Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today visited Warren Community College to see its Precision Agriculture Technology Project, an initiative of the college’s Unmanned Systems Program, that addresses agriculture industry needs in the region by improving farm land management. Booker has been an advocate for the project and for the inclusion of nearly $700,000 in federal funding in the draft Senate appropriations... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and 9 other members of the New Jersey delegation to send a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to rescind its support for CoreCivic, a private prison company, in its lawsuit against the State of New Jersey to overturn a 2021 law which prohibits state and local entities from entering into agreements with... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5th) announced the Preventing Overdoses with Test Strips Act,legislation to combat the opioid epidemic by expanding access to drug test strips, affordable and effective lifesaving devices that prevent drug overdoses. The newly announced bill follows Booker’s Expanding Nationwide Access to Test Strips Act, legislation he introduced last month that would decriminalize drug test strips... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced his 2023 Jersey Summer Road Trip, a series of stops highlighting New Jersey’s 21 counties and his commitment, as he marks 10 years in the U.S. Senate later this year, to fighting – and delivering – for the state’s priorities in Washington, D.C. Booker’s road trip will focus on his efforts to secure congressionally directed funding for critical projects; legislative priorities, such as addressing the opioid epidemic, countering the... Read More

NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Senator Cory Booker today released the following statement: “New Jersey owes Gov. Codey a huge debt of gratitude for his five decades of service—in the New Jersey Assembly and Senate, and as our state's 53rd Governor. In fighting to make our state stronger, fairer, and more compassionate, he consistently chose action over doubt, courage over despair, empathy over indifference. With his work on mental health, indoor smoking, stem cell research, gun... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement: “I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the Honorable Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, a trailblazer and dedicated public servant. “Lt. Governor Oliver’s legacy of service and devotion to the people of New Jersey will never be forgotten. She spent 27 years in public office, where she fought tirelessly for social justice, affordable housing, and economic opportunity for New... Read More

Washington, DC -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “I strongly support many elements of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions that honor our selfless service members with a well-deserved pay raise; improve access to housing, health care, and other resources for our troops and their families; and continue to support our allies in Ukraine fighting to preserve and protect their democracy from Vladimir Putin’s illegal and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, Todd Young (R-IN), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Co-Chair of the Senate AI Caucus, introduced the bipartisan Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 (CREATE AI Act). The CREATE AI Act establishes the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), introduced the bicameral Health Equity and Access under Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act, legislation that removes cruel and unnecessary barriers to health care for immigrants of all statuses. The bill would allow states to include undocumented immigrants in Medicaid and CHIP and remove the 5-year waiting period for Medicare benefits for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reintroduced the bicameral Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act, legislation that would establish a model federal jobs guarantee program in up to 15 high-unemployment communities and regions across the United States. The model federal jobs guarantee program will: Select up to 15 sites across the country facing high unemployment based on local need and assets,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-6th) introduced the Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act, legislation that would make our legal system more just and equal by prohibiting the consideration of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation when calculating damages in civil lawsuits. Concerning studies and news reports have shown that state and federal courtrooms across the country consider race,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chair of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, issued the following statement:“I condemn in the strongest terms efforts by military forces in Niger to overthrow the country’s democratically elected president. This forceful subversion of Niger’s constitutional order is an affront to the will of the Nigerien people, democratic principles, and the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act, legislation that would reduce the alarmingly high U.S. stillbirth rate. Named after Autumn Joy, a New Jersey baby who was stillborn in 2011, the bill would provide critical resources to states, local public health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other related federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.  - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation that would address rising rates of corporate farmland investment by limiting future ownership and leasing by corporate investors to ensure that farmland in the United States stays in the hands of farmers. Farmland ownership has long been a source of wealth and power in rural America. However, as large corporations continue to gobble up agricultural land as part of their investment... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Lou Correa (D-CA), reintroduced the bicameral End Employer Collusion Act, legislation that would crack down on collusive "no-poach" agreements that are often used by large franchisors to prohibit franchisees from hiring each other’s workers. When two or more employers agree not to hire each other’s current or former employees they... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2023 (DOULA Act), legislation that would establish a pilot program to provide doula services to support veterans experiencing pregnancy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. maternal mortality rate increased significantly from 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2018 to 20.1 deaths per... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Expanding Nationwide Access to Test Strips Act, legislation that would expand access to and decriminalize drug test strips nationwide in order to prevent drug overdoses and deaths. The legislation is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Hirono, Blumenthal, Ossoff, Feinstein, Padilla, Whitehouse, and Markey.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 109,000... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) reintroduced the bicameral Second Chance for Justice Package, bills that would reform the United States’ criminal and juvenile justice system. Studies have proven that locking up children does not reduce crime or the rate of juvenile recidivism - it has the opposite effect. While incarcerated, children often receive with inadequate education... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. House Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) introduced the Insuring Fairness for Family Farmers Act, legislation that would reform federal crop insurance subsidies to better incentivize crop insurance agents to provide coverage to small farms and specialty crop farmers. Right now, specialty crop farms and small farms have much lower rates of coverage than large, commodity crop... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) announced a bipartisan discussion draft of legislation to reform college athletics and prioritize athletes’ health, education, and economic rights. The College Athletes Protection & Compensation Act would set national standards for name, image, and likeness (NIL), establish a Medical Trust Fund to provide care to injured athletes, prioritize athletes’... Read More