Political Quotes

Cory Booker: If we had more funding in the removal branch, which goes out first to these imminent threats, and gave them more funding…

On the recordJune 9, 2014
If we had more funding in the removal branch, which goes out first to these imminent threats, and gave them more funding to be able to go in and get these sites moving quicker, these sites would be cleaned up quicker.
Said by
Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker advocates for increased funding to expedite cleanup of hazardous sites.

Share

More from Cory Booker

Jul 22, 2026

There’s all these [Democratic] priorities that are not reflected in that text, and we’re not going to support it.

rollcall.com
Jul 6, 2026

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…

rollcall.com
Jul 23, 2026

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.

padilla.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation