Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler to consider the risk JBS S.A. (JBS) poses to the integrity of U.S. capital markets and the legal rights of U.S. investors as they consider the company’s proposal to list on the New York Stock Exchange.  “As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) considers this proposal, we urge the SEC to protect the integrity of U.S. capital... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced a $10 million award to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to build electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations, expanding access to cleaner vehicles and boosting the state’s climate-mitigation goals. The grant will enable New Jersey to expand EV charging stations for residents of multi-family housing in low and moderate-income neighborhoods, underserved communities, and rural areas. It is part of the Charging and Fueling... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and U.S. Representatives Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Lucy McBath (D-GA-07), and Alma Adams (D-NC-12) led over 160 Senate and House Democrats in a letter calling on congressional leaders to ensure any final appropriations package fully funds the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in the 2024 fiscal year.  WIC is a critical nutrition program for mothers... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), reaffirming the role this legislation has played in safeguarding global biodiversity. The resolution not only commemorates the invaluable achievements of the ESA over the last five decades, but also underscores the unprecedented threat of the current global extinction crisis and therefore the continued importance of protecting the ESA.  Enacted... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, issued the following statement: “As the Congolese people head to the polls, it’s imperative that officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) respect the democratic process, ensure unimpeded access for election observers, provide a timely and transparent tabulation of votes, publish comprehensive data on election results, and refrain from... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08) introduced the Reengage the Workforce Act, bicameral legislation which would provide federal grants to organizations that work with students who did not complete high school to help them earn their GED and offer additional workforce training and career support programs. The grants would be created within the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Education, to help... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today called on President Joe Biden to urge the governments of Israel and Egypt to allow journalists into Gaza to cover the war and protect press freedom. They also condemned Hamas’s use of propaganda and harassment, obstruction, and use of physical violence against journalists in Gaza. In their letter to the president, the senators underscored the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Alex Padilla (D-C.A.), Peter Welch (D-V.T.),Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Ed Markey (D-MA) wrote a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to adopt measures to protect children and endangered species from rodenticide poisoning. “We thank the EPA for issuing a proposal to strengthen protections for children and non-target species from rodenticides, and urge the EPA to approve strong... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced legislation to designate the Historic Greenwood area of North Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, as a national monument. “Over 100 years ago, a violent mob destroyed the thriving Black neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our history,” said Senator Booker. “When I visited Tulsa in 2019, I felt pain and anguish for the... Read More

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act contained many worthy provisions, including a well-earned pay raise for servicemembers and the Defense Department’s civilian workforce; improved access to housing, health care, and other benefits for military families; and funding for critical projects in New Jersey at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Atlantic City, Newark, and other locations. “I remain... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Reps. Summer Lee (D-PA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to express their opposition to the proposed merger of major grocery store chains Kroger and Albertsons. The lawmakers explain that despite the companies’ recent proposal to divest 413 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers (C&S), this merger would still... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “Last week, my Republican colleagues voted to block a supplemental package that would have funded 1,300 additional border patrol agents, more than 100 inspection machines to detect fentanyl coming in through ports of entry, 1,600 additional asylum officers to interview and adjudicate claims for asylum, 375 new immigration judge teams to adjudicate and process... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Alex Padilla (D-C.A.) and U.S. Representative Ted Lieu (D-C.A.) introduced the Timely Review of SNAP Online Retailer Applications Act, which would speed up the application review process for online-only grocery retailers. Since its implementation in 2019, the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Online Purchasing Pilot has allowed millions of Americans to access healthy... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report with statistics that reveal how the federal crop insurance program incentivizes the crop insurance industry to service large farms at the expense of small and specialty crop farms. The report also shows that crop insurance companies have been earning an inflated underwriting gain that is significantly higher than other insurance sectors, and that aligning their underwriting gains with a market-based rate of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on World AIDS Day, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) reintroduced a resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day, including the goal to achieve zero new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. The resolution recognizes current efforts made by the United States and international organizations in combating HIV/AIDS, such as the President`s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has saved over 25 million lives. The... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement about the start of construction in New Jersey on the Hudson Tunnel Project, as work begins on the Tonnelle Avenue Bridge and Utility Relocation Project. “This is a day to rejoice for every New Jerseyan and every American as we enter a new era for the most critical infrastructure project in our country. Beginning active construction on both sides of the river for the Hudson Tunnel Project is testament to the collective... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), co-founders of the U.S. Senate Lead Task Force and the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed strengthening of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including lowering the lead action level to better protect human health and requiring water systems to replace old and deteriorating lead pipes within a decade. “We applaud the Biden Administration for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker applauded the vote to advance through the Senate Judiciary Committee the nomination of Judge Edward Kiel to serve on the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. Booker is a member of the committee. “Judge Kiel is a highly qualified jurist who has dedicated his career to justice, fairness, and the law,” said Senator Booker. “His nomination is the full-circle realization of the American Dream: if confirmed, he will serve in the same courthouse where... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, praised the bipartisan Senate confirmation of Jamel Semper to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. “I’m thrilled that the Senate has confirmed Jamel Semper, an outstanding public servant who has served New Jersey for over 15 years, to the federal bench,” said Senator Booker. “I have gotten to know Mr. Semper during the nomination process and have reviewed his record... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in issuing the following... Read More