BERLIN — Saying our country is at a moral crisis, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) spoke to a small crowd at Berlin City Hall on Sunday night.
Spending Mother’s Day campaigning with her presidential candidate son, Carolyn Booker spoke about how the importance of family, hard work and commitment to community was handed down through her family for generations.
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