Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on federal food purchases that shows large scale opportunities for federal agencies to increase local sourcing of fruits and vegetables. The report focused on federal food purchases made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) between fiscal years 2018 and 2022, including the extent of small business... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Laphonza Butler (D-CA) along with U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), introduced the bicameral resolution recognizing April 11 through April 17 as Black Maternal Health Week. This resolution serves to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the critical need to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates among Black mothers.  The resolution underscores... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ed Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced theForest Biomass Emissions Act of 2024, legislation that would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with forest biomass combustion for electricity and study the impact of the industry on communities living in direct proximity to forest biomass industrial areas, including mills.   The... Read More

Washington, DC — US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: “Through its proxies, Iran has been fostering, supplying, and funding terrorism against Israel and throughout the Middle East. Now, Iran has launched a direct attack against the Israeli people. The United States stands with Israel against Iranian aggression. This attack will only strengthen US resolve in supporting our ally against threats from Iran and its... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Kennedy (R-LA), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections Act (SEEK HELP Act), a bipartisan bill that would provide limited legal protections to individuals who administer naloxone or other FDA-approved opioid reversal drugs to save a life in the event of an overdose. The bill also directs federal government resources towards raising... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced a new rule that would reduce the number of firearms sold without a background check and address the fire sale loophole.  “For too long, families across our country have been ripped apart by the scourge of gun violence. Under the Biden Administration, we passed and signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, has returned from a week-long official trip to Nigeria, Ghana, and Chad – including a visit to the Chad-Sudan border, where Booker’s delegation was the first group of Members of Congress to meet with refugees fleeing war, violence, and food insecurity since the war in Sudan began last year. The trip comes on the heels of a Booker official visit to Tanzania... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA), ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, and Sara Jacobs (D-CA), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following joint statement after returning from Chad, where they had meetings in N’Djamena with the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led 19 colleagues in calling on Senate leadership to oppose any efforts to limit existing state and local authority to regulate pesticides in the upcoming Farm Bill or any other legislation.   “More than thirty states and hundreds of cities and counties have adopted pesticide laws and ordinances to protect workers, children, rural communities, and wildlife. State and local governments have long acted to supplement federal pesticide laws to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced the Equal Health Care for All Act, bicameral legislation that would make equal access to medical care a protected civil right to help address the racial inequities and structural failures in America’s health care system that have led to higher mortality rates in communities of color. The Equal Health Care for All Act would establish a definition for inequitable health care to help ensure that hospitals... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced $191.6 million in funding for New Jersey programs he secured in the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding bills.  “One of my highest privileges and priorities in Washington is to fight to bring home federal resources to invest in worthy New Jersey projects,” Booker said. “The New Jersey projects funded in this bill include vital investments in our infrastructure and in the leaders who work tirelessly, often away from the limelight, to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act, legislation that seeks to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people who are incarcerated. The legislation would provide funding to supply exceptional care, commission a study aimed at understanding how to better address the maternal health crisis within our prison system, and ban the use of restraints or shackles for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered floor remarks in support of Adeel Mangi, nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Below you can find a list of endorsing organizations and statements of support for the nomination. Letters of Support and Endorsements for Adeel Mangi's Appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Bar Associations and Lawyers’ Associations American Bar... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Darren Soto (D-FL-09) introduced legislation to compensate firefighters who are suffering injuries or have died from PFAS-related conditions. The Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program under which eligible firefighters are able to file a claim to seek timely, uniform, and adequate compensation.  PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, praised the Senate confirmation of Edward Kiel to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. “I’m thrilled to see the confirmation of Judge Edward Kiel, a highly qualified jurist who has dedicated his career to justice and the law,” said Senator Booker. “I’m confident he will serve the people of New Jersey and our country with fairness and integrity. His is an extraordinary... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Laphonza Butler along with U.S. Representatives Alma Adams and Gwen Moore introduced a resolution designating March 14th, 2024 as Black Midwives Day. This resolution honors the invaluable contributions of Black midwives to advancing reproductive justice and improving maternal and infant health in the United States, and encourages Congress to proactively work to mitigate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes.  Black Americans face... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced $179.3 million in federal funding for infrastructure projects across New Jersey, including investments in expanding access to broadband, building an urban school, and expanding a center serving people without homes and LGBTQIA+ youth. The grants, awarded through the Department of Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF),will fund projects that enable work, education, and health monitoring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act. The legislation would prohibit no-knock warrants, which allow law enforcement officials to forcibly enter a home without announcing their authority or purpose. Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Breonna Taylor’s horrific death nearly four years ago was a flashpoint in our country's conscience... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after the Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized a rule mandating that all meat products sold with the “Product of U.S.A.” label must be derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the United States.  This regulation closes a loophole that emerged after the repeal of mandatory country of origin labeling in 2015,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement applauding the bipartisan advancement of the Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act through the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. Booker and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the bill last year.  The bipartisan legislation would leverage the multi-billion dollars in federal procurement contracts to hold corporations accountable for the... Read More