Cory Booker

I have increasing concerns, especially as many small businesses do deal with personal information.

The problem is the situation cannot get better, Senators, unless the small businesses are helping to make it better.

There is a lot of dissatisfaction in New Jersey about the SBA's speed at which they dealt in post-Sandy recovery.

You and I both know I have been in the grassroots trenches like you have.

I just want to add my chorus of congratulations and gratitude to you. You have been an extraordinary leader for me on a very personal level, coming new to the Senate.

President Obama made a great effort to try to bring high-speed internet to rural communities.

You are extraordinary, and I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to work with you.

You are making a personal sacrifice doing so.

I really want to just cry, but I am not going to let myself.

I want to particularly thank Senator Cantwell. People do not realize this, but she was my rock behind the scenes.

I look forward to discussing with you some of our ideas about using online platforms.

I urge you to go further and think bolder and start talking about high-speed rail and other things.

If we decide that we will have world class infrastructure to compete in a global economy, I have no doubt, Senator, that we can do it.

I would like to briefly say thank you to my fellow Senators who took time to come and listen to my maiden speech but especially those who also spoke on the issue as well. They spoke with eloquence. They spoke poignantly about people in…

it is an honor to speak for my first time in the Senate. As I speak today on the urgent need to extend unemployment insurance, I feel a sense of profound gratitude that I first want to note. First, I feel this gratitude to the people of…

But this idea that we are privatizing profits and socializing costs has to stop.

The pain and suffering of especially poor populations is something that you cannot put a price tag on.

it is a privilege and honor to be here, especially with committed activists on both sides of the aisle who have a passion and concern for our country and its well-being.

I am happy that the Federal Government over the years has caught up to a lot of these polluters and begun to put the regulations in place. But I am telling you right now, they are too late.

while the Government, nice for us to control drone technology and write drone rules, the fact that private citizens might have access to some of this technology as well, do you see that as a potential good thing?

I'm very happy that one of them is in New Jersey; that's correct?

There's ancient Latin written on the Colosseum that says, who will watch the watchers.

I think there is broad agreement that it's an extremely important issue.

New Jersey was actually the first state in flight, not North Carolina because it was a balloon flight.

This technology does offer potential to expand that. I know there are lots of people in urban neighborhoods...