Three bills sponsored by Senator Kevin O’Toole, R-District 40, were signed into law yesterday. They will provide citizens with better, more-efficient service, and lower the cost of government for taxpayers.
New Jersey's 40th Legislative District
Senator Kevin O'Toole
Senator Kevin O’Toole, R-40, made this statement after Governor Corzine signed the fiscal 2009 budget:
“This budget is an improvement over the other Democratic budgets of the last six years, but that is faint praise considering that past budgets increased spending by 50 percent, raised more than 100 taxes and left this state with a massive debt that will burden our children and our children’s children.
May 30, 2008
Contact: Andy Pratt / 609-292-5199A More Affordable NJ, Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40)
“My friends … in the next three months, let us come together in a bipartisan demonstration of responsible governance and find the common ground to restore our state’s fiscal viability.” Jon Corzine, budget address, February 2008.
Bring Commissioners to Trenton in June, Senator Urges
Senator Kevin O’Toole, R-District 40, made the following statement about the Meadowlands Commission’s long-overdue realization that EnCap will never fulfill its promise to develop 785 acres of garbage dumps in Bergen County:
Senator Kevin O’Toole a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee issued the following statement regarding revelations that incumbent United States Senator Frank Lautenberg was awarded a property tax rebate on his posh Washington D.C. condo.
Senator Kevin O’Toole (R-40) a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement today after Governor Corzine signed the Paid Family Leave bill into law:
“The latest job figures from the federal and state labor departments have proven what Republicans have been saying for the last six years. New Jersey businesses are being overwhelmed by a six-year assault of soaring taxes, higher fees and reckless government spending. Now, Governor Corzine has administered a final crushing blow to the State’s economic competitiveness in the form of the paid family leave legislation.
April 30, 2008
Contact: John Gorman / 609-292-5199Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
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.
April 30, 2008
Contact: John Gorman / 609-292-5199Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Leonard Lance (R-23), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
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:
Senator Looks Forward to Dedication of Open Space Tract for Public’s Use
Senator Kevin O’Toole, R-40, made this statement after hearing Department of Environmental Commissioner Lisa Jackson testify to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee about the Essex County Hilltop Park and Reserve:
O’Toole: Ford Must Clean Ringwood Superfund Site Now
Senator Kevin O’Toole (R-40), a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, asked the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cooperate fully and immediately clean up the Ringwood Mines Landfill Site in Ringwood, New Jersey.
