Cory Booker: “I object to the bills that are putting resources out that States from California to New York are not eligible for…”

“I object to the bills that are putting resources out that States from California to New York are not eligible for because of the actions of this President. The second thing my colleague confuses me is saying I had my chance. Actually, I didn't. The regularly scheduled Judiciary Committee hearing wrapped up, and then a hastily one was put back together. I had no notice of that, no ability to plan for it, and had a conflict. This, to me, is the problem with Democrats in America right now, is we are willing to be complicit to Donald Trump; to let this pass through when we have all the leverage right now there is to say that if you are as passionate about police as we are, then pass bills out of this body that will help the police officers in Washington, that will help the police officers in Illinois, that will help the police officers in New Jersey, that will help the police officers in Newark. Don't be complicit to the President of the United States who, we both know, doesn't understand that language: 'Oh please, oh please, don't hurt blue States.' We are standing at a moment where our President is eviscerating the Constitution of the United States of America, and we are willing to go along with that today. No, no. Not on my watch. I stand against this.”