Cory Booker actually said...

"Staying out of trouble in the first few weeks, the mayor believed, was crucial and the employment can be the hub around which a non-criminal life can be organized."

"The residents of our city are going to have to vote and make a decision coming soon about how they want their schools controlled."

"I have no formal authority. I don't appoint board members and don't have any kind of say in what happens or how those dollars are spent. I don't have any influence over curriculum."

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