Sen. Cory Booker speaks at N.J. town hall
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OregonLive.com |
“This has got to be a moment in America where all of us begin to say, what more can I do?”
NJ.com |
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s historic 25-hour speech on the Senate floor was a game-changer, making our senator from Jersey a likely contender for the 2028 presidential race.
Penn Live |
“A gathering like this can’t be the end of our activism,” Booker said.
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New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.”
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