
Senator-elect Booker on legislative priorities
Clip: 10/17/2013 | 7m 47s
Senator-elect Booker on legislative priorities, political cynicism
Newark Mayor Cory Booker will be New Jersey's first African-American senator, having been elected to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Frank Lautenberg. Gwen Ifill talks to Booker about his win, his legislative priorities and how he plans to pursue "uncommon coalitions for uncommon results" with his fellow lawmakers.
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Senator-elect Booker on legislative priorities
Clip: 10/17/2013 | 7m 47s
Newark Mayor Cory Booker will be New Jersey's first African-American senator, having been elected to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Frank Lautenberg. Gwen Ifill talks to Booker about his win, his legislative priorities and how he plans to pursue "uncommon coalitions for uncommon results" with his fellow lawmakers.
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