June 10, 2009
Contact: Brad Schnure / (609) 292-5199
Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40)
American Journalists Reporting from China-North Korea Border Charged, Convicted and Sentenced to 12 Years of Hard Labor
Senator Kevin O’Toole (R-40) has written letters to officials of both the United States and China appealing for their assistance in ongoing efforts to obtain the release of a pair of American journalists who were arrested, convicted and sentenced by North Korea to 12 years of hard labor. The reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were working on a story about the human trafficking of women across the China-North Korea border at the time of their arrest for committing what has only been described as a “grave crime” by the insular nation.
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June 9, 2009
Contact: Bill Murray / (609) 292-5199
Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40)
Senator Kevin O’Toole, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the terms of the Corzine Administration’s $2 billion line of credit:
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Dozens of Choices the Governor Could Make to Create Jobs and Make New Jersey Affordable for the Middle Class
Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee have joined with their colleagues in the Assembly to prepare a blueprint for change that Governor Corzine can adopt to save taxpayers $783 million. These are ideas that will generate savings the governor can use to help businesses create desperately needed jobs or to return money to taxpayers crying out for help with their mounting bills during this recession.
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May 21, 2009
Contact: Andy Pratt / (609) 292-5199
Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40)
Senate Republican Whip Kevin O’Toole, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, said that Governor Corzine’s huge, proposed income tax increases will kill jobs in New Jersey, even if they are “temporary” measures, as the governor claims.
“Increasing taxes is the worst job creation strategy conceivable during a recession,” Senator O’Toole said. “High-income earners who have the resources to create jobs and new business will leave the state, and government will not be able to pick up the slack.”
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Republican members of the senate Budget Committee released the following statement following budget meetings Thursday:
Governor Corzine bristles when anyone points out failed policies that have worsened today’s budget mess and reflexively labels them as ”partisan.” However, unless he acknowledges failed policies, he will never be able to correct them and things won’t get much better for people in New Jersey.
Here are some of the failed policies that have made our situation worse.
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Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Does Job Efficiently
The six Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee commended the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs today for spending agency money in a responsible and cost-efficient manner while providing services to our honored veterans.
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Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee expressed concern today that hospitals are being awarded funding based on political motives rather than need:
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The six Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee said today’s testimony shows Governor Corzine has created a breathtakingly irresponsible budget that will inevitably result in crippling tax increases on New Jersey’s middle class if he wins re-election. Testimony on revenue collections show the budget proposed by the governor just a few weeks ago is already out of balance by at least $100 million. The senators urged the governor to fulfill his constitutional obligation to submit an honestly balanced budget.
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March 18, 2009
Contact: Bill Murray / (609) 292-5199
Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40)
Senator Kevin O’Toole, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, commented today on the passage of a bill inspired by Governor Corzine that permits some New Jersey towns to postpone paying a portion of their share to the state employees’ pension funds:
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March 11, 2009
Contact: Andy Pratt / (609) 292-5199
Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40)
Senate Republican Whip Kevin O’Toole of Cedar Grove wonders if Governor Jon Corzine has ever totaled the cost of the burdens he has loaded onto the backs of New Jersey’s middle class during his three years in office.
“This year, Governor Corzine wants to raise taxes by more than $420 million by eliminating the middle class tax deduction for property taxes. He wants to raise the costs of owning a car or boat or motorcycle by as much as $60 million by raising fees charged by the Department of Motor Vehicles. He plans to raise sales taxes on some products by $40 million.
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