“The Senate does have things that our founders never imagined, like the fact that North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana have 10 senators and they have less population than Los Angeles County, and that’s really problematic,”
Cory Booker
The Public Record
Cory Anthony Booker is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the junior United States senator from New Jersey, a position he has held since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker previously served as the mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, where he focused on urban development and public safety initiatives. He is known for his advocacy on issues such as criminal justice reform, affordable housing, and healthcare access. Throughout his career, Booker has emphasized the importance of community engagement and bipartisanship in addressing the challenges facing New Jersey and the nation.
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August 27, 2026
Sysco’s action represents an effort to vertically integrate the food distribution space and eliminate a competitor price check that helps maintain lower-cost options.
— Cory Booker
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by number of sources- We have seen hundreds of millions of dollars, billions of dollars pouring into our political system, corrupting all three branches of government.5 sources2026washingtonstatestandard.com
- They sided with the big multinational corporations against the people.4 sources2026washingtonstatestandard.com
- I am grateful for the recognition. I am grateful for my colleague from Hawaii and for my colleagues from across the country who are going to be coming to the floor tonight. This is going to be a long evening because there are a lot of folks who are frustrated. There is frustration not just about the actual bill itself, a lot of this frustration right now is building because of the brokenness of this process. It is a process that is right now about secrecy. It is a process that has been conducted behind closed doors in back rooms. It is a process that is not reflective of our history, of our traditions, or of the many calls from both sides of the aisle, in my short time in the Senate, hearing echoes of a chorus from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who talk about regular order, regular order, regular order. Several of my colleagues and I earlier were asking for unanimous consent--trying to use the process of the Senate to bring about a better process--a process that would bring this legislation out into the light of day and create an opportunity reflective of the Affordable Care Act, where we would have people able to put input into this process. A debate would happen. Discussion would happen. Actually, we would come forward with a bill the American public would see go through the debates. In fact, through the process, the very Constitutional Convention of this country--perhaps some of the biggest issues of humanity--were debated in an open forum.…3 sources2017govinfo.gov
- 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.3 sources2026padilla.senate.gov
- The court sided with the wealthy, powerful multinational corporations, reversing years and years of precedent.2 sources2026mainemorningstar.com
- The totality of the evidence is staggering against Blanche’s nomination.2 sources2026ncnewsline.com
We're going to handle the problems in New Jersey, but I hate how it's being weaponized by some people to advance schemes that actually would hurt Americans.
We have a governor that's saying this is unacceptable. We're gonna make sure that we get to the bottom of it. People need to be held accountable.
Nothing in the SAVE Act would have prevented a clerical error like we've seen in Texas and Oregon and New Jersey.
He has demonstrated himself to put undue pressure. This is why he was impeached. This is why he was criminally indicted.
For too long, too many people in underserved communities have been forced to fight harder for the care they need—facing higher barriers, fewer resources, and a health care system that too often fails them.
The Republican-proposed text of the CLARITY Act as it currently stands falls short. Key provisions including those addressing ethics for elected officials, consumer protection, illicit finance, conflicts of interest and market integrity…
Your role is not to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, and to uphold due process for all.
This is why your nomination should fail. The attorney general’s client is not the president. It’s the American people.
When a handful of powerful corporations dominate the seed market, they can dictate which seeds get planted and the amount of independence growers have over the crops they produce—and the costs ultimately show up in the prices families pay…
It is unacceptable that our highest court has the lowest standards of accountability, and no one should hold immense, unchecked power for decades in the manner our Court currently operates.
These disparities are not just statistics; they represent lives lost, families impacted, and communities left behind.
I want to let you all know very clearly and unequivocally that if there were just some of these issues, they would be enough to be disqualifying.
There’s all these [Democratic] priorities that are not reflected in that text, and we’re not going to support it.
This man has had an impact already in his deputy role and now in his acting role.
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.
We can do that in a Congress that’s willing to do that, especially if we’re willing to reform the filibuster, which is one of the things in the Senate that’s stopping us from having the kind of democratic reforms that we want to have…
Your actions to create the Anti-Weaponization Fund raise every concern that DOJ's rules limiting third-party settlements were designed to address.





