Political Quotes

Cory Booker: That will cost taxpayer money. That will not be a pursuit of justice.

On the recordJune 27, 2017
That will cost taxpayer money. That will not be a pursuit of justice.
Said by
Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker argues against punitive sentencing as financially and morally wrong.

Share

More from Cory Booker

Jul 24, 2026

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…

warren.senate.gov
Aug 4, 2026

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,

vtdigger.org
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 24, 2026

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.

newjerseymonitor.com

Other voices in this conversation