Sen. Booker Joins EPW Subcommittee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Appointed Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Superfund Oversight
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"Roughly half of New Jerseyans live within three miles of a Superfund site, far higher than the national average," Booker said. "This is simply unacceptable, and too often - in
"I'm also excited to join the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. As the most densely populated state in the country, with the
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Booker has also long been a strong supporter of strengthening our nation's crumbling water infrastructure. Last year he introduced legislation that would establish a grant program to help local schools replace outdated water infrastructure and he helped author several provisions to ensure safe drinking water that were eventually signed into law through the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA).
Since his time as a
As Mayor, Booker championed the cleanup of the polluted
Last year, he introduced a landmark bill that would strengthen legal protections against environmental injustice for communities of color, low-income communities, and indigenous communities.
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