Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), along with U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), introduced the New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act, legislation that would restore and protect the vital water resources of the Hudson, Mohawk, and Raritan Rivers and their tributaries. The legislation will also be introduced in the House by U.S. Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-N.Y.) and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) introduced the bicameral Smart Sentencing Adjustments Act, legislation aimed at reforming the federal criminal justice system and addressing the issues of over-incarceration in U.S. prisons. The bill is being introduced in the last week of Second Chance Month, which recommits our country to helping formerly incarcerated people transition into their communities.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment (EMMT) Act, legislation that would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to work with experts to consider health disparities when developing payment models. U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL-7th) will introduce the House companion bill next week. CMMI, which was created by the Affordable Care Act, focuses on creating and testing... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Peter Welch (D-VT), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, will introduce the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry. The bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from engaging in contracts with companies that have committed egregious labor law violations and/or contracted with... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chair of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, issued the following statement on the situation in Sudan after the announcement of a three-day ceasefire:  “We are extremely... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (N.J.-06) hosted a roundtable to highlight legislation to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. Last month, Senator Booker, along with Representative Pallone and Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act that prohibits the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Mike Rogers (R-AL) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Rural Decentralized Water Systems Reauthorization Act, legislation that would expand and strengthen the USDA Rural Decentralized Water Systems Program to provide support for low- and moderate-income households to install or upgrade their water well and wastewater systems. With approximately 20... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) applauded the bipartisan vote to advance through the Senate Judiciary Committee the nominations of Michael Farbiarz and Judge Robert Kirsch to serve on the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. Booker is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “Michael Farbiarz and Judge Robert Kirsch are two highly qualified jurists who will bring years of legal experience to the federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the bicameral Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, legislation that targets the inhumane conditions of detention centers and protects the civil and human rights of immigrants. U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Adam Smith (D-WA) reintroduced the companion bill in the House. Specifically, the legislation would: Stop future attempts to reinstate family detention End the use of private prisons and county jails to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced bicameral legislation to protect taxpayers from unscrupulous tax preparers. The Tax Refund Protection Act would prevent predatory preparers from skimming money off tax returns, overcharging for their services through hidden fees, or redirecting an entire refund into their own account. Millions of Americans rely on tax preparers each year. “Fraud and exploitation... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), along with U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), reintroduced the bicameral Do No Harm Act, legislation that would address the increasing use of religious freedom as a justification to undermine civil rights protections. The bill restores the Religious... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), along with U.S. Representative Susie Lee (D-NV), introduced the Keep Our Promise to America’s Children and Teachers (PACT) Act, legislation that would put Congress on a fiscally responsible path to fully fund Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) on a mandatory basis.  "Education is the foundation of a strong and prosperous society, and investing in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14), introduced the bicameral resolution recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, “to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the urgent importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.” Black Maternal Health Week is observed from April 11... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced that it will allow immigrants covered by DACA to qualify for health insurance through Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces. “I applaud the Biden-Harris administration’s decision to expand health care access for DACA recipients. The current barriers to health coverage force many individuals and... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Dr. Homer Wilkes, and White House Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation John Podesta announced $1 billion in grants will be made available to expand access to urban nature, combat the climate crisis, and advance environmental justice. Booker, Wilkes, and Podesta were joined by Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.), NJDEP... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “This decision from a district court judge in Texas stripping all women in our country of their right to safe and effective medical care is an outrageous attack on reproductive freedom. For over 20 years this medication has safely aided women, yet in one fell swoop a single judge has put thousands of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after a report that Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted 20 years’ worth of undisclosed gifts from Republican megadonors: “All federal judges, except those who sit on the Supreme Court, must follow a code of conduct to ensure they are free from conflicts of interest and embody the highest ethical behavior we expect from federal jurists.... 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: “The bedrock of our legal system is the principle that justice applies to everyone equally. No one is above the law.  “This indictment isn’t a trivial matter. It means that a grand jury -- an impartial group of citizens sworn by oath to perform their duties... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after today’s vote to repeal the Authorizations for Use of Military Force Against Iraq: “After years of work, Congress has finally taken the necessary step to repeal the 2002 and 1991 authorizations for the use of military force in Iraq,” said Senator Booker.  “These authorizations are obsolete and no... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Bill Posey (R-FL), along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Access to AEDs Act, legislation that would promote students’ access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public elementary and secondary schools.  “Sudden cardiac arrests can be experienced by... Read More