Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Moyle v. United States:  "Congress passed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) nearly 40 years ago to ensure that every American, no matter what state they live in, gets the emergency care they need, including abortion services. Essential medical care should never be politicized, yet extreme politicians took this... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced a $4 million grant to Atlantic City to support the Fisherman’s Park Pump Station Improvements and Atlantic City Inlets Retrofits projects. This grant, administered by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, will support pumping station infrastructure improvements needed to protect residents and local businesses from flooding. This federal investment will be matched with $1 million in local funds and is expected to create 165... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act, legislation that would address flaws in the background check process and keep firearms out of the hands of individuals that courts determine pose a risk of harm to others. U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) will introduce the companion bill in the House.  Current federal law requires licensed gun dealers to conduct a background check of a firearm buyer through the National... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, applauded the Biden Administration’s announcement to offer relief to certain undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens, which will protect these individuals from deportation, offer them work permits, and ease their path toward permanent residency. Today’s announcement will also streamline the process for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) holders to obtain a nonimmigrant... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced a resolution to designate June 19, 2024 as “World Sickle Cell Awareness Day” to increase public awareness about sickle cell disease and the continued need for research, early detection, and effective treatments that lead to a cure. U.S. Representatives Danny Davis (D-IL-12), Michael C. Burgess (R-TX-26), and Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) introduced the House companion bill.  Sickle... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) led colleagues in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) calling for robust intervention to combat concerning trends in online food marketing targeting children.  “We are alarmed by the proliferation of unhealthy food and beverage marketing directed towards children across online platforms. Such marketing can impact children’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the NO Stool in Herds’ Troughs (NO SHT) Act, legislation aimed at eliminating the egregious factory farm practice of adding animal excrement to livestock feed. This measure comes in the wake of the recent avian flu outbreak that has spread to cow herds across the United States, intensifying concerns over factory farming practices that pose a risk of spreading disease from animals to humans. The NO SHT Act specifically targets... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Garland v. Cargill:  “The Supreme Court’s radical decision today to strike down the federal ban on bump stocks will make Americans less safe from gun violence and mass shootings, period.    “Remember, it was President Trump’s own Republican-led ATF that classified these weapons as machine guns in the wake of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history – the horrific 2017 mass... Read More

Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Patty Murray (D-WA) called out Senate Republicans’ hypocrisy after nearly every single Republican blocked the Senate Democrats’ Right to IVF Act, despite publicly claiming to support IVF for the millions of Americans who rely on it to build their family. A little more than 10 days away from the second-anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision that put IVF at risk, Senate Democrats pushed to pass 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 the Supreme Court’s ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: “This meritless case should have been thrown out long before it reached the Supreme Court. Mifepristone is a safe, effective medication approved by the FDA nearly 25 years ago after a rigorous scientific and expert-driven process. Americans depend on this drug for life-saving medical care.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a resolution celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and designating June as African American Music Appreciation Month. In addition, the resolution recognizes the lack of access to arts education and training for African American students and calls for greater access to music education. “For hundreds of years, African American music has been an integral part of America’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the Senate vote on their Right to IVF Act, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Patty Murray (D-WA) joined IVF patients, providers and advocates in coordination with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) to underscore the importance of passing their pro-family, pro-freedom legislation to protect and strengthen IVF for all Americans as Republicans continue their anti-choice,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mike Braun (R-IN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate June 12, 2024 as “Women Veterans Appreciation Day,” honoring the invaluable contributions and sacrifices made by women veterans throughout the history of the United States. The resolution recognizes the growing presence of women in the Armed Forces and National Guard, and pays... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Patrick Lechleitner, urging them to reconsider any plans to open a new, privately-operated immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey. This request comes in response to recent court filings indicating that DHS is considering awarding GEO Group a contract to provide immigration... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced legislation to reauthorize critical reentry grant programs from the Second Chance Act of 2008, including services and supports for housing, childcare, career training, and treatment for substance use disorders and/or mental illness. The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 would reauthorize critical programs to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to unveil a new, sweeping legislative package that would both establish a nationwide right to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) as well as lower the costs of IVF treatment for the millions of families who need it to have their children. “In the wake of the Supreme Court’s disastrous... Read More

Washington, DC — Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, issued the following statement: “Today, our legal system has reaffirmed that no one is above the law, not even a former president.  “The fact is that former President Trump was afforded his due process rights and was able to mount a full defense in a court of law, like every criminal defendant should. The 34 guilty verdicts in President... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chair of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC), and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced a resolution recognizing the strategic relationship between the United States and Kenya and celebrating the 60-year anniversary of U.S.-Kenya relations. The resolution comes as President Joe Biden welcomes Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House for a historic State Visit. The United States and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced legislation to establish a pharmacy-based addiction care pilot program. The Substance Use Prevention and Pharmacy Oriented Recovery Treatment Prescription Act (SUPPORT Rx) would increase access to lifesaving addiction services provided by pharmacies, including low-barrier treatment and buprenorphine, a medication used for opioid use disorder. The opioid crisis continues to escalate, with drug overdose deaths... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Families Over Fees Act, legislation to eliminate excessive fees imposed on incarcerated individuals and their families and bring greater transparency to the marketplace. The bill would eliminate excessive and unnecessary surcharges, which drive up the prices of goods and services, and empower the Federal Trade Commission to enforce against violations. It would require companies selling a service... Read More