With a nod to America's civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes his mark

With a nod to America's civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes his mark

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. “He endured beatings savagely on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, at lunch counters, on freedom rides. He said he […]

A Special Note on Corey Booker

AFGE holds rally in Upper Senate Park to stand up for government workers' jobs, pay, benefits, and rights at work. In attendance were House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi; Senators Cory Booker, Maize Hirono, and Chuck Schumer; Representatives Steny Hoyer, Gerry Connolly, Joe Crowley, Keith Ellison, Jan Schakowsky, and Ben Ray Lujan; AFGE members; and other union activists. Photo by Keith Mellnick.We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to…

With a nod to America’s civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes history

Cory Booker PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK Washington (AP) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. “He endured beatings savagely on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, at lunch counters, on freedom rides. He said he had to do something. He would not normalize a moment like this,” Booker said of…