By
Nikita Biryukov
,
February 29 2020
4:06 pm
A fundraiser for Rep. Donald Norcross headlined by U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Gov.
Phil Murphy
, former Gov. Jim Florio and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brought in roughly $1.75 million, according to a campaign staff source.
The $2,800-a-head event was followed by a rally featuring the big-ticket Democrats.
“When I need help on the other side of the capitol for raising the minimum wage, for protecting retirement security, for making sure that working conditions are not so perverse that sexual harassment reigns in the workplace like we see in corporations like the McDonald’s, the champion of workers’ rights in the House that I turn to is Donald Norcross.” Booker said.
President Donald Trump’s name frequently came up during the rally, which lasted for roughly an hour.
Booker, Norcross and Murphy each attacked Trump and members of his administration, with Booker lending specific focus to Attorney General William Barr and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
“Nothing compares to this. When we say god bless America, what are we talking about in America? we’re talking about America, our constitution, our rights, our liberties, our republic, our separation of power,” Pelosi told the crowd of about 900. “They are dishonoring our constitution.”
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