Cory Booker

I am really proud to be New Jersey's junior Senator. Even more so, I am proud that I have called Newark my home for most of my adult life. I can talk about my community for weeks on end. I know the Presiding Officer has heard me talk about…

Thank you very much for the recognition, Mr. President-- the Presiding Officer. I really heard the point about workplace safety. This bill does not prohibit employers from addressing safety concerns. Instead, it accounts for employers'…

I would like to say a couple of things. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Jersey.

as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2116 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; further, that the bill be considered read a…

We see that Russia is obviously involved in trying to undermine democracy.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 3, nays 97, as…

This is bigger than politics. We all need to stand up together to say that justice is due and everyone deserves to be safe and, when injustices are committed, that there is accountability.

This moment of accountability means so much. It’s reminded that, when we organize together, when we stand together, when we cry out for justice, when we work together, change is possible.

It is once again a sign that justice failed in that moment, and it’s on his hands. He’s choosing to play politics, at the expense of representing the people of Kentucky. And it’s disgusting.

We haven’t heard much from Rand Paul on pretty much anything that affects our lives. We’re dealing with the flood. We have experienced a tornado. We’re seeing the height of racial tension, this pandemic. And Rand Paul is never there. And…

I am ashamed for our leaders in the U.S. Senate. But that’s also why I’m doing my job now.

Each and every one of you sitting before me and the ranking member right now are defining patriotism in the sense of your willingness to sacrifice in the name of service to country.

when the Federal Government authorizes billions of dollars in grants to States, we have a duty to ensure that those dollars are spent in a responsible, effective manner. Accountability is essential to a healthy, functioning democracy. And…

I cannot tell you how excited I am. We have an extraordinary group of people who have dedicated their lives to public service.

I am honored to be here today next to Senator Rounds, a ranking member who gives me great confidence and hope for our Senate to be able to actually function.

I see humanity really never have faced the kind of crisis we could face over the coming 2 years.

Russia has been insidiously strategic in how they have been working to disrupt global food supplies.

I have to say it is always disappointing when I sit in a State Department team in a foreign country and see very little diversity.

I also think that I state the obvious when I say that all through the private sector, through companies that are run by people all across the political spectrum, they see diversity as a strength.

I celebrate you both, and my office is here to help in any way we can.

We cannot leave our best talent--some of our best talent on the sidelines or on the bench.

Companies do better when they have diverse teams at the table.

I appreciate you affirming that.

I worry about our economic relationships often with African nations when we are often sustaining relationships that reflect the colonization of the past.

She is an extraordinary person and, in fact, if James Brown was the hardest person--working person in show business, she is one of the hardest working people I have ever met in public service.