{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/icymi-booker-crisscrossed-the-state-on-21-county-tour", "ICYMI: Booker \u201cCrisscrossed the State\u201d on 21-County Tour", "2026-09-01", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Cory A. Booker", "B001288", "www.booker.senate.gov", "booker", "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press", "scraper", "Booker met with New Jerseyans in every county to hear their concerns, highlight local successes, and discuss how he\u2019s fighting for their priorities in the Senate\n\nNEW JERSEY \u2014 In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) went on his annual 21-County Tour, hosting and attending events in all 21 New Jersey counties to hear directly from New Jerseyans and bring their priorities back to the Senate. Across the state, Booker announced new legislation to help prevent drug overdose deaths, highlighted more than $33.5 million in federal investments he helped secure, honored veterans, supported families facing food insecurity, and met with farmers, small-business owners, medical researchers, college students, and more. The tour gave Senator Booker the opportunity to see firsthand what is happening in communities across New Jersey and identify new ways to work together to stand up for New Jerseyans in the Senate.\n\nSEE FOR YOURSELF:\n\nPress of Atlantic CitySenator Cory Booker Visits AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus in Atlantic City August 28, 2026\n\nSenator Cory Booker visited AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus in Atlantic City today to highlight a $1 million federal infrastructure investment to strengthen critical hospital systems that support emergency, trauma, and surgical care.\n\nHudPostSen. Booker Delivers $559,000 to Liberty Science Center for Portable Planetarium\n\nBy: James de los Santos\n\nAugust 29, 2026\n\nU.S. Sen. Cory Booker presented Liberty Science Center with a $559,000 federal grant on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to launch a portable planetarium program that will bring astronomy and science education to students across New Jersey.\n\nPaul Hoffman, President and CEO of Liberty Science Center: \u201cThis very generous grant to our center for the new portable planetarium programming is a sterling manifestation of his commitment to ensure that countless thousands of children across New Jersey can experience the same wonders of science that he did. School children and their parents across the state are equally thankful for his generosity.\u201d\n\nSenator Booker: \u201cToday\u2019s visits showcased the extraordinary breadth of New Jersey\u2019s contributions to our nation. New Jerseyans fuel the global economy. Their skill, creativity, and determination strengthen our state and our country.\u201d\n\nCape May County HeraldBooker Touts Ferry Service in Visit to North Cape May Terminal By: Bill Barlow\n\nAugust 28, 2026\n\nSenator Booker: \u201cThis ferry system right here is vital not just to Cape May County but to the entire region we\u2019re in. It\u2019s going to bring jobs to our state, economic vitality and just ease of transportation.\u201d\n\nBooker was at the terminal to discuss a grant through the Federal Transit Administration that will help fund construction of a second new ferry for the Delaware River and Bay Authority, which operates the ferry service. The money is part of a $665 million federal investment in ferries around the country.\n\nThe latest federal grant will go toward the second hybrid vessel, said Joel Coppadge, the DRBA's Executive Director. \u201cThe $30 million will be significant. It will help with the capital funding that is necessary for the second vessel,\u201d Coppadge said. \u201cThis is a huge head start.\u201d\n\nPress of Atlantic CitySenator Booker visits Atlantic City\u2019s Orange Loop district August 28, 2026\n\nU.S. Senator Cory Booker toured the Orange Loop, meeting with Mayor Marty Small Sr., local developers, community leaders, and business owners to see firsthand the investment and energy taking place in the neighborhood.\n\nAfter hearing about the vision that brought developers to Atlantic City and the opportunities they see ahead, Senator Booker had high praise for the city, calling Atlantic City an \u201curban gem\u201d and saying it could become \u201cone of the best stories in all of New Jersey over the next decade.\u201d\n\nHe also recognized the local leadership, entrepreneurs and community connections driving the city forward.\n\nWMBC-TV- Hometown NewsOfficials Present Medals to 57 Veterans at Memorial Home in Bergen County August 27, 2026\n\nOfficials say honoring that service also means making sure veterans have access to the care, benefits, and resources they earned.\n\nSenator Cory Booker talks about the spirit of service embodied in many of the veterans he has met.\n\nSenator Booker: \u201cThe thing I\u2019ve been blown away by [with] New Jersey veterans is, once they put their uniform off, they don\u2019t stop serving. They don\u2019t stop contributing. They don\u2019t stop making a difference. They don\u2019t stop helping one another.\u201d\n\nThe InquirerCory Booker says the U.S. needs a \u2018food revolution\u2019 in South Jersey visit\n\nBy: Aliya Schnieder\n\nAugust 27, 2026\n\nBooker visited Cathedral Kitchen in Camden, where he packed sandwiches as the nonprofit faces increased demand amid rising grocery costs and cuts to SNAP. He said he would work to direct federal resources to the organization and push to restore funding for Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies.\n\nBooker called for greater support for small farmers, criticizing agricultural subsidies that favor \u201cmassive commodity crops\u201d like corn and soybeans used in ultra-processed foods over \u201cspecialty crops\u201d like fruits and vegetables. \u201cNew Jersey farmers are suffering with tighter and tighter margins,\u201d he said.\n\nDuring his South Jersey tour, Booker presented a $2 million FY26 congressional allocation to Inspira Medical Center in Mullica Hill to expand technology and telehealth services and visited Salem Community College\u2019s Glass Education Center.\n\nThe Franklin ReporterSen. Booker Visits Food Bank, Vows to Save Federal Nutrition Programs August 28, 2026\n\nSen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) told food bank leaders from across New Jersey on Monday that he intends to keep the U.S. Farm Bill bottled up in the Senate Agriculture Committee unless Republicans agree to stop cutting federal nutrition programs.\n\nNJ GlobeBooker calls for generational change in Senate Democratic leadership: Senator in Trenton for his annual 21 county tour\n\nBy: Joe Seawald\n\nAugust 26, 2026\n\nBooker began Wednesday\u2019s tour at Greater Mount Zion\u2019s food pantry on Pennington Avenue, where food was being distributed to local residents. They also toured Back in Our Hands, Greater Mount Zion\u2019s planned birthing center.\n\nBooker said visiting community organizations helps him stay connected to the people whose work shapes his legislative agenda. \u201cYou need to stay connected to the communities doing the work, and this is one of them,\u201d Booker said. He also pointed to his role in crafting the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022. Booker said his advocacy was informed by his experiences as mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013 and by visits to organizations like the restorative justice hub.\n\nJersey Shore OnlineBooker Visits Brick to Promote Opioid Overdose Bill August 26, 2026\n\nU.S. Sen. Cory Booker visited Brick Township to discuss proposed federal legislation aimed at preventing opioid overdose deaths.\n\nThe Rory Ahern Act would expand access to naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, as well as overdose response training and lifesaving equipment for bystanders and first responders.\n\nMayor Lisa Crate, Township Council Vice President Derrick Ambrosino, EMS/Rescue Chief James Riccio and members of Brick EMS/Rescue joined Booker for the discussion.\n\nLocal officials emphasized the importance of providing residents and emergency personnel with the training and resources necessary to respond quickly during an overdose.\n\nTapInto Phillipsburg\n\nCory Booker Kicks Off 21-County NJ Tour in Phillipsburg to Address Food Access and Downtown Infrastructure Challenges for Small Businesses\n\nBy: Ally Shubert\n\nAugust 22, 2026\n\nU.S. Sen. Cory Booker kicked off a 21-county tour of New Jersey in Phillipsburg, making the town the first stop of his statewide trip and meeting with local farmers, community leaders, and residents to discuss food access, agriculture, and challenges facing the community.\n\nBooker visited the Phillipsburg Fresh Stop Market, where a roundtable discussion focused on the organization\u2019s farm share program, which connects residents with locally grown produce while supporting area farmers and addressing food insecurity.\n\nSenator Booker:\u201cWhen people have access to fresh healthy foods, their lives transform, and frankly, not only their health, but their well-being increases.\u201d\n\nWRNJ RadioU.S. Sen. Cory Booker Visits Morris, Warren, Hunterdon and Sussex Counties During Annual 21-County Tour By: Jay Edwards\n\nAugust 24, 2026\n\nU.S. Sen. Cory Booker kicked off his annual 21-county tour this past weekend with stops in Morris, Warren, Hunterdon, Passaic, and Sussex counties, visiting community events, a farmers market, a church and a historic mining museum.\n\nSenator Booker: \u201cEvery year, I look forward to traveling across New Jersey and listening directly to the people who call our state home. As I kicked off this year\u2019s 21-County Tour, I was reminded of how much pride New Jerseyans have in their communities and how much they do to make them stronger.\u201d\n\nSenator Booker: \u201cNew Jersey is full of remarkable places and stories that too often don\u2019t get the attention they deserve. Visiting Sterling Hill was a reminder that some of the most extraordinary and scientifically unique places in the world are right here in our own state.\u201d\n\nInsider NJBooker in His Element at Wharton Event By:Tom Moran\n\nAugust 22, 2026\n\nCory Booker was on the first leg of his annual 21-county state tour. And he began at the borough's Canal Day, a yearly celebration of the historic Morris Canal, which transported goods from the Delaware to the Hudson through much of the 1800's.\n\nHe posed for many photos, took many selfies with attendees, bought a Morris Canal cap for his wife, Alexis, who was with him, played a game of cornhole and more.\n\nSEE ALSO:\n\n8/28: Booker-concludes-2026-annual-21-county-tour\n\n8/27: Booker Continues Annual 21-County Tour with Stops in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties\n\n8/26: Booker Continues Annual 21-County Tour with Stops in Bergen, Ocean, Mercer, and Monmouth Counties\n\n8/25: Booker Continues Annual 21-County Tour with Stops in Middlesex, Union, and Hudson Counties\n\n8/24: Booker Continues Annual 21-County Tour with Stops in Essex and Somerset Counties\n\n8/23: Booker Continues Annual 21-County Tour with Stops in Passaic and Sussex Counties\n\n8/22: Booker Kicks Off Annual 21-County Tour in Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties\n\n8/21: Booker Announces 2026 Annual 21-County Tour", 1, "2026-09-03T09:29:33Z", "2026-09-03T09:31:32Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/icymi-booker-crisscrossed-the-state-on-21-county-tour"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.225796924903989, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}