Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, joined Sen. Bob Menendez and nine of his colleagues in the New Jersey Congressional Delegation in expressing concern regarding the continued decline in Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding for New Jersey.  In a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, the lawmakers also requested a meeting with DHS officials and... Read More

  Washington–  A resolution authored by U.S. Sens. Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), and nine other senators honoring Anita Ashok Datar, the only American killed in the horrific November 2015 attack at the Raddisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali, which killed innocent civilians from seven countries, including the United States, Mali, Russia, China, Belgium, Israel and Senegal, was advanced through the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations today. Booker and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), announced today the introduction of the bipartisan Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2016.   Currently, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has significant budget authority over taxpayer dollars without their appointment having been subject to confirmation by the United States Senate.  Unlike most Department of... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after President Barack Obama announced executive action regarding solitary confinement in federal facilities: “The solitary confinement of juveniles -- of children -- is a cruel and inhumane practice that has no place in American life. It can inflict lasting psychological and physical harm and does nothing to help adolescents become productive members of society or make our communities safer. “The... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today announced that they will introduce the Equal Protection in Travel Act.  The bill is a commonsense fix to the dual national provision in the recently approved omnibus spending bill that prohibits dual nationals of countries such as Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Sudan from participating in the Visa Waiver Program, regardless of their travel history. The proposed bipartisan legislation would... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., today issued a statement following President Obama’s final State of the Union address:   “Tonight, the President gave an impassioned call to action on the work left to do in his presidency. From reforming our broken criminal justice system, to advancing common sense measures to reduce gun violence, to investing in the potential of our nation’s most valuable resource – our people – tonight can serve as an... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC– U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after President Obama announced new executive actions to reduce gun violence. “I applaud the president for taking action to reduce gun violence by closing a glaring legal loophole that allows many firearm sales to occur without a background check. Legislation is needed to reinforce these measures, and I will continue to search for ways forward to find bipartisan solutions to the problem of gun violence. Now... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a bipartisan coalition of senators, led by U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and David Vitter (R-La.), to celebrate the Senate's historic passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, a chemical safety reform bill to overhaul the nation's broken Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA). The bill passed the Senate last night by a unanimous voice vote and now has 61 bipartisan cosponsors.    The... Read More

Washington – The United States Congress has voted to extend the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act as part of a major spending bill that now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The bill will extend the World Trade Center Health Program to 2090, and provide full compensation to survivors and first responders through the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.   The two programs were in the process of shutting down after Congress missed a September 30... Read More

  WASHINGTON, DC– U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the Senate voted on and passed a year-long, $1.1 trillion omnibus funding bill. Booker voted in favor of the bill.                       “This bill gets a passing grade. It’s not ideal, but it is a bipartisan compromise I can accept that extends tax relief for low-income and middle class Americans, permanently... Read More

  WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, (D-N.J.) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) issued the following statements after the House of Representatives passed their bill, the bipartisan Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015. The legislation designates non-profit public broadcasting stations as eligible for federal assistance when damaged by storms and other disasters. The bill, which passed today, now heads to the President’s desk.   “As we experienced during Superstorm Sandy,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC– U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Tony Coscia, a New Jerseyan, to serve another term on the Amtrak Board of Directors. Booker is a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which oversees passenger rail, including Amtrak. Booker is also the highest-ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, the panel... Read More

GARFIELD, NJ – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) were joined by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck at the Garfield Ground Water Superfund Site to announce the reintroduction of legislation in the Senate and House that would force industries responsible for contamination of Superfund sites to pay for their clean-up.   “Far too... Read More

GARFIELD, NJ - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) were joined by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck at the Garfield Ground Water Superfund Site to announce the reintroduction of legislation in the Senate and House that would force industries responsible for contamination of Superfund sites to pay for their clean-up.   "Far too many New... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey praising the announcement this week that the FBI will reform its data collection system to better track violent encounters between police and members of the public. "The first step toward fixing a problem is to understand the full extent of it - and we know that improving data collection will strengthen accountability and help save lives," Senators Booker and Boxer wrote in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) applauded the Commerce Committee’s passage of bipartisan legislation to help ensure the safety of America’s pipeline network. The bill, known as the Securing America’s Future Energy: Protecting Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act, would reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker today issued the following statement after the Senate voted on the reconciled version of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). On Monday, Booker announced his support for the education bill while joining Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) President Wendell Steinhauer on a conference call to urge the Senate to pass the legislation, which takes important steps to ensure that every student in our country has access to a... Read More

Booker Praises Modernization of NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Rating System Booker has championed new safety technologies and called for swift adoption of contemporary safety policies to reflect the modern era       WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced changes to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) 5-Star Safety Ratings for new vehicles. Among... Read More

  NEWARK, NJ – As the Senate prepares to vote this week on the reconciled version of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) today announced their support for the education bill while joining New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) President Wendell Steinhauer in urging the Senate to pass the legislation which takes an important step in ensuring that every student in our country has access to a high-quality public... Read More

  In Trifecta Victory, Bill Allows: 1) Profits on Northeast Amtrak Line To Be Used for Tunnel, Approximately $200-$300M A Year; 2) New Federal Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Rules Making Federal Low-Interest Loans More Accessible To Development Corp. Structure & Improving Repayment Structure‎; and 3) Expansion Of "New Starts" Transit Program That Will Allow Gateway To Secure Even More Federal Funds     U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY),... Read More