Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande will host a blood drive on Friday, October 2nd, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the American Red Cross, 1540 W. Park Avenue, Tinton Falls.
To make an appointment to donate blood, please call JoAnn Denton at 732-866-1695. If you have a question about donor eligibility, please call the donor health line at 1-866-236-3276.
Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande attended a press conference this afternoon at Monmouth Park Racetrack to announce that the Borough of Oceanport has been awarded a $22 million loan by the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT) for improvements at the racetrack.
The 12th District Legislators are pleased to announce the signing into law of a bill that will rename the bridge carrying Route 9 over Throckmorton Street in Freehold Township as “Corporal Philip A. Reynolds Memorial Bridge.” The signing took place Sunday, September 13th at 3 p.m. at Middlesex County College.
In response to a complaint filed last week by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct against Judge Steven Perskie, of Atlantic County, Senators Gerry Cardinale (R-Bergen) and Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) voiced concern with the vetting process of judicial nominees and the lack of time allotted to fully review each candidate. The process must be reformed so that the committee has enough time and resources to fully review a candidate the Senators commented.
Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande will host a blood drive on Friday, October 2nd, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the American Red Cross, 1540 W. Park Avenue, Tinton Falls.
To make an appointment to donate blood, please call JoAnn Denton at 732-866-1695. If you have a question about donor eligibility, please call the donor health line at 1-866-236-3276.
Legislation Introduced in ‘08 Would Prohibit Lawmakers from Directing State Funds to Employer/Client
As former state Senator Joseph Coniglio was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison today for using his influence to direct over $1 million in state funding to Hackensack University Medical Center, Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon, all R-Monmouth, said the latest incarceration of a corrupt politician demonstrates the urgency to address ethics reform.
Senator Jennifer Beck, though confident that the trial of Joseph Coniglio was fair and just, expressed sadness as the former senator was sentenced to two and a half years in prison today. If Senate Bill 2315 had been the law, Senator Coniglio might have reconsidered taking the job with Hackensack University Medical Center that led to his conviction, Senator Beck said.
The bill would make it clear that no legislator can use his position to direct money to his employer, for any reason. Current law requires prosecutors to show during a lengthy trial that a legislator received a bribe or extorted money in return for securing grants for their employers.
Calls for Governor to Support Job Growth Measures that Will Create Jobs and Insure Families
Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (all R-Monmouth) today noted that the most recent census data available indicates that even before New Jersey’s unemployment rate more than doubled from 4.6% to 9.3% since the end of 2007, the number of people in New Jersey without health insurance had already climbed from 1,076,000 in 2001 to 1,348,000 in 2007.
This week’s unemployment rates for the Tri-State region were released, and once again, New Jersey’s numbers remain the highest in the region at 9.3 percent for July, up from 9.2 percent in June.
New York has the second highest with 8.6 percent and Pennsylvania reported a rate of 8.5 percent for last month.
“Corzine Is Delusional and Needs to Embrace Economic Development Proposals”
In response to Governor Corzine trying to spin good news out of today’s announcement that New Jersey’s unemployment rate increased from 9.2% to 9.3%, Senator Jennifer Beck (R- Monmouth Mercer), issued the following statement:
