What Cory Booker has said about Campaign finance in the United States

3 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 5, 2026

Cory Booker, Democratic senator from New Jersey, has been quoted on Campaign finance in the United States 3 times in 1 episode of Pod Save America, most recently on April 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Booker says he has stopped taking corporate PAC money and, as of the end of last year, issue-area PAC money as well.

    “I was one of the first people in Congress to say no corporate PAC money. At the end of last year, I said, enough”

    Pod Save America: Taxing Cory Booker's Patience (Apr 5, 2026) · Listen from 46:04

  • Booker recounts a crypto industry representative calling to apologize for a large PAC during his negotiations on market structure legislation.

    “somebody from that industry tried to apologize. What was the exact words? Yeah, we don't want you to think this is a threat”

    Pod Save America: Taxing Cory Booker's Patience (Apr 5, 2026) · Listen from 47:11

  • Booker proposes banning PACs, overturning Citizens United, and barring presidential crypto coins and senator stock trading as part of a first-100-days agenda.

    “We kill Citizens United and that's the worst decision. Maybe that's another one of our bold ideas. We make everybody from a president won't be able to have crypto coins, a senator won't be able to trade stocks”

    Pod Save America: Taxing Cory Booker's Patience (Apr 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:34

Episodes

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