Cory Booker

It's failing. It's undermining the implementation of the First Step Act.

The United States of America locked up more people than any other Nation or past empire when it comes to just the total gross amount of humanity that was being put into jails and prisons.

Thanks so much. First of all, thank you all, everybody in the panel for being here. It means a lot to me.

I realized that just helping people coming out of prison, being that the recidivism rates were unconsciously high, could be one of the best strategies.

to ban people from getting Pell Grants, for example, it seems like a nonsensical waste of a taxpayer opportunity.

all the data I've seen shows a dollar invested in just need simple education program--GED, BA, graduate degrees--returns to the taxpayers a lot in terms of dropping the recidivism rates.

This was driving racial disparities in our country, because incarceration rates amongst low income communities and Black and brown communities were incredibly higher than in other communities.

I think we have this falsehood that often rhetorically is heard here in Washington, that somehow Americans are not equally concerned, whether you're a Republican or a Democrat or an Independent, about the safety of their communities.

Are there people in this institution that are wasting taxpayer dollars and really shouldn't be here? Absolutely, yes.

I am pretty excited. In fact, let's just say this is the season of joy, and I feel such joy today. The gentleman who just spoke, the Senator from Illinois, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is a man of heroic action. What we are…

I rise today for a moment of reflection about an extraordinary person, and I would like permission to give Zach McCue permission to sit next to me while I give these remarks that will most certainly embarrass him tremendously. The…

Thank you very, very much, Mr. President. Thank you very much for the fist pump, Mr. President. I know that you have a lot of appreciation and love for New Jersey, so this is really a New Jersey moment. So thank you, sir. I rise today with…

Senator, I have four words: Joe Zogby for President. Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.

The junior Senator from California does not know that she cannot insult the honor of her colleagues directly.

I am really excited right now, and for all of my colleagues, like Senator Graham, who love New Jersey almost as much as they love their own States, this is a very great moment that I have.

I am proud that this Jersey boy, straight out of Jersey City, a city known for extraordinary immigrants making extraordinary contributions to our country, will continue in that tradition.

No one, regardless of their background, deserves that, and their crime is irrelevant to that equation.

I am grateful that this man, who learned about the United States of America and our legal system, fell in love with it in Pakistan, made a determination to be a part of it, here in the United States of America.

Sir, I'm excited to support your nomination, but I just want to say for the record, I don't like you.

We must protect the rights of all Americans, regardless of their background.

I am proud that this American is going to the Federal bench because I would be terrified if he ran for office against me in the 2026 elections.

the historic nature, as Senator Menendez mentioned, of this nomination, cannot be understated.

10 years I have been in this incredible institution, the U.S. Senate, and I am stunned that we are still having this debate. We know, if you read our Constitution, that we formed our form of government with lots of high callings, but the…

I want to thank the Biden administration for putting Penny Pritzker in charge of really focusing on reconstruction.

The existential nature of where we are right now... Failure in this moment could have catastrophic costs.