Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-CA-27) have reintroduced the bicameral Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement (DIPLOMA) Act, which would support schools in becoming community centers that offer a full suite of comprehensive services to meet students’ holistic needs beyond the classroom, such as their housing, nutrition, safety, and physical and mental health care needs.In the last four... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) pressed The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies, Inc. on diversity and inclusion and urged them to take steps to increase their commitments to address racial and economic disparities as the companies seek to merge.In October, Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to express “serious concern” about the companies proposed... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) urged the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) to pursue fair sentencing policies while also meeting the purposes of the USSC’s directive under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), legislation that was signed into law by President Biden earlier this year.“As the first meaningful federal gun safety legislation in decades, we believe that it can and will save lives. But to achieve that outcome,... Read More

Washington, DC - Today, on World AIDS Day, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) reintroduced a resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day, including the goal to achieve zero new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. The resolution recognizes current efforts made by the United States and international organizations in combatting HIV/AIDS while also encouraging greater coordination between the global community to end the HIV epidemic by... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-2nd), together with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47th), introduced the Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, legislation that addresses the plastic production crisis that is fueling climate change and perpetuating environmental injustice.With plastic production and consumption on track to double in the next decade, the resulting... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has reintroduced the Protecting Family Caregivers from Discrimination Act, legislation that would expand protections for family caregivers from discrimination by their employers. Currently, many caregivers are ineligible for any form of protection under federal law and continue to face discrimination in the workplace due to their family caregiving responsibilities.The legislation would prohibit employers from firing, demoting, mistreating,... Read More

WASHINGTON, November 30 – Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on Wednesday issued the following joint statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation averting a rail strike and guaranteeing paid sick leave for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement celebrating the Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act:“I am proud that today, the United States Senate lived up to our nation’s highest ideals by passing legislation that will protect the rights of all Americans, regardless of who they choose to marry. No one in a same-sex or interracial marriage should ever worry about whether or not their marriage will be invalidated in the future. “Despite the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.-17) urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to increase access to organ transplantations by ensuring that the organ procurement and transplantation system functions at its optimal level.The letter also urged the HHS, CMS, and HRSA to reduce racial inequities in receiving... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a hearing on their Enslaved Voyages Memorial Act, which would authorize the establishment of a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to honor enslaved persons, on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Media and the general public will be able to view the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pressed Amazon on workplace safety ahead of the holiday sales season. The letter comes after continued disturbing reports of dangerous workplace conditions at Amazon facilities throughout the country, particularly the tragic deaths of three workers within three weeks in New Jersey Amazon facilities earlier this summer. Additionally, reports have shown that from 2020 to 2021, Amazon Warehouses' injury... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-N.J.-01), along with U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.-09), Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.-10), Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.-02), Andy Kim (D-N.J.-03), Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.-07), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.-12), Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.-11), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.-06), and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.-05), expressed concerns to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced the Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act, legislation that would place the liability for responsible disaster mitigation on corporations and industrial operators by requiring those entities to register with USDA, submit disaster preparedness plans, and pay a fee to establish a fund focused on disaster events. This new fund, the High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation Fund, will be utilized to enforce disaster mitigation plans... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure that cephalopods, such as octopuses and squids, are afforded basic humane handling and care standards when they are used in NIH laboratory experiments.“Cephalopods are increasingly being used in taxpayer-funded laboratory research across the country,” wrote Senators Booker and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the Breakthrough Therapies Act, legislation that would enable the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to make the findings necessary to transfer breakthrough therapies involving Schedule I substances such as MDMA and psilocybin from Schedule I to Schedule II, which could help facilitate a phased roll-out of these potentially lifesaving therapies via FDA-approved Expanded Access pilot... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), led 83 colleagues in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to remove barriers that prevent Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from accessing affordable health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.“[Current] regulation excludes a significant... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) released his annual Veterans Handbook—a comprehensive resource guide for New Jersey veterans and their families. The handbook, accessible on Booker’s website here, includes information on health benefits, crisis support services, federal and state education programs, and employment resources. The Veterans Handbook also includes information on the PACT Act of 2022, a new law signed by President Biden to significantly expand VA benefits for... Read More

Newark, NJ – Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:“On this final day of Diwali, may we all come together in celebration. This joyful holiday is a beautiful reminder of the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.“Hindu Americans add to New Jersey’s richness and vibrancy, and I condemn anti-Hindu statements and actions that seek to separate and divide us.  We must stand for inclusivity and diversity, and fight all forms of bigotry, extremism, and hatred.” Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) urged the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to boost innovation through Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) and other similar programs in order to help address many of the world’s biggest challenges related to international development.USAID’s DIV program provides grant funding to innovators and researchers to test new ideas and advance solutions for... Read More

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture dispersing nearly $800 million in assistance to distressed farmers:“Farmers play a critical role in our economy, and many have been hit hard by recent crises like COVID-19. Thousands of farmers, including Black, Latino, and Native American farmers with... Read More