Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged New Jerseyans to plan ahead for passport renewals in the face of longer-than-usual processing times.As mid-year high travel season approaches, passport renewal applications tend to increase dramatically. Because of these seasonal increases in applications, processing times are taking about two weeks longer on average. Applicants can expect 8-11 weeks for a routine renewal and 5-7 weeks for expedited renewals, which... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Representatives Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the House Democratic Leader, announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, legislation to eliminate the federal crack and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a package of bills geared towards ending unfair and abusive labor practices in our country’s correctional facilities: the Combating Workplace Discrimination in Correctional Facilities Act, the Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act, and the Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act.“The Thirteenth... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) today reintroduced the American Opportunity Accounts Act, legislation that would create a federally-funded savings account for every child in order to make economic opportunity a birthright for everyone in America and help close the racial wealth gap. The lawmakers' bill comes as baby bonds programs gain... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) celebrated the Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution commemorating Black History Month and the important contributions made by Black Americans throughout United States history. The resolution was introduced by Senators Booker, Tim Scott (R-SC), and Warnock.“Black history is American history. Generations of Black Americans throughout our country’s history have worked, struggled, and sacrificed... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led 45 of their colleagues in the Senate and House in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan encouraging the agency to expand its current efforts to address the plastic production crisis. “As our transportation, energy, and industrial sectors transition to clean energy, the oil and gas... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the STOP (Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent) Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act, legislation that would provide the necessary tools to address, and ultimately eliminate, neglected diseases of poverty in the United States.Neglected diseases of poverty – many of which are neglected tropical diseases – are a group of chronic and disabling illnesses, such as chagas and dengue fever, that primarily impact those living in extreme... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.) introduced two pieces of legislation that aim to support and provide students with more access to music and arts in our schools. The first bill, the Music In Our Schools Month Resolution, would support music in schools by affirming the importance of music education, highlighting the benefits students receive from its instruction, and recognizing the hard work of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during the first week of Black History Month, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) reintroduced the United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act, legislation that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 219,000 African Americans who fought to preserve the Union during the Civil War.Since the colonial era, African Americans have served the United States in times of war. Yet, there... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced today that he will bring Aqeela Sherrills, a longtime public safety activist based in Newark, to Tuesday’s State of the Union address as his guest. Sherrills, who helped found the Newark Community Street Team in 2014, is a national leader in using community-based public safety approaches to preventing violence and supporting crime survivors.“Gun violence and violent crime demand a comprehensive approach that includes... Read More

Washington, DC – Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: “It has been almost two months since Azerbaijan initiated its blockade of the Lachin corridor, the only road in or out of Nagorno-Karabakh. This corridor is the lifeline for a community of approximately 120,000 people, including tens of thousands of children, who now face food, medicine, electricity, and gas... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, reintroduced a package of bills geared towards reforming the country’s agriculture sector: the Farm System Reform Act, Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act, Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act, and Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act.U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced the House companion of the Farm System Reform Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). and U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16) reintroduced the African American History Act. This legislation provides important resources to help educate the American public about the richness and complexity of African American history and the impacts of racism, white supremacy, and the struggle for justice on the fabric of America.  Black Americans and those of the African Diaspora have made countless... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement: “The tragic killing of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour in a shooting last night is shocking and horrifying. Her death is a terrible loss not just to her family, friends, and colleagues, but to the Sayreville community and our state. My heart goes out to her loved ones and the entire Sayreville community in their time of pain.” Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tina Smith (D-MN), both members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and U.S. Representatives Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced two bills, the Zero Food Waste Act and the Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques (COMPOST) Act, to reduce the amount of food wasted in the U.S. and to redirect food waste to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative André Carson (D-IN-07), along with U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), introduced two bills that would support mentoring opportunities for historically underserved youth.Students who are mentored are 52% less likely to skip a day of school, 46% less likely to use drugs, and 55% more likely to attend college. Introduced on Tuesday in the Senate and House, the Transition-To-Success Mentoring Act and the Students... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged Cargill, Inc. to be a global leader in addressing deforestation and climate change in its operations.“One area where your global stewardship is urgently needed is the protection of forests and other ecosystems,” wrote Senator Booker in a letter to Cargill, Inc. President and CEO Brian Sikes.Last year, Cargill announced that it will end deforestation in its soy supply chain in certain South American biomes. “I applaud Cargill’s... Read More

Newark, NJ – Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:“I’m deeply disturbed by the attack on Temple Ner Tamid and our Jewish community early Sunday morning. Thankfully, no one is reported to be injured, and I’m grateful for law enforcement for securing the synagogue and its continuing investigation.“Hate has no place in our state. We cannot ignore the rise in antisemitism or tolerate threats to our religious communities. We must condemn this hate and respond with resolve and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement:“The videos bearing witness to the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols evoke feelings of pain, horror, and terror that are tragically familiar to so many Americans. Tyre Nichols is now part of a group whose names we know -- like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery -- and whose names we don’t.“Tyre Nichols should be alive today. My heart aches for his family, friends,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the Justice for Black Farmers Act, legislation that aims to address and correct historic discrimination within federal farm assistance and lending at the U.S. Department of Agriculture that has caused Black farmers to lose millions of acres of... Read More