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Cory Booker

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Cory Anthony Booker is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the junior United States senator from New Jersey, a position he has held since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker previously served as the mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, where he focused on urban development and public safety initiatives. He is known for his advocacy on issues such as criminal justice reform, affordable housing, and healthcare access. Throughout his career, Booker has emphasized the importance of community engagement and bipartisanship in addressing the challenges facing New Jersey and the nation.

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Jul 11, 2016

It's also costing hardworking Americans thousands of dollars a year.

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Jul 11, 2016

Stable funding--reliable, stable funding, when it comes to budgeting, when it comes to capital--it's very critical, if you're trying to manage something, to have a stable funding source, correct?

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Jul 11, 2016

Americans have some of the longest commute times.

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Jul 11, 2016

But the sad truth is--it's not nearly enough.

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Jul 11, 2016

We need to do more to fix America's crumbling infrastructure.

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Jul 7, 2016

I rise to introduce the Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act, Gideon Act, and the Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016, two bills aimed at addressing the access to justice crisis. Today, America's broken justice system is riddled with…

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Jul 6, 2016

today I wish to acknowledge the creativity and professionalism of the men and women of the cruise travel industry. Up until the early 1800s, cruise ships were primarily concerned with transporting mail and cargo. It wasn't until 1818 that…

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Jul 6, 2016

I rise today in support of the confirmation of Judge Brian R. Martinotti to be a U.S. district court judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. I am very proud to support his nomination and grateful that my senior…

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Jun 29, 2016

I rise today to support the introduction of the Restoring Education and Learning Act of 2016, REAL Act, legislation to improve our justice system by reinstating Pell Grant eligibility for people in State and Federal prisons. I thank…

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Jun 27, 2016

We should be the innovation capital of the globe. I'm a competitive guy. I want us to be number one.

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Jun 27, 2016

we've fallen from number one for graduating engineers, math majors. Now we are out of the top 10.

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Jun 27, 2016

we have a ridiculously bad tax environment to incentivize companies here.

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Jun 27, 2016

I appreciate that. That is what the White House is finding out with their innovation team.

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Jun 27, 2016

The role of government--our most rudimentary tool is that we can say no.

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Jun 27, 2016

the goal of the Internet of Things is to create an environment where physical objects--such as parking meters, cars, and street lights--can talk to each other.

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Jun 27, 2016

We haven't created an environment that is best for that.

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Jun 27, 2016

Tax reform, infrastructure investment. I really like you, Mr. Kass.

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Jun 27, 2016

the Internet of Things is so important to me--because these technologies can help cities deliver everyday services more efficiently.

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Jun 27, 2016

I just want to finish up on the question I was in before about what other countries are doing that is better than the United States, what we can be learning so we can, again, continue to be the global exporter of innovation on the planet…

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Jun 27, 2016

It was a great Republican President named Eisenhower who understood, to help the private sector flourish, there has to be creative public-private partnerships.

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Jun 27, 2016

I am extraordinarily excited about this panel because you all are on the cutting edge of what is a whole new world.

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Jun 27, 2016

Now we are in an entirely different era, things that I couldn't have even imagined when I saw my father bring home the first VCR I had ever seen and plug it in in my house.

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Jun 27, 2016

There is a lot going on in Washington today, some of it laced with lots of partisanship, but this hearing right now with my partner on a lot of things, more than I could've imagined, the Chairwoman and I have found a lot of things to work…

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Jun 20, 2016

We are looking at specific efforts that have been going on to activate lone wolves in the United States as well as cells in Belgium and France.

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Jun 20, 2016

If CVE becomes just more police, more surveillance, and more of that, it is not going to really help us deal with the core of the problem.

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