Cory Booker

I know my Republican colleagues in the Senate and some in the House. I know their core values. I listen to them as everything from the signal gate and the problems with Hegseth all the way to just cutting. bipartisan-approved investments in things like science, in some of the bipartisan bills that we pass that deal with gun violence, bipartisan investments in health innovations.

I know my Republican colleagues in the Senate and some in the House. I know their core values. I listen to them as everything from the signal gate and the problems with Hegseth all the way to just cutting. bipartisan-approved investments in things like science, in some of the bipartisan bills that we pass that deal with gun violence, bipartisan investments in health innovations.

I know privately from conversations how much they object to these things. And I guess right now where my heartbreak lies is that so far you've seen scant few people willing to step up and risk because there is a reality of people who did stand up, did speak out, who are no longer in Congress.

I know privately from conversations how much they object to these things. And I guess right now where my heartbreak lies is that so far you've seen scant few people willing to step up and risk because there is a reality of people who did stand up, did speak out, who are no longer in Congress.

I know privately from conversations how much they object to these things. And I guess right now where my heartbreak lies is that so far you've seen scant few people willing to step up and risk because there is a reality of people who did stand up, did speak out, who are no longer in Congress.

One of the reasons why politicians don't act is because the demand from the people is not enough yet. And so as much as we want to point a finger people who are elected to positions, which is justified. I also want to ask a lot of other powerful people in this country who are remaining silent.

One of the reasons why politicians don't act is because the demand from the people is not enough yet. And so as much as we want to point a finger people who are elected to positions, which is justified. I also want to ask a lot of other powerful people in this country who are remaining silent.

One of the reasons why politicians don't act is because the demand from the people is not enough yet. And so as much as we want to point a finger people who are elected to positions, which is justified. I also want to ask a lot of other powerful people in this country who are remaining silent.

We've seen what many corporate leaders are doing right now, which is instead of speaking up and speaking truth, they're kowtowing for their own private deals. In a tariff regime, do you go and say, hey, please exclude electronics? Or do you go and say, this is fundamentally wrong? You are hurting the economy.

We've seen what many corporate leaders are doing right now, which is instead of speaking up and speaking truth, they're kowtowing for their own private deals. In a tariff regime, do you go and say, hey, please exclude electronics? Or do you go and say, this is fundamentally wrong? You are hurting the economy.

We've seen what many corporate leaders are doing right now, which is instead of speaking up and speaking truth, they're kowtowing for their own private deals. In a tariff regime, do you go and say, hey, please exclude electronics? Or do you go and say, this is fundamentally wrong? You are hurting the economy.

And I may face some backlash for this, but when they look back at this moment in history, I'm going to be one of those leaders in our country, whatever the sector is, from the faith community to the business community to the nonprofit community to the foundation community. When are more Americans going to speak up?

And I may face some backlash for this, but when they look back at this moment in history, I'm going to be one of those leaders in our country, whatever the sector is, from the faith community to the business community to the nonprofit community to the foundation community. When are more Americans going to speak up?

And I may face some backlash for this, but when they look back at this moment in history, I'm going to be one of those leaders in our country, whatever the sector is, from the faith community to the business community to the nonprofit community to the foundation community. When are more Americans going to speak up?

And we've seen this before in too many countries where there's been democratic backsliding. And then worse cases from history of my grandparents' generation is that when good people are silent, that's when bad things and bad people flourish. And Donald Trump is trying to intimidate people. He's trying to threaten people.

And we've seen this before in too many countries where there's been democratic backsliding. And then worse cases from history of my grandparents' generation is that when good people are silent, that's when bad things and bad people flourish. And Donald Trump is trying to intimidate people. He's trying to threaten people.

And we've seen this before in too many countries where there's been democratic backsliding. And then worse cases from history of my grandparents' generation is that when good people are silent, that's when bad things and bad people flourish. And Donald Trump is trying to intimidate people. He's trying to threaten people.

And too many people are allowing him to continue because they're thinking of what is in their own personal financial well-being and not what is in the well-being of our democracy. And it frustrates me. And now at a moment where you have to choose between the kind of gains that you've had, the financial comfort and security, or are you going to choose the well-being of your economy?

And too many people are allowing him to continue because they're thinking of what is in their own personal financial well-being and not what is in the well-being of our democracy. And it frustrates me. And now at a moment where you have to choose between the kind of gains that you've had, the financial comfort and security, or are you going to choose the well-being of your economy?

And too many people are allowing him to continue because they're thinking of what is in their own personal financial well-being and not what is in the well-being of our democracy. And it frustrates me. And now at a moment where you have to choose between the kind of gains that you've had, the financial comfort and security, or are you going to choose the well-being of your economy?