Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) announced the re-introduction of their bicameral bill to remove Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol. The Confederate Monument Removal Act would remove all statues of people who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from the National Statuary Hall Collection within 120 days of the bill being signed into law. Booker and Lee first introduced the bill... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, led a letter sent to the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients urging the Biden Administration to take action to expand vaccine access for farm and food chain workers.  The letter comes in the wake of some state and local governments excluding farm and food chain workers from the first phases of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. “As the COVID-19... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky introduced the House companion to this bill, H.R. 598, in late January. This legislation will protect the health and well-being of those living and working in nursing homes by increasing resources for infection control and prevention, testing, and personal protective equipment; surging... Read More

Washington, DC -- US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) will chair the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism in the 117th Congress. Booker will be the first Black chair of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.  “Our nation’s broken criminal justice system is a stain on the soul of our country, the result of decades of failed policies that have broken apart families and communities and have not made us safer,” Booker said. “The burden of this broken system has been... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Acting Associate Director for the Division of Advertising Practices Serena Viswanathan and the FTC’s four commissioners asking for an update on the department’s investigation into recent allegations against Tyson Foods for knowingly making false and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced a bipartisan resolution celebrating Black History Month and the important contributions made by Black Americans throughout United States history. The resolution “acknowledges that all people of the U.S. are recipients of the wealth of history provided by Black culture” and “recognizes the importance of Black History Month as an opportunity to reflect on the complex history of the U.S., while remaining hopeful and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced landmark legislation aimed at addressing and correcting historic discrimination within the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal farm assistance and lending that has caused Black farmers to lose millions of acres of farmland and robbed Black farmers and their families of the hundreds of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Representative Alma Adams (NC-12) -- along with Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Gary Peters (D-MI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Edward Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tina... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced landmark legislation aimed at addressing and correcting historic discrimination within the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal farm assistance and lending that has caused Black farmers to lose millions of acres of farmland and robbed Black farmers and their families of the hundreds of billions... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) today reintroduced the American Opportunity Accounts Act, legislation seeking to create a national program commonly referred to as “Baby Bonds,” with the support of 15 Senators, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. This groundbreaking bill will create a federally-funded savings account for every American child at birth that will grow each year... Read More

Washington, DC -- US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has been appointed to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, one of the oldest Senate committees whose jurisdiction focuses on agriculture, nutrition, food, and hunger.In addition to Booker, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) was also appointed to the committee, marking the first time in history two African-Americans will serve simultaneously on the panel. The pair are only the second and third African-Americans to ever serve... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued the following joint statement regarding comprehensive cannabis reform legislation in the 117th Congress: “The War on Drugs has been a war on people—particularly people of color. Ending the federal marijuana prohibition is necessary to right the wrongs of this failed war and end decades of harm inflicted on communities of color across the country. But that alone is not enough. As states continue to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets federal tax policy, and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today introduced the Securing Access to Lower Taxes by ensuring Deductibility Act or “SALT Deductibility Act” that would repeal the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions.  The cap, imposed by the Trump Tax Law of 2017, has disproportionately impacted New Jersey and amounted to a tax hike on thousands of middle class... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met virtually with Judge Merrick Garland, who has been nominated to serve as Attorney General. “Today I had the honor of meeting virtually with Judge Merrick Garland, who has been nominated to serve as Attorney General. In my meeting with Judge Garland, we discussed some of the most pressing challenges facing the Justice Department and the safety and security of the American people, including... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced legislation that will finally eliminate the federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity and apply it retroactively to those already convicted or sentenced.  After the passage of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, sentencing for crack and powder cocaine offenses vastly differed. For instance,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced New Jersey is receiving $230,342,420 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to boost its COVID-19 response and vaccine distribution efforts. “This funding is critical to ensuring the State’s ability to respond to the pandemic and administer vaccinations to millions of residents,” said Sen. Menendez. “I will continue fighting for the federal resources New Jersey needs to combat COVID-19, protect our... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met virtually with Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as Associate Attorney General. Following their meeting, Senator Booker issued the following statement:“Today, I had the honor of meeting virtually with Vanita Gupta, who has been nominated to serve as Associate Attorney General. In my meeting with Ms. Gupta, we addressed her background as a civil rights attorney and how the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a resolution recognizing January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day. New Jersey was the first state to recognize January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day in 2018  through the work of the Tara Hansen Foundation, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and other vital organizations that work to help spread awareness and stop maternal mortality. Since that time,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, met virtually with Michael Regan who has been nominated to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Following their meeting, Senator Booker issued the following statement:“Today I had the opportunity to meet virtually with Michael Regan, nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. In our meeting, we discussed the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, met virtually with Isabel Guzman who has been nominated to serve as Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Following their meeting, Senator Booker issued the following statement:“Today, I had the honor of meeting virtually with Isabel Guzman, who has been nominated to serve as Administrator of the Small Business Administration. In our meeting, we discussed... Read More