Cory A. Booker
U.S. Senator · New Jersey · Democrat
Statements and posts
545 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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5 statements, Oct 20, 2025 – Oct 26, 2025
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Booker Statement on Trump Admin. Refusing to Use Contingency Funds to Pay for November SNAP Benefits
Criticized Trump administration for refusing to use contingency funds to pay November SNAP benefits.
“Trump is needlessly and cruelly using his government shutdown to inflict maximum pain on the American people, by refusing to provide the assistance that millions of hardworking Americans rely on to buy food for themselves and their families.”
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Demanded Republican negotiations to lower health care costs during shutdown.
“I was elected by the people of New Jersey to keep healthcare costs down and I will not give away my vote unless Republicans commit to stopping the healthcare nightmare many Americans are about to face.”
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Introduced bill to pay military personnel and federal employees during government shutdown.
“Our service members and federal workers dedicate their lives and careers to serving our country, and it is unconscionable that they should go without pay because of Donald Trump’s promise to use the shutdown to ‘inflict maximum pain on Americans,’”
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Urged USDA to release billions in funding to continue SNAP benefits in November.
“First, the USDA must, at a minimum under the law, use the contingency funding that is available for SNAP, as noted by USDA officials. Second, the USDA has interchange authority under 7 U.S.C. 2257 that permits the transfer of funds from other USDA nutrition programs.”
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Booker Hosts Virtual Town Hall with NJ Food Banks Amid Trump’s Withholding of SNAP Funding
Hosted virtual town hall with food banks on SNAP funding cuts amid government shutdown.
“Nearly one million New Jerseyans rely on SNAP and WIC benefits every single day”
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