Press Releases
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December 19, 2018
Booker Hails Signing into Law of Sickle Cell Disease Bill
Legislation was cleared by Senate in October; approved by House last week 90 percent of sickle cell disease …
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December 19, 2018
Booker, Harris Statement on Senate Passage of Anti-Lynching Bill
Bill would make lynching a federal hate crime after more than a century of failed attempts
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December 18, 2018
Booker Statement on Senate Passage of Landmark Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Booker instrumental in pushing for inclusion of sentencing reform provisions of Senate-introduced reform bill
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December 18, 2018
Booker Legislation Seeks to End Unethical and Unnecessary Testing on Primates
Bill would restrict animal testing using primate species
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December 12, 2018
Senate & House Lawmakers Release Updated First Step Act
Majority Leader, House Speaker pledge to consider criminal justice reform package this year
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December 11, 2018
House Sends Bipartisan Booker Bill to Improve Outcomes for Sickle Cell Disease Patients to President’s Desk
Legislation was cleared by Senate in October; 90 percent of sickle cell disease patients are African-American
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November 15, 2018
Booker Supports Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Compromise Introduced Today in Senate
Booker instrumental in pushing for inclusion of sentencing reform provisions of Senate-introduced reform bill Deal also includes provisions …
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November 13, 2018
Booker, Flake, Coons Welcome Appointment of New Special Envoy for Great Lakes Region of Africa
Announcement comes ahead of key elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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November 13, 2018
***VIDEO*** Booker Announces Effort to Address Critical Gaps in Education Benefits for Veterans
Legislation would extend education benefits for veterans by increasing eligibility for remedial courses and expanding ability to transfer …
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November 7, 2018
Booker Statement on Trump Firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions
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October 27, 2018
Booker Statement on Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
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October 24, 2018
Opioid Bill Signed Into Law
Comprehensive bill includes Booker, Menendez, Pascrell-authored provision modeled on successful New Jersey hospital program
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October 22, 2018
Booker Announces New Bill Aimed at Combating Wealth Inequality
“American Opportunity Accounts Act” would create and seed savings accounts for every American child
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October 11, 2018
Booker, Menendez, Norcross Announce More Than $900K to Combat Opioid Crisis in Camden and Atlantic Counties
Following the lawmakers’ urging, federal drug prevention program expanded to include Atlantic County
