a tour of all of New Jersey’s 21 counties to highlight the work he’s... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – On the fourth day of his 2024 summer road trip, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made stops in Ocean, Hudson, and Essex Counties.  In Ocean County, Booker visited Little Egg Harbor to announce three Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards he secured for New Jersey Veterans. The New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars (NJVFW) is set to receive two CDS awards in FY25 totaling $547K to establish a disenfranchised veterans mental health and outreach program. These awards will enable... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. –  U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) continued his annual Jersey Summer Road Trip today in Plainfield to attend Shiloh Baptist Church’s Outdoor Service and Block Party and in Red Bank to tour Ritesh Shah Charitable Pharmacy. Each summer, Senator Booker embarks on a tour of all of New Jersey’s 21 counties to highlight the work he’s doing to make a difference for New Jerseyans in the Senate – and highlight the ways New Jerseyans are making a difference in their communities. “Every day,... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – Today, as part of his annual Jersey Summer Road Trip, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) visited Runnemede’s Fire Department to announce $600,000 of congressionally directed spending for improvements to the fire house. “It is a privilege to be able to secure federal funding for local heroes, like those at the Runnemede Fire Department, who every day put their lives on the line for their community,” said Senator Booker. “I’m pleased that the department will be able to make necessary... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – On the second day of his 2024 summer road trip, U.S. Senator Cory Booker made stops in Salem, Cumberland, Cape May, and Atlantic Counties. Booker began his day in Salem County, where h e toured Larchmont Farms, a 12th generation family farm that grows peaches, as well as nectarines, plums, cherries, and apples. “In Washington, I’m fighting every day to advance policies that support family farmers and specialty crop farmers who help power the rural economy of New Jersey,” said... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) began the 2024 edition of his annual New Jersey Summer Road Trip with stops in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, and Burlington counties. In Hunterdon County, Booker visited the Snyder Research & Extension Farm, a farm used by Rutgers Agricultural Extension for research on the soil, climate conditions, and crops of New Jersey. The Snyder Research and Extension Farm initiates and disseminates research of soil and climate conditions... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced his 2024 Jersey Summer Road Trip, a series of stops highlighting New Jersey’s 21 counties and his commitment to fighting – and delivering – for the state’s priorities in Washington. Booker’s road trip will focus on his efforts to secure congressionally directed funding for critical projects, address legislative priorities, and support local job creators, businesses, organizations, and communities. The road trip is scheduled to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), sent a letter to Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), calling for robust investment into the Metabolic Clinical Research Unit (MCRU) of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, which conducts high-quality research on diet-related disease. “The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, expressing their strong support for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal to transfer marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. –  U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for awarding $53 million in funding for 18 airport-related infrastructure grants to improve New Jersey’s airports.  The grants are part of a larger $427 million grant package for 245 airport-related infrastructure grants across 39 states. The projects are funded under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Laphonza Butler (D-CA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced the reintroduction of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024, the most comprehensive bill to reform law enforcement and strengthen police accountability in our country’s history. The sweeping legislation was first... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) helped secure $72.5 million for a project in New Jersey to make the state’s coast more resilient to climate change and other coastal hazards. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department of Commerce and NOAA have recommended the project, which encompasses 16 coastal New Jersey counties, for federal funding. The awards are being made under the Biden Administration’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, a competitive, $575... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the bipartisan tax deal, which includes an expansion of the Child Tax Credit. Booker was a key partner in the successful effort to expand the Child Tax Credit for 2021, and has been pushing for a renewal of the expansion ever since. “Once again, Senate Republicans have proven that they have no interest in policies that would put more money in the pockets of working families.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), along with Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), led colleagues in a letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam, expressing strong support for CFTC’s proposed guidance for voluntary carbon markets and urging the Commission to implement the final guidance as rigorously as possible.  “Like any... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture announced that financial assistance payments had been disbursed to farmers who previously suffered discrimination by the department: “In order to address the well-documented history of discrimination over the past century by the USDA against Black farmers, I fought to include $2.2 billion in the Inflation... Read More