Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after Senate passage of the FY 2018 Budget Resolution, a framework to pass tax legislation that would increase the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next decade. “The Senate Republican budget resolution is an abomination. It threatens huge cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and essential programs that help poor families and people with disabilities — all to pay for President Trump's effort to give massive... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan, independent agency, requesting its review of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Since President Trump established the Commission by executive order in May 2017, states across the country have expressed concern that the Commission is having the effect of suppressing voter... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced the Startup Opportunity Accelerator Act (SOAR),  legislation that invests in startup accelerators and incubators to spur ecosystems of entrepreneurship in new and underserved areas. Incubation and accelerator programs, which provide entrepreneurs with essential services such as experienced leadership, office space, access to financing opportunities, and structured mentorship for certain periods of time, are critical... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to end the Affordable Care Act’s cost-sharing reduction payments: “President Trump’s obsession with sabotaging the Affordable Care Act is going to hurt millions of Americans. “Ending healthcare payments means many Americans will become uninsured next year, and many of those who don’t will see increased costs. The independent... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s Executive Order on health care:   “This Executive Order is yet another example of President Trump working relentlessly to sabotage the Affordable Care Act. By weakening coverage requirements on some plans, called association health plans, this order will destabilize health care markets and drive up insurance costs, particularly for older Americans and people... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “The Clean Power Plan was a major step forward in our effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. Today's announcement that it will be repealed is a major step backwards, and will result in more extreme weather events and greater costs to our economy in the long run.  “Unfortunately, this announcement is anything but surprising coming from an administration that thinks... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –In recognition of World Teacher’s Day, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a resolution supporting U.S. efforts –  including efforts through the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) – to improve access to quality education for the poorest and most marginalized children and youth worldwide. As the world... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “The Trump administration is working relentlessly to sabotage the Affordable Care Act and undermine its protections for all Americans. Rolling back the requirement that birth control must be provided by insurance companies at no cost to women is the latest shameful example, and represents a pointed attack on the health and rights of women. “Family planning decisions are the business of a woman and her... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) joined a group of Democratic Senators in introducing bills to fix our nation’s gun laws. The Automatic Gun Fire Prevention Act, introduced yesterday, would ban certain devices used to convert semi-automatic weapons into fully automatic weapons. The Las Vegas shooter reportedly used several such devices to modify his semi-automatic rifles. The Background Check Completion Act would close a loophole that allows... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, issued the below statement following the deaths of three U.S. Army Special Forces troops killed in Niger during a training mission late yesterday. “My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of our brave service members killed in the line of duty in Niger. I also extend my prayers to those injured in the tragic incident and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today grilled President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee Michael Dourson during a confirmation hearing, calling him a “corporate lackey” doing the bidding of companies that have spewed unsafe chemicals into the environment. As Booker passionately explained in the hearing, Dourson’s company, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA), has advocated for chemical “levels that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today joined a bipartisan group of senators in reintroducing the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017, which will recalibrate prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, target violent and career criminals, and save taxpayer dollars.  The legislation permits more judicial discretion at sentencing for offenders with minimal criminal histories and helps inmates successfully reenter society, while tightening penalties for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, led his colleagues in urging President Trump to address the political and humanitarian crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a letter to Trump led by Booker and signed by Senators Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward Markey (D-MA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH),... Read More

Washington, DC—U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement on his vote against the re-nomination of Ajit Pai to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. “The chair of the FCC must be committed to prioritizing the interests of consumers over those of corporations, to creating a level playing field by preserving an open internet and expanding access to information, and to encouraging innovation and competition. Mr. Pai’s record shows no such... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to tackle the challenge of space debris – hundreds of thousands of pieces of orbital debris no longer in use that pose a serious threat to satellites and spacecraft.  In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the Senators asked the Commission to form a working group with NASA and the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) announced the expansion of the New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA), a federal drug prevention program, to include Ocean County and assist efforts to battle the opioid epidemic.  The designation, which Sen. Booker advocated for in May, will allow Ocean County to receive federal resources to further the coordination and development of drug control efforts among federal, state,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the tragic Hoboken rail crash, today U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the introduction of legislation to protect commuters, rail operators and commercial truck drivers from the dangers of sleep apnea. The legislation, which is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and introduced in the House by U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) and Albio... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement on Trump’s tax plan announced earlier today: “The Trump tax plan is great for people like Donald Trump—the wealthy and the well-connected. It's unjust and unfair for everyone else. Asking everyday Americans to shoulder the burden of a massive tax giveaway to the rich breaks the promise President Trump made—just yesterday—of a tremendous tax cut for the middle class and the vow his... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called for an investigation into the planned periodic shutdown of Healthcare.gov – the official federal website established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) where Americans can enroll in a health insurance plan – during the 2018 open enrollment period (OEP). During open enrollment – the time of year that individuals can... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate this afternoon urging Congress and the Administration to urgently act to aid Puerto Rico, which was battered by Hurricane Maria last week. Reports indicate a dire humanitarian situation on the island, with thousands of American citizens without access to electricity, running water, medication, and life-sustaining essentials. Video of Booker’s remarks are available at the following link:... Read More