Cory Booker: Senate filibuster

Cory Booker (D) · U.S. Senator (New Jersey; on Nov. 3, 2026 ballot)

Topic: Senate filibuster

THEN · 2017-04-07

“we are united in our determination to preserve the ability of Members to engage in extended debate when bills are on the Senate floor.”

Source: Bipartisan letter to Senate leaders, Apr. 7, 2017
Verified 2026-10-24: exact text found at the source URL.

NOW · 2022-01-18

“We have changed the filibuster before, we must change it again to preserve the right to vote in America.”

Source: Post on X by Cory Booker on the filibuster, Jan. 18, 2022
Verified 2026-10-24: exact text found at the source URL.

Context: The 2017 statement is a joint letter signed by 61 senators, including Sen. Booker. In January 2022 he backed changing the filibuster to pass voting-rights legislation.

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