Cory Booker

I am really grateful that you are before us, and I know that the port of Odessa was already brought up and some of the issues going on there.

What I want to get back to with Dr. Van Schaack is just the issue of the ICC, which is, frankly, a lot more complicated, I think, given some of the decisions by the Trump administration and others.

Ethiopia is not a member of the ICC so there is not an obvious pathway there.

The idea for most of us is this is the sacrosanct most important right of a democracy, the voting of the people.

For the sake of our vulnerable populations, for the sake of America doing big things again, the filibuster has to be reformed.

I feel not just my own pain, but I thought immediately of my dad, and I felt the pain of my ancestors because when I turned on that screen, the very first thing I saw was the Confederate flag.

There is a strong movement in this country to undermine our democracy and it is perilous.

If you don’t think our democracy is in peril by all these threats on voting officials, all of these voter suppression laws creating such distinctly different experiences in voting in America, then... you are part of the problem.

I stand here today with a sober heart. I am a big believer that if America hasn't broken your heart, you probably don't love her enough. We are here on the 1-year anniversary of one of our great Nation's moments of shame. We saw a violent…

If we just see this as an isolated incident, one day we mark every year and forget this is a stream of our nation`s history, where violent forces seeking to stop democracy with authoritarian events have been a long part of our country`s…

on rollcall vote No. 499, I voted aye. It was my intention to vote nay. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

It is frustrating, I know, to see such an incredible action taken, where we have made a difference, where the child tax credit already has had a significant impact. The Columbia Center on Poverty found that the October payment of the…

Rand Paul is nowhere to be found.

Rand Paul is a liar. Rand Paul does not care about us. He doesn`t care whether we live or die.

we have exploited people. We have chosen to look away from the climate crisis. We have chosen to avoid the investments in our infrastructure. We have chosen profits over people.

challenging times really expose leadership, but they also expose hypocrites.

I feel very strongly with that. I think what is happening there and the fear and insecurity they are creating in the country is unacceptable to such a strong partner of the United States.

today should not be a normal day. Today should be a day of national grief and pain and horror at what happened yesterday. Yesterday, in Oxford, MI, there was yet another school shooting. Within the span of just 5 minutes, four children…

we are in a state of extreme crisis and the democracy there is really faltering as violence is sort of almost at pandemic levels throughout the country

Reports really suggest that both China and Russia are engaging in an active propaganda and disinformation campaign in Latin America.

I continue to be dissatisfied with the level of diversity at the State Department.

Ninety-five percent of baby boomers did better than their parents. It`s now just a coin toss for millennials. We have a real crises in our country.

I just really appreciate your focus here, and there are a number of us on the Committee that this is a very serious concern of ours.

I am just stunned with the messaging that folks receive.

What I think government is doing right now is picking winners and losers.