Cory A. Booker
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Recent News About Cory A. Booker
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Booker Participates in German Marshall Fund Brussels Forum
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to Brussels, Belgium, to participate in the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ annual Brussels Forum.
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Booker Applauds Long Branch Free Public Library on Receiving the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
On May 23, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced that the Long Branch Free Public Library in Long Branch, New Jersey, has been selected as one of the eight recipients nationwide of the prestigious 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
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Booker, Warnock, Cohen Introduce Bicameral Bill to End Policy Preventing Formerly Incarcerated Individuals from Accessing SNAP
On May 18, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, along with U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN), introduced the bicameral Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act, legislation that would repeal the lifetime ban on individuals convicted of a drug felony from accessing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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Booker, Barragán Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Expand Access to Electric Vehicles for Low-Income Communities
On May 18, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Nanette Barragán (D-CA) introduced the bicameral EVs for All Act, legislation that would increase access to electric vehicles (EVs) for residents of public housing across the nation.
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Booker, Vance Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Ensure Fair Retirement Benefits for Federal Officers
On May 18, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) introduced the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act, legislation aimed at guaranteeing proper retirement benefits for all federal law enforcement officers. U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the companion bill in the House earlier this year.
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Booker, Underwood, Adams Reintroduce the Bicameral Momnibus Act to End America’s Maternal Health Crisis
On May 15, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Alma Adams (NC-12) reintroduced the bicameral Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, historic legislation to save moms’ lives and address every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities in the United States.
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Booker Statement on the End of Title 42
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement:
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Booker, García, Hayes Introduce Legislation to Create a Well-Prepared and Diverse Educator Workforce
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) have introduced the Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth (DIVERSIFY) Act, legislation that would increase the TEACH Grant award to support students interested in becoming teachers, ensuring an education workforce as diverse as the students it serves.
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Booker, Schiff, Hayes, Larson, Takano Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Boost Teacher Compensation
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), John Larson (D-CT), and Mark Takano (D-CA) reintroduced the bicameral Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators (RAISE) Act, legislation that would boost teacher compensation by putting tax money back in their pockets and help diversify the teaching workforce.
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Booker, Cleaver, Salazar Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Drive Economic Growth and Community Development by Revitalizing Struggling Shopping Centers and Malls
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Grayfield Redevelopment and Economic Advancement Through Effective Repurposing (GREATER) Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act, legislation aimed to address the challenges faced by abandoned and underutilized shopping malls and promote economic growth in communities across the United States.
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Booker, Schumer, Wyden Joint Statement on SAFE Banking Act
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following joint statement. Booker, Schumer, and Wyden are coauthors of the landmark Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), comprehensive legislation that would end the harmful and out-of-touch federal prohibition on cannabis.
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Booker, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Conservation Reserve Program
On May 10, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the bipartisan Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Reform Act, legislation that would prioritize enrolling marginal farmland in the CRP, rather than prime farmland, to generate more durable wildlife and environmental benefits while reducing competition for productive farmland between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and farmers, especially new and beginning farmers.
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As Gun Deaths in America Top 14,000 So Far This Year, Booker, Warren, Kelly Announce Introduction of Firearm Safety Act in the Senate for the First Time
With the Gun Violence Archive reporting that guns have killed more than 14,000 Americans so far in 2023 -- including at least 185 mass shootings – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL) announced today that the Firearm Safety Act -- common sense legislation to allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to create safety standards for firearms -- is being introduced in the Senate for the first time.
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Booker, Gomez Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Promote Equitable Access to Public Lands
On May 4, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) reintroduced the Transit to Trails Act, legislation that would provide equitable access to parks, green spaces, and public lands and waters.
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Booker, Menendez Applaud Senate Confirmation of Michael Farbiarz and Judge Robert Kirsch to Serve on the U.S. District Court of New Jersey
On May 2, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) applauded the Senate confirmation of Michael Farbiarz and Judge Robert Kirsch to serve on the U.S. District Court of New Jersey.
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Booker Statement on Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah Being Disinvited to the White House Eid al-Fitr Celebration
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement:
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Booker, Allred, Gillibrand, Johnson Introduce Bicameral Bill to Empower Workers to Fight Discrimination and Promote Equality in the Workplace
On May 2, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Colin Allred (D-TX) introduced the bicameral Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act, legislation that would end the practice of forcing individuals who have experienced racial discrimination at work into arbitration.