Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) announced $6 million in federal funding to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to support the Atlantic City Boardwalk Revitalization Project. As the frequency of severe weather increases, this investment will provide for the reconstruction of 1,200 feet of the boardwalk, helping improve the safety and resilience of the site. The project will also support the local tourism economy and is estimated to generate $5 million in... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- After another series of deadly mass shootings across the country, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today reintroduced the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, legislation that would require individuals to obtain a firearm license from the Department of Justice (DOJ) before purchasing or receiving a... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mike Lee (R-UT) along with Representatives Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Nancy Mace (SC-1) are urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reject any guidance proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that would unfairly impose labeling requirements on plant-based milks differently from animal milks.  Noting in a letter to OMB Director Shalanda Young that “for decades, the FDA has declined to clarify standards... Read More

Washington D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jon Tester (D-MT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022, legislation that would place an immediate and indefinite moratorium on acquisitions and mergers in the food and agriculture sector. Supported by farm, food, rural, community, labor, consumer, and other advocacy organizations, the bill would also establish a commission that would... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led a group of eight Senators in urging the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address extremely high levels of corporate concentration in the infant formula marketplace following the recent news of infant formula shortages nationwide.“The infant formula industry has reached an alarming level of corporate concentration with four companies–Abbott Nutrition, Mead Johnson, Gerber, and... Read More

Washington, DC -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement:  “I am excited that the White House will hold a conference on nutrition, hunger, and health this fall. Throughout this pandemic, we have seen firsthand how our nation’s failed food policies have left millions of Americans without access to affordable, nutritious foods and have caused an explosion of diet-related diseases,... Read More

Washington, DC -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: “The Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade -- repudiating nearly half a century of legal precedent in the process -- would be an outrageous attack on Americans’ most fundamental rights. “This opinion would strip people of the constitutional right to make their own medical decisions with their doctor, even in the most extreme and unthinkable circumstances, such as in the case of rape,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), John Larson (D-CT), and Mark Takano (D-CA) introduced legislation that would boost teacher compensation by putting tax money back in their pockets and help diversify the teaching workforce. The bill, called the Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators (RAISE) Act, would provide educators with a minimum of $1000 in refundable tax credits and as much as... Read More

Newark, NJ -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced today that Minjae Park has joined his office to serve as New Jersey Press Secretary. Park, who is based in Booker’s Newark office, joins a communications team that includes Senior Advisor and Communications Director Jeff Giertz and Press Secretary Maya Krishna-Rogers, who are both based in Washington, DC. “I’m proud to welcome Minjae to my staff,” Booker said. “Minjae shares my deep commitment to public service and helping... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker joins Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY) in a congressional delegation visit to Poland, UAE, India, Nepal and Germany over the next eight days.   The group issued the following joint statement ahead of their visit: “This strong congressional delegation will have the opportunity to meet with U.S. military leadership and troops in Poland in order to learn how the U.S.... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, during Black Maternal Health Week, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Bob Casey (D-PA), along with Representatives Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Deborah Dingell (D-Mich.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), and Alma Adams (D-N.C.) introduced the Mamas First Act, vital legislation to address the maternal mortality crisis by expanding Medicaid to include doula, midwifery, and tribal midwifery care. In the Senate, this legislation is... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44th) led 29 of their colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement strong safeguards at high-risk chemical facilities to protect fenceline environmental justice communities, facility workers, and first responders from chemical disasters. As the agency prepares to make long overdue updates to the Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule that regulates certain chemical... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL-7th) introduced the John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment (EMMT) Act that would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to work with experts to consider health disparities when developing payment models. Established by the Affordable Care Act, CMMI works to develop, test, and implement new value-based payment models. Under current law, however, CMMI is... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC-12th) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14th), introduced a resolution recognizing Black Maternal Health Week “to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.” Black Maternal Health Week is observed from April 11 through April 17.The resolution underscores the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill reforming Opportunity Zones, the tax incentive for individuals who reinvest unrealized capital gains into high-impact projects in underserved communities. Additionally, U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL-07), Dan Kildee (D-MI-05),... Read More

Washington, DC. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “For the first time in America’s history, a Black woman will sit on the highest court in our nation’s land. Like many Americans, I feel immense pride and so much joy at this historic occasion. “As Judge Jackson ascends to the United States Supreme Court, I see in her the affirmation of our ancestors who suffered the indignities of this country yet... Read More

Washington, D.C – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s decision to end Title 42: “We are glad that the Administration has made the decision to end Title 42 expulsions. Title 42 is a Trump-era relic that prevented the Department of Homeland Security from implementing our immigration laws and enriched smuggling networks by allowing vulnerable migrants to make... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) today applauded the bipartisan Senate confirmation of attorney Georgette F. Castner to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Castner, who was confirmed by a 52-47 vote, is the fifth Biden nominee seated on New Jersey’s federal bench, which had been facing a declared “judicial emergency” due to several longstanding district court vacancies prior to the Biden Administration.“I celebrate the confirmation... Read More

Washington, DC. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act, legislation that aims to reduce the alarmingly high U.S. stillbirth rate. Named after Autumn Joy, a New Jersey baby who was stillborn in 2011, the bill would provide critical resources to states, local public health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other related federal agencies to... Read More

Washington, DC. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement on President Biden signing the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law: “As our nation strives to become a more perfect union, we must reckon with America’s past, including the history of racialized violence that has permeated our nation. Antilynching legislation will not heal the pain experienced by the more than 4,000 African American men, women, and children who were lynched during the... Read More