Senator Steve Oroho, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman a member of the Senate Education Committee issued the following joint statement regarding education funding in the fiscal Year 2009 budget:
Four Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today called for the elimination of the Department of the Public Advocate to help cut state spending.
The five Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee criticized the Corzine Administration’s refusal to reject calls for tolls on commuters who use Routes 78 and 80:
Administration Opposes Hunting But Cuts Non-Lethal Control Funding
Senator Steven V. Oroho (R-Sussex/Morris), a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, questioned the Commissioner of Environmental Protection on proposed cuts to non-lethal bear management activities, while at the same time opposing a hunt to reduce the burgeoning bear population of northwestern New Jersey.
Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney (D-3) and Senator Steven Oroho (R-24), members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, made this statement after hearing testimony before the committee about the governor’s proposal to charge residents of 89 small municipalities extra fees for the cost of State Police protection:
Senators Anthony Bucco, Kevin O’Toole, Phil Haines, and Steve Oroho, members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee issued the following statement regarding General Assembly Speaker Roberts’ proposal to end direct property tax rebates to New Jersey families.
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs does Job Efficiently
The five Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee commended the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs today for operating efficiently.
Comptroller, Inspector General and Medicaid Inspector General Have Overlapping Responsibilities
Senator Steve Oroho (R-24), a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, stated today that the State Comptroller, State Inspector General and Medicaid Inspector General contribute to the overall bureaucratic maze and inefficiency in much of state government because their duties overlap.
Senators Leonard Lance (R-23) and Steven Oroho (R-24) made this joint statement after hearing testimony that state finance officials are still uncertain how many millions of dollars it will cost the state to rid itself of the ballooning expense of so-called “auction-rate” debt:
Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison McHose and Assemblyman Gary Chiusano (R-24) issued the following statement regarding Assemblyman Joseph Cryan’s remarks that the state should consider tolling routes 78 and 80 to pay for the new trans-Hudson tunnel.
