Press Releases

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced that it would keep the FY 2021 refugee admissions target at 15,000:  “The United States has always been a beacon of hope and opportunity for those fleeing persecution because of religion, race, nationality and more. We are witnessing the largest refugee crisis in history and have a solemn responsibility as a global leader to help those in need. We must do... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) – the eight Democratic Senators of color representing various communities, issued a joint statement on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act: “Throughout our country’s history, the AAPI community has faced unacceptable discrimination and racism. Acts of hatred against AAPIs... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, transformative legislation that targets the inhumane conditions of detention centers and protects the civil and human rights of immigrants. The bill would urgently end the use of private prisons and county jails to detain immigrants, set humane standards for detention facilities, increase oversight of these facilities to eliminate abuse, and better protect the civil rights of... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, was advanced through the House Judiciary Committee late last night and sent to the House floor. Booker is the lead cosponsor of S. 40, the Senate companion. “Our nation has not yet fully acknowledged and grappled with the painful legacy of slavery, white supremacy, and systemic racism that tainted this... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke at the annual National Action Network’s (NAN) National Convention. The speech focused on America’s broken food systems and agriculture industry that favors consolidated multinational corporations and hurts communities of color. As family farmers struggle and tens of millions of families face food insecurity and a lack of access to affordable, nutritious food, massive agriculture conglomerates get bigger and richer.  “The American... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a resolution recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, “to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.” Black Maternal Health Week is observed from April 11 through April 17.Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced a resolution recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, “to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.” Black Maternal Health Week is observed from April 11 through April 17. The legislation has 22 co-sponsors in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) today reintroduced the Climate Stewardship Act, a climate change bill focused on voluntary farm and ranch conservation practices, massive reforestation, and wetlands restoration.  Much like the environmental and economic challenges facing President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s, the country now faces two simultaneous crises: climate change and an economy weakened by COVID-19.  The Climate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC– U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after President Biden announced new executive actions to reduce gun violence today.“In America, there is a familiar and disturbing pattern that occurs every time another horrific mass shooting occurs-- when people are killed in their grocery store, their workplace, their house of worship, the crisis of gun violence punctuates our national... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez (both D-NJ) today applauded President Biden’s nomination of Julien Xavier Neals and Judge Zahid Quraishi to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Their nominations were announced by the White House this morning as part of a group of 11 judicial nominees. Booker is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “Julien Neals and Zahid Quraishi are smart, experienced, and thoughtful attorneys who will both bring... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), announced a new proposal to close the stepped-up basis income tax loophole – reforming one of the largest tax breaks in our federal tax code in order to support national investments that will benefit all Americans and build a more inclusive economy. This new proposed legislation, the Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today reintroduced his bill to ban discrimination based on hair textures and hairstyles that are commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), along with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Gwen Moore (D-WI), introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. Hair discrimination is... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), today led 41 Senate Democrats in a push to build on the success of the American Rescue Plan by making critical tax credits for working families permanent. The American Rescue Plan provided an historic investment in the economic well-being of children, families, and struggling workers. The one-year expansions to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), today led 41 Senate Democrats in a push to build on the success of the American Rescue Plan by making critical tax credits for working families permanent. The American Rescue Plan provided an historic investment in the economic well-being of children, families, and struggling workers. The one-year expansions to the Earned Income Tax... Read More

NEWARK, N.J.– In the wake of two mass shootings in Atlanta, Ga. and Boulder, Colo. in as many weeks that tragically claimed nearly 20 lives, today U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez were joined by gun safety advocates, members of law enforcement, and community leaders in calling for Congress and the Biden Administration to take action to reduce gun violence in our communities. During today’s press conference in Newark, Sens. Booker and Menendez... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Senators Michael Bennett (D-CO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Reverend Rafael Warnock (D-GA) on the Senate floor to discuss the American Rescue Plan’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the need to make the expansions permanent.   WATCH HERE   Key Excerpts “…the poorest age group in America is our children with one in six American kids living in poverty. It is nothing less than a moral... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) reintroduced the Help Students Vote Act, a bill to strengthen student voter registration and civic participation on college campuses. This legislation would allow for federal guidance to institutions of higher education in order to ensure their students have the resources they need to register to vote. Historically, young adults have voted at the lowest rates of any age... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) joined Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), along with 33 of their Senate colleagues, to introduce a resolution condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment, racism, and discrimination. The resolution also calls on federal officials, in collaboration with state and local agencies and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community organizations to address the rise in COVID-19-related... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following a spate of horrific mass shootings in recent days, most recently in Boulder, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and other Democratic colleagues on the Senate floor to honor the memory of those who have been killed by gun violence in the past month and urge his colleagues to take action to pass common sense gun safety measures.    WATCH HERE   Key Excerpts “I believe... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following a spate of horrific mass shootings in recent days, most recently in Boulder, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Senator Cory Booker participated in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on gun violence and proposed safety reforms.  WATCH HERE  Key Excerpts “We forget the very mandate of our government of our federal government and so the best mandate is perhaps the Constitution of the United States of America that begins with the purpose of why we're all... Read More