Cory Booker's Senate Selfie Yearbook
Booker hopes to get a selfie with each of his 99 colleagues.
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Hashtag Included - Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) has devised an ambitious plan to connect with his 99 colleagues in Congress's stately upper chamber. The junior lawmaker aims to take a selfie with each one to post on Instagram, flattering blurb and hashtag included, before they break for the August recess — kind of like the high school yearbook messages students share with each other before summer break. Booker has captured 10 images so far since he began the project about four weeks ago. But what do you think will be the bigger challenge: getting every member to pose or finding something genuinely nice to say about all of them? Will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell crack a smile? Keep it here to see how Booker fares. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick)(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) - “Across party lines Senator Paul and I have found common ground around the urgent need to reform our criminal justice system and address the anguished and expensive reality of mass incarceration of nonviolent offenders in USA. We also bonded over our respect for the holiday of Festivus (Senator Paul has a long list of grievances). #BipartisanshipARealAndNeededFeatOfStrength” (Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram)
Photo By Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) - “Sen. Baldwin has become a trusted colleague for me and I’ve enjoyed working with her on worker training and jobs issues. #ValuedVoice” (Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram)
Photo By Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram
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Sen. Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming) - “Senator Enzi has a strong reputation for working on bipartisan deals. He is one of the deans of our weekly prayer breakfast and a senior senator I’ve come to admire and appreciate as a colleague and friend. #BreakfastBrother" (Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram)
Photo By Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) - “Sen. Murkowski has quickly become a Senator whose opinions and insights I value and who works hard to find common ground amidst the partisanship that too often paralyzes DC. #Grateful” (Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram)
Photo By Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram
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Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota) - “Senator Thune has become a valued colleague and friend who challenges me on issues in constructive ways. He is also hands down in the best shape of all the Senators. 8 years my senior, his work ethic in the Senate gym shames and inspires me to get in better shape. #DudeAreYouSeriouslyLiftingThatMuchWeight” (Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram)
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Sen. John Boozman (R-Arkansas) - “Though different parties he has become a valued colleague giving me wise insights on being an effective Senator. #Gratitude” (Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram)
Photo By Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram
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Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) - "We are from different parties and very different states but we have found a way to work together — we joined forces to get local governments resources and more authority for Brownfields remediation. #OneNation” (Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram)
Photo By Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram
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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) - “Senator Durbin is a great champion of many issues dear to me and is a strong leader as Senate Majority Whip. #PeoplesAdvocate” (Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram)
Photo By Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram
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Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nevada) - "I so appreciate his bipartisan leadership on Unemployment Insurance Extension. He showed that we can reach across the aisle, compromise and get things done in the Senate.” (Photo: Cory Booker via Instagram)
