Political Quotes

Cory Booker: Do you believe that if Congress and the administration were to invest more in R&D in this area, that it would…

On the recordMay 24, 2016
Do you believe that if Congress and the administration were to invest more in R&D in this area, that it would significantly help in our preparedness, could potentially save many, many lives and help us avert significant economic damage?
Said by
Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker asks about the impact of R&D investment on disaster preparedness.

Share

More from Cory Booker

Jun 27, 2026

The central question this letter demands you answer is not whether the fund will proceed, but whether the head of the Department of Justice ignored the Department's own rules to carry out an act of corruption designed to benefit the…

cbsnews.com
Jun 25, 2026

The court sided with the wealthy, powerful multinational corporations, reversing years and years of precedent.

mainemorningstar.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

Other voices in this conversation