WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 5 Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would improve quality and safety in nursing homes, following Republican efforts to roll back staffing standards that keep seniors safe. Republicans delayed the standards for nine years in the Big Ugly Bill and Donald Trump eliminated them after executives reportedly donated millions of dollars to his super PAC.
Every day, seniors across our state and country reside in dangerously understaffed nursing homes operating far below the level of care residents need," said Senator Booker. "Everybody deserves basic h...