Press Releases

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

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement condemning Bangladeshi security forces for their use of force and violence against student protesters. The security forces involved in these horrific acts include a paramilitary unit whose leaders have faced U.S. sanctions over human rights abuses.“In recent weeks, thousands of students... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act, legislation to systematically change the way prescription drugs are priced in order to reduce drug costs for Americans and increase access to the medications they need. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined him as an original cosponsor.  The bill would create an independent agency—the Bureau of Prescription Drug Affordability and Access—tasked with conducting... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  After the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned the 40-year-old Chevron deference doctrine, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Stop Corporate Capture Act (SCCA). The SCCA codifies the Chevron doctrine and modernizes and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: “Prime Minister Netanyahu will perhaps be remembered as one of the worst leaders in Israel’s history. I’ve long had serious disagreements with his actions and those of his ultra-right wing governing coalition — from their actions to erode Israel’s democratic institutions, to their allowance of illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank and lack of... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C.  — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “This is a dark, painful day for the people of New Jersey.  “Representing people in Congress demands the public's trust. When any elected official violates that trust, it is a betrayal of the oath we take to serve the people who’ve elected us. Without that trust, our ability to do our work and perform our duties for our constituents is compromised. “Senator Menendez was afforded his due process rights and... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C.  — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) led 86 of their colleagues in the Senate and House in a letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand investment in outreach and enrollment assistance to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients ahead of the upcoming November open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance. Senator Booker and Congressman Castro have been longtime... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced their Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in existing criminal child sexual abuse statues to help law enforcement better prosecute offenders and protect victims: “I am proud to join Senator Cornyn in introducing this critical piece of legislation that will close loopholes in current law to ensure that those who exploit and abuse children are held accountable,” said... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) wrote a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf expressing concerns about the FDA’s proposed revisions to rules guiding antibiotic use in animal agriculture. If finalized, the agency’s changes would exacerbate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by worsening the massive overuse of antibiotics in factory farms.  Antimicrobial resistance is a severe threat, making routine medical procedures more dangerous and... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced $99.5 million in funding for NJTRANSIT’s Meadowlands Outdoor Charging Facility. The grant is part of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) FY24 Low and No Emission Grant Program and will be used for 67 zero-emission buses and the corresponding charging infrastructure. This project builds on a $37.7 million Federal Highway Administration award from September 2023 for the implementation of the initial phase of a Battery Electric... Read More

Newark/New York – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker joined the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) as they signed a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for $6.88 billion in federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP) and closed on Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loans from the Build America Bureau totaling $4.06 billion to fund the local share of the project. With these actions, GDC has secured the entire $16 billion... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has returned from a two-week-long official trip to Italy, Cyprus, Greece, and Croatia, culminating with a stop in Saudi Arabia. The trip aimed to reinforce U.S. alliances, address regional security challenges, and advance humanitarian efforts.  From June 20 to July 4, 2024, Senator Booker met with key leaders and international organizations to discuss the work being done to resolve... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced legislation to empower tenants and help support housing security in communities across the United States. The Eviction Right to Counsel Act of 2024 establishes a fund to provide grants to state, local, and Tribal governments that enact legislation ensuring legal representation to tenants who are at risk of eviction, with a focus on low-income people. The legislation also encourages jurisdictions to enact additional tenant... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States: “One of our nation’s most foundational principles is that no person, regardless of their background or position, is above the law. It is absolutely appalling that the conservative majority on the Supreme Court undermined this shared value with its ruling today.  “As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority discarded 40 years of established precedent in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: “On one issue after another, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has decided to let its political ideology trump settled law. The decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo is just the latest example.  “Today, the... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to take immediate action to address critical electrical infrastructure issues impacting rail and transit passengers on the Northeast Corridor, particularly those relying on NJ TRANSIT. In a letter sent to Secretary Pete Buttigieg on June 27, 2024, Booker emphasized the need for swift investments in the aging catenary wires that are causing significant disruptions during the summer heat. Booker... Read More