U.S. Senate candidate Cory Booker will outline a plan Monday that he believes will help eradicate childhood poverty.

Cory Booker campaigns in Ortley Beach
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The Democrat says it's an economic issue that keeps the U.S. from being competitive.

Booker says the federal minimum wage needs to be raised to $10.10 per hour.

The Newark mayor wants to guarantee universal access to preschool starting at age 3 by 2025.

In order to send every child to college, Booker's plan calls for starting college savings accounts for the children of working-class people who have earned income tax credits.

The plan would match at-risk pregnant women with a nurse practitioner to ensure quality pre-natal care.


Booker is seeking his party's nomination to run for the seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg.

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