Trump’s corrupt dismantling of the FTC will result in less accountability for corporations, jeopardizing Americans’ livelihoods and fundamental market stability. Trump’s friends, like the world’s greediest man Elon Musk, might benefit, but American families will suffer.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|New Jersey
Cory A. Booker
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Voting Record — 840
Yes28%
No67%
Present1%
Not Voting5%
Party align95%
Cross-party3%
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Cory A. Booker
U.S. SenatorDemocratNew Jersey
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Cory A.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 102 sponsored · 507 cosponsored
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The FTC is independent and supposed to be free from political interference. Congress put it into law specifically to prevent a corrupt President, like Trump, from using it for his political and personal ends, doing whatever it takes to enrich his friends and donors at the expense of working people.
there is no accountability at the FTC if Trump orders its Republican Chair, Andrew Ferguson, to give powerful corporations preferential treatment, even at great expense to American taxpayers.
Trump’s attempts at illegally firing Bedoya and Slaughter will slow down that work if not bring it to a screeching halt. Without the minority party commissioners...
The FTC commissioners Trump tried to illegally fire are currently suing Amazon, enforcing a twenty year consent decree against X, trying to strengthen privacy protections for users of Meta, and working on numerous investigations or lawsuits against companies that donated millions to Trump.
Just recently the FTC has saved working Americans money by:
– Eliminating junk fees to stop deceptive pricing
– Combatting monopolization in our food system, preventing even more price-gouging
– Fighting for the “right to repair” products you own from tractors to iPhones
Congress created the independent, nonpartisan FTC in 1914 to protect Americans by fighting monopolization and business tactics that rip off consumers, suppress workers, and stifle competition. For over a hundred years, it carried out its mission under Republican and Democratic presidents alike.
This week Trump tried to illegally fire two Commissioners from the independent Federal Trade Commission. This politically driven overreach will ultimately harm working American families and consumers. 🧵
At a time when Americans are struggling with rising food, housing and medical costs, Trump is once again taking the hatchet to the watchdogs that are in place to stop Americans from being ripped off.
Trump just illegally fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission – an independent agency that Congress created to protect your rights as consumers.
Medicaid is not an abstract program. Nearly 1 in 5 New Jerseyans–children to seniors–rely on it for health care coverage.
The GOP is hoping we won’t notice they are planning to rip away these life-saving programs from millions of Americans–to pay for a tax cut for billionaires.
The cuts to the Department of Education are cruel and illegal. This department provides vital services and funding to schools of all levels in all 50 states that are now in jeopardy.
Social Security is funded by the hard-earned savings of working Americans. We owe it to seniors and working people, who’ve paid into Social Security their whole lives, to make good on our promise of a secure retirement. The attacks on the program by Donald Trump and Elon Musk are unacceptable.
They want you to believe they are the party of law and order while they’re actively pushing for cuts that will jeopardize the city’s public safety and critical services like firefighters and schools.
Congressional Republicans’ have proposed cutting $1 billion from D.C.’s local budget that would force the city to lay off thousands of first responders, police, and teachers.
My heart breaks for the family and loved ones of Detective Joseph Azcona of the Newark PD who was killed in the line of duty Friday night. Wishing the other officer involved a full recovery.
Please keep our community in your hearts as we work to heal from this terrible loss.
Amid the fear and division in President Trump's address to Congress I heard no concrete plans to lower prices or better serve the people.
Republicans in Congress want to cut nursing home care for seniors to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
An honor to stand with activists and advocates this morning to make clear to Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Congressional Republicans: Medicaid cuts will have devastating effects on New Jerseyans and raise costs for all Americans.
Wishing all those in New Jersey beginning the observance of Ramadan a joyous and peaceful month.
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Voting History
840 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-47) |
| 2025-02-05 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-02-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (55-44) |
| 2025-02-04 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-45) |
| 2025-02-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-46) |
| 2025-02-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (77-23) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-38) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-13) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-35) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Nomination Confirmed (80-17) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (78-20) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (56-42) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-42) |
| 2025-01-28 | H.R. 23 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-28 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | YES | ✕ | Nomination Confirmed (77-22) |
| 2025-01-27 | — | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (97-0) |
| 2025-01-27 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Nomination Confirmed (68-29) |
| 2025-01-25 | — | End debate | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-23) |
| 2025-01-25 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-34) |
| 2025-01-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-39) |
| 2025-01-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-49) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Nomination Confirmed (74-25) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | End debate | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-26) |
| 2025-01-22 | S. 6 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-21 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-01-21 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46) |
| 2025-01-20 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | YES | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (99-0) |
| 2025-01-20 | S. 5 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Passed (64-35) |
| 2025-01-20 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (75-24) |
| 2025-01-17 | S. 5 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-15 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (46-49) |
| 2025-01-15 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (70-25) |
| 2025-01-13 | S. 5 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | YES | ✕ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10) |
| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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