Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) announced a $24.18 million grant for Cumberland County and Salem County to expand broadband infrastructure to serve underserved residents with slow or no broadband. The grant, administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), will fund the construction of 220 route miles of fiber throughout the two counties, especially along paths that are underserved by current... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the bicameral Opt for Health with SNAP (OH SNAP), Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023, legislation that would significantly expand the successful Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which incentivizes low-income recipients to consume fruits and vegetables. Approximately... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), along with 27 Senate colleagues, expressed their concerns to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power about Uganda’s “Anti-Homosexuality Act,” which was recently signed into law.  In addition to expressing concern over... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, hosted a virtual town hall discussion on the upcoming Farm Bill — a package of federal legislation shaping the nation’s agriculture and food policy that passes once every five years — and its impact on New Jersey’s farmers, workers, and consumers in urban and rural communities. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) reintroduced the bicameral Combating International Islamophobia Act, legislation to address the staggering rise in incidents of Islamophobia worldwide. The bill requires the State Department to create a Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia. It will also establish a comprehensive strategy for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the bicameral, bipartisan legislation to end the outdated Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP), which strips justice-involved individuals of their Medicaid coverage, passing the cost on to counties and states. The Humane Correctional Health Care Actwould help disrupt the cycle of recidivism in our justice system and provide continuity of care for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Alma Adams (D-NC), and Jim McGovern (D-MD) introduced the bicameral Office of Small Farms Establishment Act, legislation to create a new Office of Small Farms at the US Department of Agriculture. The Office would directly serve small farmers with grants and technical assistance and ensure that all USDA programs are designed to meet the needs of small farmers. Small acreage... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) praised the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for amending Regulation B to implement changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) as mandated by section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. In the letter, Senators Booker and Brown expressed their appreciation for the rule's potential to bring transparency to small business lending, combat unlawful discrimination, and provide increased access to fair... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act and suspend the debt ceiling until January 1, 2025: "Defaulting on our federal debt is not an option – it would cause unprecedented economic calamity for Americans and the entire world. Yet Congressional Republicans took our economy hostage in pursuit of their deeply damaging agenda, despite a long history of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris Administration’s release of a status update on actions taken under the Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety (EO 14074), signed one year ago... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to Brussels, Belgium, to participate in the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ annual Brussels Forum. Booker, who is in Europe as part of a multi-day trip to examine the current role of NATO in bolstering European and American security and the impact of climate change on national security, spoke alongside Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister... Read More

NEWARK, N.J.– Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced that the Long Branch Free Public Library in Long Branch, New Jersey, has been selected as one of the eight recipients nationwide of the prestigious 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal, awarded by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), is the highest honor given to museums and libraries that exemplify outstanding service to their communities. Senator Booker nominated the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, along with U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN), introduced the bicameral Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act, legislation that would repeal the lifetime ban on individuals convicted of a drug felony from accessing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The federal SNAP ban, enacted in 1996 as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Nanette Barragán (D-CA) introduced the bicameral EVs for All Act, legislation that would increase access to electric vehicles (EVs) for residents of public housing across the nation. Many of these individuals currently face limited or no access to EVs, while grappling with high gas prices and disproportionate exposure to pollution from conventional vehicles. "If we want a greener and more sustainable future,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) introduced the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act, legislation aimed at guaranteeing proper retirement benefits for all federal law enforcement officers. U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the companion bill in the House earlier this year. Thousands of federal law enforcement officers receive retirement... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Alma Adams (NC-12) reintroduced the bicameral Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, historic legislation to save moms’ lives and address every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities in the United States.  “The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of industrialized nations, and the rate is only rising. The data is even more... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “I welcome the end of Title 42 - a harmful holdover from the Trump administration that severely undermined the legal right to seek asylum, enriched smuggling networks, and failed to protect public health. This misguided policy created chaos at the border and put countless asylum-seekers fleeing violence in harm’s way.  “As the Biden... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) have introduced the Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth (DIVERSIFY) Act, legislation that would increase the TEACH Grant award to support students interested in becoming teachers, ensuring an education workforce as diverse as the students it serves. The DIVERSIFY Act would complement... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), John Larson (D-CT), and Mark Takano (D-CA) reintroduced the bicameral Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators (RAISE) Act, legislation that would boost teacher compensation by putting tax money back in their pockets and help diversify the teaching workforce. The bill would provide educators with a minimum of $1000 in refundable tax credits and as much as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Grayfield Redevelopment and Economic Advancement Through Effective Repurposing (GREATER) Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act, legislation aimed to address the challenges faced by abandoned and underutilized shopping malls and promote economic growth in communities across the United States. With the increasing... Read More