Category: cory booker

Beating Death Of Tyre Nichols May Renew Bipartisan Police Reform Talks In Congress

The Jan. 27 release of the videos of the brutal beating 20 days earlier of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers has been met with strident and emotional condemnation from politicians across the ideological spectrum. It may also result in the renewal in Congress of bipartisan conversations to address the issue of…


Sen. Booker: ‘Under No Illusion’ Congress Will Pass Major Gun Reform Laws

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on May 29 that he’s under “no illusion” that Congress will pass possible gun-reform legislation following the mass shooting in Texas that left 21 dead. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday that bipartisan negotiations regarding potential gun legislation are underway. They include expanding the federal gun background check system, laws around weapons storage, and red flag laws,…


Congressional Talks on Police Reform Crumble, With Both Sides Assigning Blame

Bipartisan congressional negotiations on police reform broke down this week after months of work. Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) were working with Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) to try to reach a compromise on legislation that would address what they say are areas of policing that need changed. But the trio announced this…


Booker Seeks to Make American Rescue Plan’s Expanded Child Tax Credit Permanent

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said he is engaged in high-level discussions about making permanent the temporary expansion to the Child Tax Credit brought about by the American Rescue Plan that President Joe Biden has signed into law. Speaking at a press conference Friday, Booker hailed the $1.9 trillion relief bill—which Republicans panned as wasteful and…