Booker Leads Renewed Push to Combat Maternal Health Crisis with Mamas First Act

Reintroduced Mamas First Act to expand Medicaid coverage for doulas, midwives, and lactation support to reduce maternal mortality.

“The Mamas First Act meets a crisis that is costing mothers their lives—especially Black and Indigenous women who walk into delivery rooms carrying risks no family should bear”

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Booker Helps Secure New Jersey Wins in Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Flood-Prone Communities

Secured New Jersey flood protection and water infrastructure projects in bipartisan Water Resources Development Act.

“Too many New Jersey families live one storm away from losing everything”

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Following Reports of Political Interference, Booker, Schatz Demand Investigation into Military Promotions Blocked by Hegseth

Demanded Inspector General investigation into Defense Secretary Hegseth blocking military officer promotions based on political bias.

“Secretary Hegseth’s alleged use of his personal views and perceptions on race and gender to interfere with the promotion process completely nullifies the extensive, competitive, rigorous, and merit-based vetting process that the selection boards put forward for candidates.”

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ICYMI: Booker “Brings the Heat” at Confirmation Hearing, Tells AG Nominee Blanche: "This Is a Performance Review — And You Failed"

Questioned Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche at confirmation hearing on ethics and record.

“own record and testimony were reason enough to reject his nomination.”

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Booker, Schumer, Wyden Reintroduce Legislation to End Federal Ban of Marijuana

Reintroduced legislation to end federal marijuana prohibition and empower states.

“For decades, generations have suffered unjustly under the failed War on Drugs and broken cannabis laws—hurting primarily people of color. It is long overdue that we stand up for them”

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Booker, Castro Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Expand Advanced Coursework Opportunities for Underrepresented Students

Reintroduced bill to expand advanced coursework opportunities for underrepresented students.

“In classrooms across this country, there are brilliant young people whose gifts go unseen—not because they lack promise, but because opportunity never found them. Every child deserves more than a chance to learn; they deserve a real pathway to reach their fullest potential, no matter their ZIP code”

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At Confirmation Hearing, Booker Presses Blanche on Independence, Epstein Survivors, and DOJ's Targeting of the President's Political Opponents

Questioned Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche on DOJ independence and political prosecutions.

“This isn't a job interview. You've sat before this committee before. You've made promises time and time again before you got the job—first as Deputy Attorney General and now as Acting Attorney General. So this isn't a confirmation hearing. This is more of a performance review.”

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Booker and Jayapal Introduce REDACT Act to Protect Epstein Survivors and Strengthen Accountability for DOJ Privacy Violations

Introduced the REDACT Act to protect Epstein survivors and hold DOJ accountable for privacy violations.

“No survivor should have to relive unimaginable trauma because the federal government failed to protect their privacy”

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QUICK CLIP: Ahead of Blanche Hearing, Booker Highlights How “Trump’s Personal Lawyer” is “Opposed By Chorus of People Across the Political Spectrum”

Criticized Acting Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche as unfit and Trump's personal lawyer.

“Todd Blanche has been called out by people across the political spectrum for being unfit for this job, for violating his oath to the Constitution, and for acting like Trump's personal lawyer and not in any way like he is fit or qualified to be the highest law enforcement officer in the land.”

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