Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez joined 39 Democratic Senators in demanding that Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar take immediate action to address the many ways the Trump Administration’s health care sabotage has undermined our preparedness for and ability to respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak, specifically calling on Azar to ensure that any potential coronavirus vaccine is affordable to all; stop promoting junk plans that don’t... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan resolution authored by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) celebrating Black History Month and the important contributions made by Black Americans throughout history passed the Senate yesterday by voice vote. 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... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A day after the House of Representatives passed historic legislation making lynching a federal crime, family members of Emmett Till today joined architects of that bill, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), and U.S. Rep Bobby Rush (D-IL), for an emotional conversation in the Capitol about America’s painful history of lynching and the long-overdue need for federal anti-lynching legislation.  Airickca Gordon-Taylor is the Executive Director of the... Read More

Text of Bill (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), today introduced the Part-Time Workers Bill of Rights. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), along with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.),... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA) today introduced the Clean Air, Sharp Minds Act, aimed at improving the air quality in schools by providing grants to schools to purchase, install, and maintain commercial air filters. While a number of studies have shown the negative impact of air pollution on cognitive performance, evidence also exists demonstrating the dramatic extent to which student performance could be improved by installing... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Tim Scott (R-SC) applauded today’s passage of H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, authored by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL), in the House of Representatives. H.R. 35 is identical to anti-lynching legislation introduced in the Senate last year by Senator Booker along with Senators Harris (D-CA) and Tim Scott (R-SC). That legislation passed the Senate unanimously last February. “Today brings us one step closer to... Read More

Newark, NJ – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) has allocated $4.1 million in federal funding for the dredging of Cheesequake Creek in Middlesex County.  The announcement comes after the federal lawmakersurged the Army Corps to support the dredging project, citing the adverse impacts on navigation, safety, and the local economy resulting from the lack of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced a bipartisan bill to establish a new pilot program to fund nutritional education in schools. The Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2020 would allocate federal funding for projects that educate students while connecting them to healthy food practices, with a priority given to schools in neighborhoods with high rates of childhood diet-related illnesses and those in which 40 percent of students... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), U.S. Representatives Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME), today introduced a groundbreaking Farmers Bill of Rights resolution, which affirms the rights of family farmers, ranchers, and traditional agricultural communities in New Jersey and across the country. This resolution outlines ten basic rights for family farmers and ranchers that everyone should have access to. The Farmers Bill of Rights highlights the critical needs and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), issued the following statement on his vote earlier today to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump:   “Based on the evidence that has been presented, I have concluded that President Donald John Trump is guilty of committing high crimes and misdemeanors against the United States of America. I believe he abused the awesome powers of his office for personal and political gain to pressure a foreign power to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered passionate remarks on the Senate Floor today ahead of his vote tomorrow on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. While acknowledging the unfair and unprecedented impeachment process as a “dark day” and “sad moment” for the nation, and criticizing the Senate for abdicating its Constitutional responsibilities, Booker ended by sharing a powerful,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the Department of State announced the appointment of W. Stuart Symington IV as special envoy for South Sudan:   “The announcement of Stuart Symington as special envoy for South Sudan is a necessary step to sustain the country’s ceasefire, aid in negotiations, and support efforts to sanction entities that continue... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump in the Senate today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, asked the House Managers about Rudy Giuliani’s role in U.S. foreign policy.  “As Ambassador Sondland testified, if he and other U.S. officials didn’t talk to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump in the Senate today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) asked the House managers about the White House Counsel’s claim of executive privilege and whether the “missing witness” rule—allowing jurors in court cases to draw an inference when a party blocks a witness from testifying against them—ought to apply to the White House blocking key witnesses and documents from... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined his Democratic colleagues on the committee, Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing serious concerns about an official State Department statement issued earlier today attacking NPR’s All Things Considered co-host Mary... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), 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. Since that time, another state, advocacy and community-based organizations, and others have used this date to raise awareness about maternal health, educate health care... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the below statement after Rutgers University appointed Dr. Jonathan Holloway to be president of New Jersey’s flagship university:   “I applaud Rutgers for their approval of the university’s first black president, Dr. Jonathan Holloway. As a distinguished historian and visionary leader, President Holloway will guide Rutgers as it continues to ascend as one of our nation’s preeminent public... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the below statement following passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA):   “When evaluating the USMCA, it was important to consider our country’s economic realities and to weigh how much benefit American workers could receive from the increased exports and expanded commerce that this trade agreement could bring. It has always been important to me... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the U.S. Senate begins the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump - only the third time in American history that a President has been impeached - today Senator Booker released his personal annotations to several foundational documents from the country’s inception.    Through the social medium platform Genius, the annotations provide an inside view of Booker’s thoughts and analysis on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Kennedy (R-LA), today introduced the Bear Protection Act, which would protect bears from poaching and torture and prohibit the import, export, possession, transport and sale of bear organs.   “North American black bears are under threat from poachers and smugglers who supply the global trade in bear parts and products,” Senator Booker said. “This bipartisan legislation will help to... Read More