Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rob Portman (R-OH) reintroduced the Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act, legislation that would ensure all federal law enforcement officers receive the retirement benefits they deserve for their service. Due to the level of training required and greater danger present in their profession, Congress determined that people in federal law enforcement positions should receive enhanced retirement benefits compared to other federal employees. However,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), as well as Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Sarbanes (D-MD), David McKinley (R-WV) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) introduced the TREES Act, a bill that will help homeowners lower energy costs, increase tree canopy in underserved communities, and help mitigate the effects of climate change through residential tree planting.    The TREES Act would create a cost-share grant program at... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Humane Correctional Health Care Act. Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), a founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force and member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and a bipartisan group of Members introduced companion legislation in the House. This bill would repeal the so-called Medicaid Inmate Exclusion (MIE), which strips health coverage... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Representative Karen Bass (D-CA) issued the following statement:“One year ago, George Floyd’s murder awakened millions of people around the world who had never before witnessed the deadly consequences of the failures in our policing system. This anniversary serves as a painful reminder of why we must make meaningful change. While we are still working through our differences on key issues, we continue to... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ),Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL), and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT) reintroduced the Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve outcomes For Youth (DIVERSIFY) Act, legislation that would complement the important administrative fixes to the TEACH Grant proposed in the College Affordability Act by ensuring the grant amount closely matches college costs. Additionally, the legislation would increase the TEACH Grant... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on judicial nominations, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (D-NJ), and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) applauded the advancement of the nominations of Julien Neals and Magistrate Judge Zahid Quraishi to serve on the U.S. District Court of New Jersey.WATCH SEN. BOOKER’S REMARKS HERE“Today, I applaud this committee for advancing two exceptionally qualified nominees, Julien... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) joined Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-13) and Alma Adams (NC-12) with to introduce the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act (REAHYA), which addresses both education and access to care for young people, with a focus on those most impacted by barriers to sex education and sexual health services. Currently, only 29 states and the District of Columbia require sex education, and when sex education is taught, 15... Read More

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and a group of 29 Senators in calling for an immediate ceasefire agreement in Israel and the Palestinian territories to prevent further loss of life and further escalation of violence.Senators Booker and Ossoff, along with Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tom Carper (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tim Kaine... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Bob Casey (D-PA) issued the following statement:“We grieve with the innocent Palestinians and Israelis who have lost their loved ones to this recent cycle of violence. Israel should not have to endure more than 1,600 rocket attacks by a terrorist organization, Hamas, which brutalizes the Palestinian people and targets Israelis with unceasing violence. Israel has the right to defend itself from these... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) applauded President Biden’s nomination of Karen M. Williams to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Her nomination was announced this morning by the White House as part of a new group of judicial nominees.“Judge Williams is an highly qualified jurist who would not only bring fairness and impartiality to the federal bench, but also... Read More

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced the Health Equity and Access under Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act, bicameral legislation that removes cruel and unnecessary barriers to health care for immigrants of all statuses. Co-sponsored by more than 80 members of Congress and endorsed by hundreds of organizations, the proposal is being introduced amidst a devastating public health crisis in which over two-thirds... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of Mother's Day, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today announced plans to reintroduce their far-reaching bill to improve maternal health outcomes, reverse the trend of rising maternal mortality rates, and close disparities that put Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and their kids at greater risk. The Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services (MOMMIES) Act would... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) reintroduced a bill in the House and Senate that promotes equitable access to parks, green spaces, and public lands and waters. The Transit to Trails Act creates a grant program to fund projects that make transportation to green spaces and public lands more accessible for critically underserved communities. A lack of transportation options often excludes those in underserved communities from accessing our... Read More

Washington, DC – Ahead of a US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing tomorrow, various New Jersey organizations are offering their support of President Joe Biden’s recent nominations of Judge Zahid Quraishi and Julien Xavier Neals to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, including the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey (SABA-NJ), the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey (APALA-NJ), New... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the State Department’s announcement today of Jeffrey Feltman as Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa:“Today’s announcement of Jeffrey Feltman as Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa is an important and welcome step in our efforts to bring peace and stability to the region. The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia has created a humanitarian disaster, with tens of... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced a new hire and other changes in his Senate communications team.Ahmed Elsayed has joined the Booker office as Press Secretary. Most recently, he served as Rep. Tony Cardenas’ (D-CA) communications director since June 2019 after working on Rep. John Delaney’s presidential campaign. He’s a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick and is a native of North Bergen, New Jersey.Additionally, several members of Booker’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) andU.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) reintroduced the Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act, or the PROTECT Immigration Act, legislation which would end the deputization of local and state police departments to enforce immigration law.The PROTECT Immigration Act would rescind the statutory authority for the federal government's... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX) today reintroduced a bill that would establish an $800 million competitive grant program for states and school districts to increase the enrollment and performance of underrepresented students in advanced courses and programs. Under the Advanced Coursework Equity Act, eligible states and school districts could receive up to $60 million in grants to do things like expand enrollment in advanced courses, cover... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) reintroduced a bill in their respective chambers to hold polluters responsible for the cleanup of contaminated Superfund sites in New Jersey and across the country. Booker was joined by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in reintroducing the bill in the Senate. The Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act reinstates and indexes for inflation the excise tax on... Read More

Washington, DC -- US Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “Today I am thinking about George Floyd’s family, his daughter, and his loved ones. My heart is with them as they continue to mourn.  “This verdict is a reflection of how our legal system is supposed to work: an individual guilty of a horrific crime is being held accountable for his actions. But this verdict did not and will not fix what is so deeply broken in that... Read More