Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to urge the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, voicing concern about this transaction’s potential implications for consumers. “We write to express our serious concern about the recently announced merger between... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led five colleagues in urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to take concrete steps to implement rules governing the voluntary carbon offsets market, also referred to as carbon credits.Facing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to reach worldwide net-zero emissions by 2050, companies, investors, and governments have turned to a strategy of purchasing carbon offsets from... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced the Temporary Emergency Scheduling and Testing (TEST) of Fentanyl Analogues Act, legislation that would extend the temporary class-wide scheduling of fentanyl-related substances for two years and also require the Department of Justice to conduct a scientific and medical evaluation of these substances to encourage research so that the scientific and medical communities can study and develop treatments for... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) announced $44.9 million in Homeland Security grants as part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s  (DHS) ongoing efforts to support state, local, tribal, and territorial partners. These grants assist states, urban areas, tribal and territorial governments, non-profit agencies, and the private sector with their preparedness efforts. Preparedness grants strengthen our nation’s ability to prevent, protect... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the inclusion of the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2021 in the Senate substitute amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023:“The inclusion of the bipartisan Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2021 in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to investigate the National Institutes of Health Office of Director’s oversight and approval of the base operational funding grant, called the P51, to the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) at the University of Washington.The renewal of the P51 base grant comes after The Arizona Republic and other media outlets exposed WaNPRC’s failure to maintain... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement on President Biden’s Executive Order on cannabis:“President Biden’s executive order is transformative for the lives of thousands of people and families harmed by our broken cannabis laws. This is a huge step forward toward a more just criminal justice system and more rational drug policy. “Now it’s time for Congress and states to put an end to our failed policies by legalizing and appropriately... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate unanimously voted to pass the bipartisan legislation authored by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) that would end an outdated FDA mandate that required experimental drugs to be tested on animals before they could be used on humans in clinical trials. Specifically, the FDA Modernization Act gives drug sponsors the option to use scientifically rigorous, proven non-animal test methods... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:“Governor Florio was one of New Jersey’s great public servants who courageously fought for the people and worked deliberately to bridge the divides that separate us. His efforts to implement an assault weapons ban, clean up New Jersey’s water and Superfund sites, and accomplishments on other priorities inspired leaders throughout our state and nation. Governor Florio leaves... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.) today urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to properly follow its Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment, which provides EPA with guidance for evaluating risk of substances like pesticides, when finalizing the agency’s registration review decision for glyphosate.Glyphosate, the most widely used pesticide in the United States, is applied to an average of 298 million acres annually. People are exposed to glyphosate during... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) announced $1.5 million in federal funding to develop community-based suicide prevention strategies, connect veterans and their families to resources, and promote outreach to at-risk individuals.“We must ensure that our veterans are provided the care, support, and resources they need to succeed as they return to civilian life,” said Sen. Booker. “This grant is critical to the mental health and long-term well-being of... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to rapidly implement the funding authorized under Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was signed into law by President Biden last month. This provision authorizes payments to distressed farm loan borrowers whose agricultural operations are at financial risk.The Senators also urged... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Reps. Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing today, September 19, as "National Stillbirth Prevention Day.” “In the United States, thousands of families experience the heartbreaking pain of a baby being stillborn. This issue is exacerbated along racial lines, with stillbirth rates alarmingly higher for Black women and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Danny Davis (D-Ill.) introduced the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Centers Act, legislation to improve access to care for Americans living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Approximately 100,000 Americans are currently living with SCD, an inherited blood disorder that causes pain, infection, and stroke. The disease disproportionately affects... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) James Lankford (R-OK), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today honored the two-year anniversary of the historic signing of the Abraham Accords by introducing a resolution to commemorate the historic moment on September 15, 2020, for the US, Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. “Over the past two years, the Abraham Accords have promoted greater economic opportunity and security for Israel... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, and (both D-N.J.) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services $10,476,077 for its Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program services to women during pregnancy and to parents with young children.“Home visits... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, as new data from the Census Bureau showed that child poverty dropped to a record low in 2021 in large part as a result of the expanded Child Tax Credit, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), alongside U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), released the following statement:“Today’s Census data confirms that the expanded Child Tax Credit worked: it allowed the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced the Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act, legislation that would prevent gun dealers with revoked licenses from converting their firearm inventory into their personal collections and selling the weapons without conducting background checks. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House earlier this year by Representative David Cicilline (D-RI-01). In 2020, there were 45,000 firearm-related deaths in the U.S. – their highest... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) today released the following statement condemning the use of a bulldozer at the India Day Parade in Edison last month:“This week, our offices met with leaders and members of New Jersey’s South Asian community who were angered and deeply hurt by the inclusion of a bulldozer in the India Day Parade in Edison last month. The bulldozer has come to be a symbol of intimidation against Muslims and other religious minorities in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) outlined his top policy objectives that have the potential to dramatically improve nutrition and reduce hunger and diet related diseases in the US. The Conference will be held on September 28, 2022 and is the largest whole-of-government initiative to improve the national food system in more than 50 years. Booker urged for better integration of Food as Medicine... Read More