April 30, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Christopher Bateman
Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex) on Monday joined Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) to announce a $43,650 federal security grant for the Readington Volunteer Fire Company.
On Monday, April 29, 2013, Senator Bateman (far left) joined Congressman Leonard Lance (front, center) and several Readington Fire Company volunteers for a grant announcement at the fire company’s Hillcrest Road station.
“Readington rescuers are well-deserved of this essential communications investment to improve their already commendable community service,” Bateman said. “Volunteer firefighters are among the purest public servants and we will continue to do everything possible to help them obtain more resources to save lives.”
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April 30, 2013
Contact: Louis Crescitelli / (973) 300-0200
Senator Steve Oroho
Bill Idea Generated by Warren County Sheriff
Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose and Assemblyman Parker Space (all R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) urged legislative passage of a bill to address the increasingly expensive cost of providing healthcare to New Jersey’s inmate population. The measure was drafted in response to an issue that Warren County Sheriff David Gallant brought up during a local officials meeting with the three legislators.
“The Legislature should act to help counties control burgeoning inmate healthcare costs at county jails,” said Senator Oroho. “It is foolish to expect that when an inmate is not covered by health insurance, their healthcare will be fully covered by liens against the incarcerated’s income or property. We know the burden all too often falls on the taxpayer.”
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April 30, 2013
Contact: Jason Smith / (609) 693-6700
District 9
Understanding that potential spikes in flood insurance premiums and substantial costs of rebuilding homes in the wake of Super Storm Sandy are among the most pressing concerns of their constituents, 9th District Legislative Representatives Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove attended the “STOP FEMA NOW” event held on April 25 at the Berkeley Township Elementary School.
Over the past several months, the 9th District Delegation has actively participated in more than a dozen meetings regarding Super Storm Sandy. The meetings have been attended by representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the New Jersey Office of Recovery and Rebuilding as well as mayors and local officials.
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April 29, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Tom Kean
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Union) lauded today ‘s announcement of approved upgrades to colleges and universities in New Jersey.
“Last November, New Jersey voters made the right decision to invest $750 million in improvements for colleges and universities around this state,” said Kean, a member of the Senate Higher Education Committee. “Today, the public’s investment is honored by the approval of dozens of projects all over the state that will make colleges more competitive and attractive. These colleges are now charged to offer the most innovative tools for the success of their students, who will ultimately be leaders in New Jersey’s workforce.”
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April 29, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Joe Kyrillos
Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) stated the following about his visit in Highlands today, as Gov. Christie announced the federal approval his plan to distribute $1.8 billion in Sandy recovery aid:
“Today’s news is a warm welcome for people in our region, who are still reeling from the state’s worst storm. Let’s back it up by immediately distributing this first installment of federal funds. Thanks to an absence of politics, New Jersey property owners, renters, low-income families and small businesses should benefit very soon from more than $1.8 billion in federal aid. Both the Gov. Christie and President Obama administrations should be applauded for their ongoing efforts to return federal dollars to New Jersey taxpayers when they need it most.”
Next Steps for New Jersey homeowners, renters and small business owners:
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April 29, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Joe Pennacchio
Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-Morris), a Budget & Appropriations Committee member, is introducing a resolution to dock Rutgers University an amount in state aid equal to their excessive payouts related to the Coach Mike Rice scandal.
“The overwhelming majority of taxpayers are rightly disgusted with how Rutgers is paying off those who failed in their public roles, to foster youths,” Pennacchio said. “It is appalling that the University would even think it’s acceptable to give those responsible for the Coach Rice calamity $2.1 million in departing gifts. If they want to waste money, taxpayers or students won’t be picking up the tab.”
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April 26, 2013
Contact: Jason Smith / (609) 693-6700
Senator Christopher J. Connors
Senator Christopher J. Connors of the 9th Legislative District was the recipient of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors “Legislator of the Year” award at an event held on April 25 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa in Atlantic City.
Mayor Gary B. Giberson of Port Republic City, who serves as President of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors, presented Senator Connors with the award.
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April 26, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Joe Kyrillos
The Senate Environment & Energy Committee has approved legislation sponsored by Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) to facilitate economic growth in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Senator Kyrillos’ bipartisan S2680 allows for development on existing piers in certain urban municipalities.
“This act will help urban areas in the aftermath of Sandy by opening the door for development and job growth,” said Kyrillos, a member of the Senate Economic Growth Committee. “Existing piers have been built to survive the worst storms without health, safety or structural consequences, and this bill requires that any projects will be subject to all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations.”
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April 25, 2013
Contact: Brad Schnure / (609) 847-3600
Senator Mike Doherty
Patrick Administration Cites Right to Privacy for Refusing to Disclose Public Benefits Provided to Accused Bombers
Senator Michael Doherty (R-23) said that he is shocked at the way the administration of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is fighting to protect the privacy rights of the Boston bombing suspects just days after it allowed the trampling of the privacy rights of law-abiding homeowners with warrantless, armed searches of an entire neighborhood.
“While law enforcement was searching for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Watertown, they had no problem trampling the Fourth Amendment privacy rights of an entire neighborhood of law-abiding citizens as they went door to door pulling innocent families and children out of their homes at gunpoint before conducting warrantless searches of their homes,” said Doherty. “Now, just days later, it’s absolutely shocking to learn that the administration of Governor Patrick is refusing requests to release information related to the public benefits provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the Tsarnaev brothers at taxpayer expense, citing their right to privacy. It’s a sick perversion of our laws that allow for accused terrorists to be afforded greater privacy rights than law-abiding citizens.”
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April 25, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Joe Kyrillos
Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) stated the following in response to news of high-level, confidential discussions among officials in Congress and the Obama administration about Capitol Hill seeking an exemption from Obamacare:
“The only positive here, at least on some level, is that President Obama’s administration appears to be addressing Obamacare as an expensive liability and an overall daunting plot. But otherwise, this is the type of boldfaced hypocrisy that justifies people’s frustration with Washington.
“It is mind-numbing to learn that Obamacare supporters in the President’s camp and in Congress are negotiating how Capitol Hill can avoid their own scheme of 18 separate tax increases that will cost taxpayers $503 billion between 2010 and 2019. In public, they’ve masked Obamacare as some kind of benevolent health care fix, while working in private to avoid its consequences that are starting to devastate small businesses and their employees all across this country.”
