May 13, 2010
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Scott Rudder and Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego to establish the crime of initiating a false Amber Alert was voted out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee this morning.
“A false Amber Alert results in a significant waste of law enforcement resourses and substantial costs to local communities, and it minimizes the benefit of the warning system,” said Assemblyman Rudder, who testified during this morning’s committee meeting. “This bill assures there will be a severe price to pay for making a false report.”
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May 4, 2010
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Assemblyman Scott Rudder,
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
National Federation of Independent Business to Honor Legislators for Perfect Voting Record on Issues Impacting Small Businesses
Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder have been named “Guardians of Small Business” by the National Federal of Independent Business for their support of small-business issues in the New Jersey legislature.
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April 15, 2010
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Assemblyman Scott Rudder,
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
Lawmakers Urge BPU to Consider Economy Before Deciding on Application
Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder are concerned about New Jersey American Water’s request for a 13.6 percent rate increase and have asked the BPU to exercise extreme diligence when considering the petition.
“This is absolutely the worst time to be asking New Jersey families to dig deeper and bear the burden of a double-digit rate increase,” said Assemblywoman Addiego. “We need to slow down and take a deep breath.”
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April 13, 2010
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
Assemblyman Scott Rudder and Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego have asked the chairs of the Assembly Judiciary Committee and the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee to immediately post a package of four bills that crack down on criminals who target New Jersey’s children.
“These are important pieces of legislation that take aim directly at the pedophiles and predators who prey on the youngest, most defenseless members of our communities,” said Assemblyman Rudder. “Before Governor Christie and the legislature hammer out a budget, schools will be letting students out for the summer. Now is the time for action. We should be discussing and passing these bills and bolstering the legal defenses that protect our children.”
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March 30, 2010
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
8th District Lawmakers Accepted Voluntary, Permanent 10% Pay Cut Last Year; Their Bill Makes Same Reduction Mandatory For All NJ Legislators
Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder voluntarily cut their legislative salaries by 10 percent in March of last year.
Now, with New Jersey facing the worst financial crisis in history and a budget hole exceeding $10 billion for next year, Addiego and Rudder have re-introduced a bill that will slice the compensation for all the State’s legislators by ten percent.
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October 9, 2009
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
8th District Legislators Earned Perfect Scores for Being ‘Most Vigorous Defenders of the Taxpayer’
Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder all earned 100 percent grades and were named “Taxpayer Champions” when the New Jersey Taxpayers Alliance released its 2009 Taxpayers Legislative scorecard this week.
“The Taxpayers Alliance confirms our commitment to protecting the interests of taxpayers and assuring that tax money is spent responsibly and transparently,” said Assemblywoman Addiego. “New Jerseyans are fed up with Governor Corzine’s propensity to spend money and increase taxes and fees.”
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September 24, 2009
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Assemblyman Scott Rudder,
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
“Dogfighting Zero Tolerance Act of 2009″ Guarantees Minimum of Five Years Behind Bars for Anyone Convicted of Dogfighting Charges
Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder have drafted legislation putting some badly needed teeth into New Jersey’s law banning dogfighting.
“The Michael Vick incident exposed the horrifying secrets of dogfighting for all of us to see,” said Assemblyman Rudder. “As Vick prepares for his return to the NFL as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, we are acting shut down the vile, inhumane activity of dogfighting in New Jersey.”
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September 21, 2009
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
After Years of “Last-Resort” Increases on Sales, Business & Income Taxes, Corzine Again Says Tax Hikes Will Be Last Resort
Assembly members Dawn Marie Addiego and Scott Rudder expressed disappointment that in a rare moment of honesty from Governor Corzine to taxpayers, he all but promised more tax increases if he remains governor.
According to a story in Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer, Governor Corzine will not rule out tax hikes but said they “should be a last resort.”
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September 14, 2009
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
Legislation Sponsored by Haines, Addiego & Rudder Signed into Law
A bill sponsored by Sen. Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder to help smooth the transition from the military base to the college campus for New Jersey’s veterans has been signed into law.
“We owe a great deal to our veterans who have volunteered to fight for our country. Their military training has prepared them for the challenges on the ground in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. This new law will help them adjust to a tour-of-duty as a civilian on a college campus,” said Assemblyman Scott Rudder.
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September 10, 2009
Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498
Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
State Police’s Uniform Crime Report Indicates Overall Crime Has Increased in 28 Municipalities in Burlington County
Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder are calling on Attorney General Anne Milgram to help county towns battle a disturbing increase in crime and violence by allocating federal stimulus money to local law enforcement.
In June, the 8th District legislators wrote to Milgram requesting federal stimulus money to fight crime in Burlington County. That letter and their curent letter to the Attorney General are included below.
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