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  • HACKENSACK, NJ – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker was joined by U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) and local advocates at Hackensack High School to announce a new legislative effort to ensure drinking water in schools across our nation is clean and safe. The Get the Lead Out of Schools Act, which Sen. Booker will be introducing with U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), establishes a grant program to help local schools replace outdated water infrastructure and ensures schools are... Read More
  • Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement: “President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is a vicious blow to American leadership in the world and to our future.  “When it comes to addressing an issue as urgent as... Read More
  • Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports that President Trump will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement:  “The United States and 194 other nations came together last year to make a historic commitment to tackling one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century because we recognized that continued... Read More
  • Washington–   U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-NJ), Bill Nelson, (D-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the “Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act’’ a bill to ban oil, gas and methane hydrate-related seismic activities in the Atlantic Ocean. The bill will... Read More
  • Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today introduced the Police Reporting of Information, Data and Evidence (PRIDE) Act – legislation that would increase transparency and accountability for law enforcement agencies nationwide by requiring states to report to the Justice Department use of force incidents that occur between law enforcement officers and civilians. This data will help federal, state and local officials to better protect the... Read More
  • Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement on the release of Trump’s FY2018 budget this morning:  “President Trump’s budget is littered with broken promises that will directly harm working families, seniors, and people with disabilities. Its savage cuts will not only hurt millions of Americans, it will stifle America’s economic growth and competitiveness and undermine our national security.  “During his... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – With release of a transcript of an April telephone call between President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during which President Trump praised his Philippine counterpart for doing an “unbelievable job on the drug problem”, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined a group of Democratic Senators in calling on Trump to denounce Duterte’s murderous anti-drug campaign and delay any... Read More
  •  For audio of Senator Booker reacting to the CBO score, click here. Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the below statement following the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s report on the GOP health care bill: “The independent experts at the nonpartisan CBO just confirmed Americans’ worst fears about Congressional Republicans’ latest attempt to give the wealthiest a huge tax cut by taking healthcare away from millions. The CBO also... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) issued the following joint statement on last night’s decision by Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta not to delay the implementation of the conflict-of-interest rule, which requires retirement investment advisers to act in the best interest of their client. The rule was delayed while the Department of Labor began its reassessment, under a directive from President Trump made... Read More
  • Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the below statement following the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election:  “This is an important step in the right direction. We must get to the bottom of Russia’s dangerous and unprecedented interference in our election to hold accountable those responsible and ensure it doesn’t happen again – it’s a matter of national security. An independent special... Read More
  • Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports President Trump urged the FBI Director to end his investigation into Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn: “These stunning disclosures point to the possibility that President Trump personally engaged in obstruction of justice in the Oval Office. This must be a wake-up call for congressional Republicans to... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to reports of President Trump's education budget: "The Trump administration's reported education budget is an abomination. Attacking programs that support teachers and public education under the guise of 'reform' is no way to improve educational outcomes for American kids. By dramatically slashing funding from important initiatives, such as after-school programs, teacher training, student loans, and the... Read More
  • Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: "These revelations are appalling and deeply disturbing. This sharing of extremely sensitive, classified intelligence information with Russia undermines our national security, breaks the trust of our allies, and puts lives at risk. "Patriotic Americans and our allies put their lives on the line every day to gather the intelligence that protects this country and... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s remarks on the opioid crisis at a summit in West Virginia, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) criticized the Attorney General’s misguided effort to address the epidemic by cutting funding from preventative programs and using those resources to hire prosecutors.  In a letter to the Attorney General, Booker blasted him for what amounts to doubling down on the failed policies of the War on Drugs.  Sessions... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s Executive Order to create a commission to investigate voter fraud: “Make no mistake about it – today’s executive order is a thinly veiled voter suppression effort. If President Trump was truly concerned about the integrity of our elections, he would focus his energy on making it easier for American citizens to vote and investigating cases of voter... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the firing of FBI Director James Comey.  “The President of the United States just fired the person who was investigating his campaign, which should set off alarm bells across the country. The last time a presidential firing raised this many questions, America was in the middle of the Watergate crisis. “For months, I’ve been calling for an independent special counsel... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) urged the appropriations committee to support the Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund, which provides founders of early-stage companies with education, mentorship, financing, and training.  In a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Booker and... Read More
  • Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement on the passage of Trumpcare in the House of Representatives today: “No family should go bankrupt because a loved one has cancer. No senior should have to decide between buying their prescription drugs or paying for groceries. No woman should have to travel hundreds of miles to access essential reproductive health services.   “This should never happen anywhere, and especially not in the... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 46 Senators, led by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) re-introduced historic, comprehensive federal legislation to ban discrimination against LGBT Americans. The legislation was filed simultaneously in the U.S. House of Representatives by 194 Representatives, led by Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI). The Equality Act of 2017 would ensure full federal non-discrimination equality by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, DC – As airline executives testify on Capitol Hill today in the House Committee on Transportation, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent letters to the CEOs at ten major airlines urging them to improve the pay and benefits of their subcontractor workforce. In an effort to cut costs and boost profits, the airline industry has increasingly outsourced its on-the-ground service workers, subcontracting positions like baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, and... Read More