Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Chris Coons (D-DE), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a comment letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters regarding... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the rebel group M23’s troubling activities in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo, and renewed reports of the group’s use of child soldiers, and the consequences of such under the Child Soldier... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) urged the Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial Equity (TACRE) to study the merits of the American Opportunity Accounts Act and consider including its findings in its upcoming reports to the Treasury Department about ideas that could advance greater equity in the economy. The lawmakers' letter follows their reintroduction of the bill last month and comes ahead of TACRE's next meeting on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced an updated version of the Breakthrough Therapies Act. This legislation will remove regulatory hurdles that inhibit research and compassionate use access to potentially lifesaving treatments that are heavily restricted by Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. U.S. Representatives Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA) introduced companion legislation in the House of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.), along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT.), sent a letter to Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer, expressing concern regarding recent reports that the company would not dispense medication abortion – even when legal. “As of March 2023, at least 17 states have eliminated all or some access to abortion, with additional states expected to implement new... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor against the GOP-led resolution overturning revisions to the D.C. criminal code that were approved by the Council of the District of Columbia. A link to the video remarks can be found below. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to the findings of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD). “Breonna Taylor’s murder shook the world and prompted the Justice Department’s investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department. Today’s announcement that the department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.), alongside House and Senate colleagues introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023, a comprehensive proposal to protect the rights of workers to come together and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces. While large corporations and wealthy individuals continue to capture the rewards of a growing economy, working families and underserved... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill that would reshape EQIP to be more equitable and effective.Started in 1998, EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that provides farmers and ranchers with federal cost-share grants to implement environmentally-beneficial conservation practices on their farms. Unfortunately, USDA currently turns away two out of every... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will chair the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy in the 118th Congress. “As chair of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, I look forward to helping the United States chart a new path forward to strengthen and expand our relationships with African countries,” said Senator Booker. “For too long, many have painted Africa with broad strokes, ignoring the diversity and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Mike Lee (R-UT) led a bipartisan effort to reform agricultural checkoff programs. Joined by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act will make checkoff programs more responsive to the farmers who are required to contribute to them. Checkoffs are mandatory Department of Agriculture fees assessed on a per-unit basis that fund boards... Read More

Washington, DC – Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement ahead of Saturday’s general election in Nigeria:“Tomorrow, the people of Nigeria have the opportunity to?make their voices?heard?and declare their aspirations for the future.? “Free, fair, and peaceful elections that reflect the will of the people are the bedrock of any democracy. As the most populous country... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C — On Tuesday, February 21st and Wednesday, February 22nd, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in and around Brownsville, Texas, meeting with local immigration stakeholders and government officials and gathering information about the situation facing migrants. “My trip allowed me to see first-hand the conditions migrants face at our southern border and reinforced my belief that we need to modernize our immigration system and border policies,” Senator... Read More

Washington, DC -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022:“One year ago, Russia launched an illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.  “Since then, we have seen the brutality of Putin’s military on full display. Millions of Ukrainians have been displaced, and countless lives have been lost. From the cruel targeting of civilians —... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today issued the following joint statement in response to the Biden Administration rolling out its proposed asylum transit ban rule:“Last month, when the Biden Administration announced it would soon be issuing a proposed rule, which in effect would function as a ‘transit ban’ on asylum seekers who don’t first apply for asylum in a transit country, we urged... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today and tomorrow, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is traveling to South Texas and Mexico to meet with officials about the situation facing migrants on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border and to observe firsthand the impact of the administration’s recent actions on access to asylum.“The challenges our nation is facing at the southern border are exacerbated by Republican... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged New Jerseyans to plan ahead for passport renewals in the face of longer-than-usual processing times.As mid-year high travel season approaches, passport renewal applications tend to increase dramatically. Because of these seasonal increases in applications, processing times are taking about two weeks longer on average. Applicants can expect 8-11 weeks for a routine renewal and 5-7 weeks for expedited renewals, which... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Representatives Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the House Democratic Leader, announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, legislation to eliminate the federal crack and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a package of bills geared towards ending unfair and abusive labor practices in our country’s correctional facilities: the Combating Workplace Discrimination in Correctional Facilities Act, the Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act, and the Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act.“The Thirteenth... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) today reintroduced the American Opportunity Accounts Act, legislation that would create a federally-funded savings account for every child in order to make economic opportunity a birthright for everyone in America and help close the racial wealth gap. The lawmakers' bill comes as baby bonds programs gain... Read More