Press Releases

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) wrote to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to express concern about the ongoing Unusual Mortality Events (UMEs) for humpback whales and North Atlantic right whales in the U.S. Atlantic, and to request information about additional resources needed to address these ongoing whale deaths. The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, expressed concern in a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) about the CBP One mobile application being the sole method for asylum seekers to pursue appointments. The new process and use of the app has experienced various... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 16 Senate colleagues wrote a letter to President Biden raising concerns over reports the Administration is considering a return to the ineffective and inhumane practice of detaining migrant families, after previously putting an end to... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) joined with Kean University officials and the NJ Association of State Colleges and Universities to highlight $18.1 million in funding the senators secured for New Jersey colleges and universities in the Fiscal Year 2023 federal spending bill. This funding will make critical investments in higher education programs such as cybersecurity, STEM research, entrepreneurship, pre-apprenticeships in advanced... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) urged regulators to set a temporary moratorium on overdraft and nonsufficient fund fees and urged the CEOs of the ten banks generating the most revenue from these fees to waive them for their customers.The Senators’ action comes after the failures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank this month, which led to disruptions across the financial sector. The Senators noted... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on World Water Day, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reintroduced the newly renamed A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act at a bicameral press conference, joined by House Natural Resources Committee Vice Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) and a range of grassroots groups, youth advocates, and environmental... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Committee members Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) released the following statement on Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israeli officials’ recent meetings in Egypt and Jordan:“We welcome the meeting that was held in Sharm... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC), along with U.S. Representatives Danny Davis (D-IL) and Michael Burgess (R-TX), reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act, legislation that would direct the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a Medicaid demonstration program to improve access to comprehensive, high-quality, outpatient care - including clinical and support services - for individuals with sickle... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, and Senator Menendez (D-N.J.) announced $1 million in Fiscal Year 2023 federal funding for the launch of a no-cost summer camp as well as year-round support services for youth in violence-impacted and disadvantaged areas in Cumberland County. The announcement comes after Senator Booker held a roundtable discussion... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has joined the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) as an associate member for the 118th Congress. Senator Booker and CAPAC Chair Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) issued the following statement:“CAPAC has been at the forefront of advocating for issues important to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders and has ensured the voices of this large and diverse community are represented in the halls of our nation’s... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement: “Newark and New Jersey have lost a true champion, someone who fought for the people. Whatever titles he held, Senator Rice was a man who prided himself on his Newark roots and lived life in accordance with his values of fairness, equality, justice, and redemption. “I will always treasure the many lessons I learned from him. So many of us are better leaders and citizens because of his service and his... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) sent a letter to Starbucks, urging its CEO, Howard Schultz, to stop delaying the negotiations with four unionized New Jersey Starbucks stores and negotiate in good faith with them as required by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The stores located in Hopewell Township, Hamilton, Summit and Montclair, have been waiting between six and 10 months to form a first collective bargaining agreement, as required... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) today joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-CA-47), and dozens of colleagues in both the Senate and House of Representatives to introduce the Secure Viable Banking Act, legislation that would repeal Title IV of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and... 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 applaud President Biden for taking action to make our children and communities safer through this executive order, which includes increasing the number of background checks conducted before firearm sales, expanding the use of red flag laws, supporting law enforcement efforts to identify and apprehend shooters, and strengthening accountability for gun... 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, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Chris Coons (D-DE), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a comment letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters regarding... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the rebel group M23’s troubling activities in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo, and renewed reports of the group’s use of child soldiers, and the consequences of such under the Child Soldier... Read More