Cory A. Booker
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Recent News About Cory A. Booker
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Booker, Capito Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Tackle Uterine Fibroids through Research and Education
On Juyl 13, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced the bipartisan Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act, legislation that would expand research and raise awareness through public education programs to support women suffering from uterine fibroids.
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Booker, Menendez Cosponsor Reintroduction of Legislation to Lower Death Rates for Women of Color Following Alarming Study that Found Maternal Mortality Doubled in the U.S.
U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both-D-N.J.) cosponsored the reintroduction of the Kira Johnson Act, legislation to provide funding to community-based organizations leading the charge to improve maternal health outcomes, especially for Black women.
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Booker, King, Romney Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Wastewater Testing Systems for Public Health Emergency Preparedness
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Angus King (I-ME), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Public Health Response and Emergency Detection Through Integrated Wastewater Surveillance (PREDICT) Act, legislation that would strengthen and expand the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS), which was initially developed to coordinate and build the United States’ capacity to track the presence of SARS-CoV-2, and other infectious-disease causing pathogens in wastewater, by awarding grants to state, tribal, and local health departments.
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Booker, Menendez Applaud USDOT Announcement Awarding $6.88 Billion in Federal Transit Dollars to the Hudson River Tunnel Project
Funding is the largest ever federal investment in a mass-transit project.
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Booker, Warren Call for Severance Pay and Benefits for Employees Following Bed Bath & Beyond Bankruptcy and Layoffs
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Sue Gove following reports that the company attempted to avoid paying severance to its workers during the store closings leading up to its bankruptcy after spending more than $11 billion in stock buybacks since 2004.
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Booker, Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Introduce Resolution Honoring African American Musical Heritage
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks (N.Y.-05) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced a bicameral resolution recognizing the contributions of African American music to America’s musical heritage, addressing the need for greater access to music education for African American students, and supporting the designation of June 2023 as African American Music Appreciation Month.
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Booker, Castro, Jayapal, Hirono, Durbin Lead 80 Senate, House Democrats in Push to Extend ACA Eligibility to DACA Recipients
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led 80 Senate and House Democrats in a comment letter expressing support for the Biden administration’s proposed rule to extend eligibility for ACA coverage and certain other federal health insurance programs to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Booker Introduces Legislation to Facilitate U.S. Government Pet Transportation Overseas
On June 23, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Fly Pet Exception for Traveling Swiftly (PETS) Act, legislation that facilitates easier overseas transport of pets for all U.S. Government (USG) personnel when they are being assigned to a post abroad.
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Booker Releases Policy Brief Highlighting Success of CARES Act Home Confinement Program
Booker Chairs Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism
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Booker, Menendez Introduce Anti-Discrimination Bill Hailed by New Jersey LGBTQ+ Groups as Urgently Needed
On June 21, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Representative Mark Takano (D-CA-39), joined by Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), introduced the bicameral Equality Act—historic, comprehensive legislation that would ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, just as religious, racial, and ethnic discrimination are illegal everywhere in the United States.
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Booker Statement on DOJ Investigation Into Minneapolis Police Department
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 Minneapolis Police Department.
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Booker, Menendez Announce $24 Million Grant to Expand Broadband in South Jersey
On June 16, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) announced a $24.18 million grant for Cumberland County and Salem County to expand broadband infrastructure to serve underserved residents with slow or no broadband.
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Booker, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Scale Up Successful Nutrition Incentive for Fruits and Veggies Nationwide
On June 16, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the bicameral Opt for Health with SNAP (OH SNAP), Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023, legislation that would significantly expand the successful Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which incentivizes low-income recipients to consume fruits and vegetables.
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Booker, Baldwin Express Concerns about Uganda’s “Anti-Homosexuality Act” and its Devastating Impact on the Ugandan People and Public Health Programs
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), along with 27 Senate colleagues, expressed their concerns to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power about Uganda’s “Anti-Homosexuality Act,” which was recently signed into law.
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Booker Hosts New Jersey Farm Bill Town Hall to Discuss Policies to Reform U.S. Food System
On June 8, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, hosted a virtual town hall discussion on the upcoming Farm Bill — a package of federal legislation shaping the nation’s agriculture and food policy that passes once every five years — and its impact on New Jersey’s farmers, workers, and consumers in urban and rural communities
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Booker, Kuster, Fitzpatrick Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to End Outdated Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the bicameral, bipartisan legislation to end the outdated Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP), which strips justice-involved individuals of their Medicaid coverage, passing the cost on to counties and states.
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Booker, Strickland, Adams, McGovern Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Ensure Equitable Access to USDA Programs for Small Farms
On June 6, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Alma Adams (D-NC), and Jim McGovern (D-MD) introduced the bicameral Office of Small Farms Establishment Act, legislation to create a new Office of Small Farms at the US Department of Agriculture.
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Booker Statement on Biden-Harris Administration Status Update on Policing Executive Order
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, issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris Administration’s release of a status update on actions taken under the Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety (EO 14074), signed one year ago today:
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Booker Statement on Passage of Legislation to Prevent Government Default
On June 1, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act and suspend the debt ceiling until January 1, 2025:
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Booker, Brown Applaud CFPB's Final Rule to Increase Transparency and Access to Capital for Small Businesses
On June 2, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) praised the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for amending Regulation B to implement changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) as mandated by section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.