Assemblyman O’Scanlon today responded to the Democrat press conference concerning arbitration reform. At that press conference, Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Speaker Sheila Oliver announced a bill with a 2 percent cap that allows for raises above the cap as long as the average yearly raise does not exceed 2 percent. After three years, the cap would be lifted and the arbitration process would be evaluated.
“This is not real reform; these guys just don’t seem to get it. It’s astonishing, frightening actually, that our legislative leaders don’t seem to understand the most import policy reform we’re likely to discuss this session.” Said O’Scanlon (R- Monmouth/Mercer). “Any legislation allowing for a sunset does not help our towns. This is merely a temporary salary freeze that the unions can contract around a few years down the road.
“The legislature passed a 2% budget cap last year, but we did not give our towns the tools necessary to live within that cap,” O’Scanlon continued. “Arbitration reform is one of the keys to existing within that cap. There is no sunset on this budget cap, so why should there be a sunset on arbitration reform? This is not reform, it is pandering of the first order. The Democratic leadership is looking to preempt Governor Christie, and is doing so at the cost of true, workable reform.
“This sunset requires towns to go through this fight all over again three years from now. How does this help towns or relieve the property tax burden on our tax payers?” O’Scanlon asked. “It doesn’t. This is a token measure which allows the Democrats to declare a political victory when, a few years down the road, we’ll revert back to the same, unsustainable County and municipal budget crushing policy we have now and this ‘reform’ will be but a memory.
“Some people are arguing – or accepting – that the arbitration cap is only needed in these ‘tough economic times’. We must make clear the problem we’re addressing. It is the long-running property tax issue that we’re trying to tackle here, and that problem won’t be gone in three years,” O’Scanlon concluded.
Posted: November 23rd, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Press Release | Tags: Declan O'Scanlon | 2 Comments »
WHO:
Congressman and House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, (R-VA)
Congressman and 10th Amendment Task Force Chairman, Rob Bishop (R-UT)
Randy Barnett, Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown Law, senior fellow of the CATO Institute
Bill Howell, Speaker of the House of Delegates in Virginia
David Clark, Speaker of the House of Representatives in Utah
Bobby Harrell, Speaker of the House of South Carolina
Mike Haridopolos, President of the Florida Senate
Brian Bosma, Speaker of the House of Indiana
Joe Straus, Speaker of the House of Representatives in Texas
Judson Hill, Senator from the George Senate
Brandon Creighton, State Representative from Texas
Amy Handlin, Deputy Minority Leader, New Jersey General Assembly
Steve Drazkowski, member, Minnesota House of Representatives
Bill Bolling, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and President of the Virginia Senate
Governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell
Attorney General of Virginia General, Ken Cuccinelli
WHAT:
State Speakers, Senate Presidents, and other state legislative leaders, in nine states across the country along with members of Congress are coalescing behind a movement to amend the U.S. Constitution to include The Repeal Amendment. The Repeal Amendment text is simple:
“Any provision of law or regulation of the United States may be repealed by the several states, and such repeal shall be effective when the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states approve resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the same provision or provisions of law or regulation to be repealed.”
WHEN:
Press conference with select Speakers, Senate Presidents, members of Congress, and other State legislators will be held November 30th, 2010 at 9 a.m. at the Grand Hyatt Washington. McPherson Square Room – ALEC Media Room. 1000 H Street NW Washington, DC 2001. Media advisory to follow.
WHY:
“Washington has grown far too large and has become far too intrusive, reaching into nearly every aspect of our lives. In just the past few years, Washington has assumed more control over our economy and the private sector through excessive regulations and unprecedented mandates. Our liberty and freedom has lessened as the size and scope of the federal government has exploded. Massive expenditures like the stimulus, unconstitutional mandates like the takeover of health care, and intrusions into the private sector like the auto-bailouts have threatened the very core of the American free market. It’s time to return America to the common sense conservative principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual responsibility. The Repeal Amendment would provide a check on the ever-expanding federal government, protect against Congressional overreach, and get the government working for the people again, not the other way around. In order to return America to opportunity, responsibility, and success, we must reverse course and the Repeal Amendment is a step in that direction.”
Congressman and House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA)
“An overzealous and bloated federal government is one of the greatest threats to individual liberty. Over time, the federal government has accumulated more and more power to feed its insatiable appetite for a bigger and more intrusive role in the lives of all Americans. When the federal government accumulates more power, states and individuals have less. The Repeal Amendment will reverse this trend by empowering states and the people with a powerful check against overreaching federal laws and regulations. This amendment will help restore balance essential to the preservation of all American liberties, which power-hungry Washington bureaucrats often attempt to undermine. I’m proud to sponsor the Repeal Amendment in Congress because it will provide a powerful tool to reduce the concentration of power in Washington and return power, money, and decision-making back to the states and the people respectively.”
Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the Congressional 10th Amendment Task Force
“This amendment reflects confidence in the collective wisdom of the men and women from diverse backgrounds, and elected by diverse constituencies, who comprise the modern legislatures of two-thirds of the states. Put another way, it allows thousands of democratically elected representatives outside the Beltway to check the will of 535 elected representatives in Washington, D.C.”
Randy Barnett, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, senior fellow of the CATO Institute, and author of “Restoring the Lost Constitution.”
“I am enthusiastically supporting the repeal amendment in order to restore the balance of power between the citizens and the federal government. Over the past several decades, no matter which party is in charge, the federal government has been eroding the authority of the states and the liberty of citizens. The Repeal Amendment will act as an important check against the ever growing power of the federal government.”
Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General for the State of Virginia
“It is clear that many in Washington, DC have lost sight of the Founding Fathers’ concept of a limited federal government, not to mention their apparent disregard for the 10th Amendment, which reserves for the states those powers not specifically given to the federal government. In recent years they have repeatedly passed legislation that is both harmful to the country and in direct violation of the will of the people. We need to find a way to restore a greater balance of power between states and the federal government, and the Repeal Amendment will do just that. It will give states the ability to overturn misguided, short sighted and overreaching federal policies that are not supported by the American people. I applaud those who have proposed and drafted the Repeal Amendment. I am proud to support it and encourage others to support it as well.”
Bill Bolling, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and President of the Virginia Senate
“The federal government has long ago usurped the power reserved to the states and the people via our Constitution. However, our Founders anticipated a time in our nation where the federal government’s power would become out of balance – and in their wisdom provided a way out via Article V. The Repeal Amendment restores the balance of power between the states and federal government. The time is now for the states to restore that power and that is why I am sponsoring an Article V application for the Repeal Amendment and encourage every state to do the same.”
William J. Howell, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
“What we have seen over the past few years is a consistent, growing power grab from the federal government. The idea behind the Repeal Amendment is federalism at its core – it gives power back to the states as the Founders intended. If we do not stand now and stand firm, we are undermining our Constitution, and the 10th Amendment becomes meaningless. The Repeal Amendment takes that stand and that is why I am happy to support it.”
Mike Haridopolos, President of the Florida Senate
“On every policy issue Washington, D.C. has faced they have had a choice between more freedom or more government. Time after time, on issue after issue, they have chosen the path of more government over more freedom. That is not the approach that made America prosper. The Repeal Amendment may be the only way to push back the federal government’s encroachment on sovereign states rights.”
David Clark, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives
“I will proudly sponsor the Article V application for the Repeal Amendment in the South Carolina Legislature because our states must declare their independence from an overreaching federal government that has long-encroached upon the powers that the Founding Fathers reserved to the sovereign states. The Repeal Amendment restores that power – and in essence restores the Constitution,”
Bobby Harrell, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
“The Indiana House Republican team felt so strongly about the issue of federal encroachment on states’ rights that we included a specific “Stand up to D.C.” plank in our 2010 campaign platform. President Ronald Reagan first announced his “New Federalism” policy from the Speaker’s Rostrum in the Indiana House chamber in 1982, and as the current occupant of that same space, I am no less committed to pushing the federal government back to the position intended by the Constitution. The Repeal Amendment provides an effective means of properly limiting the role of the federal government,”
Brian C. Bosma, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives.
“We must push forward an agenda that puts more power back into the hands of states. The Repeal Amendment is the type of check on federal government envisioned by the framers of both our U.S. and Texas Constitutions.”
Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
“The Constitution grants certain powers to the people and limited powers to the national government. The Repeal Amendment only protects and restores the Founding Fathers belief that there should be a fair balance between the powers of Congress and the rights retained by the states.”
Judson Hill, Senator from the Georgia Senate
“At its core, the Repeal Amendment is simply the power of initiative and referendum, writ large. I have advocated initiative and referendum in New Jersey since the day I was elected, and I continue to believe that all citizens deserve a direct say in government at all levels. Under the Repeal Amendment, Americans would gain the power to fight back against bad laws as well as bad lawmakers.”
Assemblywoman Amy Handlin, Ph.D., Deputy Minority Leader, New Jersey General Assembly
“Now, more than ever, we are seeing the federal government try to dictate even the most minute details of our lives. It is time to exercise our rights and put the power back into the hands of individuals and the states. That’s why I am proud to serve as the liaison between the Repeal Amendment Project and Texas, a state that prides itself on self-reliance and individuality.”
Brandon Creighton, Texas State Representative
“The federal government continues to squash the sovereignty rights of the states as guaranteed by the 10th amendment to the U.S. Constitution unrelentingly and at an accelerating pace. From countless unaffordable federal mandates imposed upon Minnesota’s healthcare system, education programs, and even families, the overreach of Congress has gone unchecked. It’s time for the states to restore their Constitutionally-protected autonomy, and that’s why I am going to sponsor the Article V application for the Repeal Amendment.”
Steve Drazkowski, member, Minnesota House of Representatives
Posted: November 19th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Press Release | Tags: Amy Handlin, Repeal Amendment | 10 Comments »
The Legislators from Monmouth County would like to see further discussions take place before the latest recommendations on horseracing from the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Gaming, Sports and Entertainment are implemented.
Among the recommendations are calls for all racing that currently takes place at the Meadowlands Racetrack to be moved to Monmouth Park, the sale of Monmouth Park to a private entity, and drastically decreasing the number of live racing days for both standard- and thoroughbred tracks, below the current legal minimum.
The decrease of racing days, especially in the face of a lack of additional purse dollars, is a source of contention with this proposal, because racetracks earn their revenue through their live racing days. By cutting the number of days by 2/3 for both breeds, it limits the opportunity for the tracks to earn money.
“There is no disagreement that horseracing in New Jersey is in need of serious change at this time,” said Senator Jennifer Beck (District 12), “but what Mr. Hanson has recommended jeopardizes the future of the entire sport in the State. There is no feasible way that all of the racing that is currently taking place at the Meadowlands can be moved to Monmouth Park by 2011. The infrastructure does not exist at Monmouth Park to house harness racing, since it is, and always has been a thoroughbred park. Also, New Jersey State Law regulates the number of racing days at each of the racetracks, and any action to reduce the number of racing days will have to be done through legislative action. As far as I am concerned, after speaking with a number of experts in this area, the reduction called for in the report will severely damage the viability of maintaining any racing in the Garden State.”
“Horseracing in New Jersey was a sustainable, and even profitable, industry, right up until 2007 when competition began appearing on our borders,” said Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (District 12). “It can be sustainable again, if given the opportunity. The recommendations from Mr. Hanson’s panel do not afford this opportunity. By forcing a sudden and drastic change, instead of one that takes into consideration, not only the logistics of preparing a thoroughbred track for an entirely different kind of racing, but the implications a change of this sort will have on the rest of the equine and equine-related industries in New Jersey, the report is inherently flawed. Further discussion and negotiations are needed.”
“The report is correct in saying that ‘the horseracing industry is at a crossroads, and didn’t arrive there overnight,’” said Assemblyman O’Scanlon (District 12). “Likewise, the solution to the challenges facing the racing industry can also not be expected to take place overnight. Expecting the significant changes that the Commission’s report calls for to take place in 2011 is unrealistic. The problems facing the horseracing industry are going to take a more measured approach to resolve.”
The Commission states its purpose as “to propose an economically sustainable model for the horseracing industry, without state subsidies,” and “to propose a plan that preserves the possibility of live standardbred and thoroughbred racing in the State.” The Monmouth County Legislators are not convinced that the plan that has been presented will accomplish either of these objectives and will continue to reach out to the Governor with alternatives.
“The recommendations of the addendum to the Hanson Report,” said Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (District 30), “will require legislative approval, and it is very important that the legislature be partners in the process to ensure that we preserve and enhance the horseracing industry, thus protecting jobs and open space. Unfortunately, the report fails to meet its own goal of preserving the racing industry. I look forward to working with the administration to draft legislation that will meet that goal by providing a sustainable business model for one of New Jersey’s most important job creating and open space preserving industries.”
“I am absolutely disgusted with the supplemental Hanson Report,” said Assemblyman Joseph Malone (District 30). “It totally disrespects the horseracing industry in New Jersey. It turns its back on thousands of working men and women in the State, and we need to do better.”
“I agree with the stated conclusion of the Hanson report that ‘the status quo is simply unsustainable’,” said Assemblyman Samuel Thompson (District 13). “There are some recommendations within the report that I agree with. Others I find very troublesome. I do feel we must take actions that will both preserve the horseracing industry in New Jersey and simultaneously reduce the drain on the states’ taxpayers. The proposals submitted require further work and modification to achieve these twin objectives.”
“Before the Hanson report proposals are enacted, we need to have a debate on how it will impact thoroughbred and harness racing—including looking at job loss and the negative economic repercussions,” said Senator Sean T. Kean (District 11). “Part of this debate should include opportunities for interested parties to weigh in on the proposals. In addition, during these deliberations we have to be mindful of how the horse racing industry preserves open space in Monmouth County and statewide. I am confident that the Christie Administration will work to find sustainable options for the horse racing industry in New Jersey.”
“The entire issue needs more examination before any rush to judgment occurs,” said Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (District 13).
Posted: November 16th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Press Release | Tags: Press Release | 5 Comments »
New Jersey – The Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO-CJ) is pleased to announce the program for their November Dinner Meeting and Networking, to be held on November 17, 6:00 p.m. at the Crown Palace, Marlboro, NJ. Annette Nathan, Senior Partner with Mark Kamin and Associates, Inc. will speak on the topic “Women and Wealth; Our time for Global Leadership.”
Ms. Nathan has been delivering training and development for over twenty-five years. She specializes in teamwork, communication and leadership training, and she has developed a new “wealth education” for working women, women business owners and family owned businesses. Many of clients employ her as an executive coach at the highest levels of their organization. Her engagements have ranged across a wide spectrum of businesses, communities and organizations.
Annette’s methodology focuses on cultural transformation within the institution. Using a refined and reliable methodology, Annette works with her clients to undergo a process that has the clients themselves invent new futures that are inspiring and challenging. The power of these new futures is expressed in the culture of the institution not as feelings or words alone but as action and aligned intent.
Ms. Nathan’s personal style is direct, challenging and compassionate. She is both an acute listener and a penetrating analyst of business culture. Her balance of humor and rigor enables clients to tackle and transform the most challenging aspects of their organization.
She leads a highly innovative time management and productivity workshop that “Human Resource Executive Magazine” awarded “Top Training Program of the Year” in 2003. Working inside a general framework Ms. Nathan customizes the delivery of her consulting products for the individual needs of particular clients.
Annette has traveled the world and delivered her consulting to leaders in business, education and government specifically in the countries of China, Honduras and Nigeria. She has worked with non-profit organizations committed to human development including inner-city youth, a relief organization rebuilding preschools destroyed in Bosnia and the tribal leadership of a Native American community in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Annette has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations engaged in international relief work affecting children.
Annette graduated with honors in Asian History from Duke University in 1978. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey with her husband and three children.
Registration for this event is requested by November 15. The cost to attend is $38 for members and $43 for non-members, and $5 additional will be charged for walk-ins. Visit our website at www.nawbocentraljersey to register.
The mission of the Central Jersey Chapter of NAWBO is to educate and enable women business owners to reach their full potential, to strengthen the wealth of our members, to build strategic alliances, to provide access to NAWBO’s resources for greater visibility and profitability, and to influence public policy. For more information about NAWBO Central Jersey, visit the chapter’s website at www.nawbocentraljersey.org.
Posted: November 12th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Press Release | Tags: Annette Nathan, NAWBO, Press Release | Comments Off on National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Central Jersey Chapter Announces Program for November Dinner Meeting and Networking Event
Legislation proposed by Governor Christie and sponsored by Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) and Senator Fred Madden (D-Gloucester) to expand financial assistance grants for current and prospective New Jersey employers has advanced in the Assembly. “An Act concerning the Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program” (BRRAG), S-2370, would broaden the availability of state financial assistance for those employers who wish to expand operations in or relocate to the State of New Jersey. The bill’s Assembly companions (A-3389, A-3391) were heard today in that chamber’s Commerce and Economic Development Committee.
“With New Jersey’s unemployment rate at 9.4%, state government must use all tools at its disposal to create and retain jobs,” said Senator Kyrillos. “I am proud to join Governor Christie’s efforts to make New Jersey more affordable for job creators by sponsoring this bi-partisan piece of legislation with Senator Madden. Our proposal increases the tax credits available to employers who wish to invest in our great state and expands eligibility for the program. By reducing the corporate and insurance tax burden on job creators, we can change the business climate in New Jersey and put people back to work. Far too many of our friends and neighbors are in search of meaningful employment, and we must do everything possible to motivate job opportunities and the state’s economy.”
BRRAG provides credits against corporate taxes levied on businesses for those employers that retain jobs scheduled for elimination, expand operations, or relocate from another state to New Jersey. Senator Kyrillos’s bill eliminates various caps and restrictions on BRRAG grants in an effort to expand eligibility and participation under the program. In addition, the proposed changes would allow participating businesses to utilize credits for capital purchases under certain circumstances. The plan is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on November 15, 2010.
Posted: November 8th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, Joe Kyrillos, Press Release | Tags: Chris Christie, Joe Kyrillos | 1 Comment »
Two bills sponsored by Senator Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) that would help New Jersey’s horseracing industry were unanimously passed today by the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee.
“Horseracing is a vibrant, vital component of New Jersey life and culture,” Beck stated. “The horse racing industry provides thousands of jobs, contributes over one billion dollars a year to our state’s economy and keeps about one-fifth of the state’s total acreage in agriculture. The two bills passed today address the long-term future of the horse racing industry by encouraging it to expand and move forward.”
The first bill (S-829) would allow New Jersey to be the first state in the country to offer “exchange wagering” on the results of horse races. Exchange wagering is a form of wagering in which two or more persons place directly opposing wagers on the outcome of a horse race or races.
The second bill (S-1980) amends New Jersey’s “Off-Track and Account Wagering Act,” to facilitate the establishment of off-track wagering facilities in the State. Currently, only three of the State’s 15 off-track wagering licenses are being used.
“Being a leader in different gaming options and offering additional off-track wagering facilities are two viable solutions that would increase revenue to support New Jersey’s racing industry,” Beck continued. “I am confident horseracing can thrive in New Jersey and continue to be a staple of our tourism industry.”
Beck has been a strong voice in the Legislature for the horseracing industry. The Senator has put forth a number of proposals to grow the sport and hosted a bipartisan Equine Symposium in September. In July, a bill sponsored by Senator Beck was signed into law that decreased the number of annual race dates at both the Meadowlands Racetrack and Freehold Raceway, thus increasing the amount that can be offered in their purses.
Posted: November 8th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Horse Racing Industry, Jennifer Beck, Press Release | Tags: Horse Racing Industry, Jennifer Beck, Press Release | Comments Off on Beck Applauds Passage of Off-Track and Exchange Wagering Bills
HIGHLANDS, October 29) – Republican Congressional challenger Anna Little focused her campaign’s message on the large population of seniors residing in New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District – seniors who have been disproportionately hurt by the votes cast by Frank Pallone during his 22 years in the Congress.
“All over our district, I meet seniors who are worried for the future – theirs, and their children’s and grandchildren’s,” said Little. “They see a government taking over more and more of their decisions. They see a political class that seems no longer to care about them, despite the sacrifices they’ve made to allow younger generations to enjoy a lifestyle they couldn’t. And they fear a government that doesn’t seem to know how best to get our economy back on track.
“New Jersey seniors should know this – they’ll have no better friend than I, when I go to Congress in January,” continued Little.
“It was Frank Pallone, not I, who cast a vote to cut $500 billion from Medicare.
“It was Frank Pallone, not I, who cast a series of votes over the last 22 years to raise the national debt from $2.6 trillion to $13.6 trillion, and pass on a debt of more than $30,000 to every man, woman and child in this country – including our grandchildren.
“It was Frank Pallone, not I, who cast votes to put government bureaucrats between doctors and their patients – including their senior patients, who may now find themselves forced off their current health care coverage and into some new plan that doesn’t provide the benefits to which they’ve grown accustomed.
“And it was Frank Pallone, not I, who cast vote after vote for higher taxes and more government spending – higher taxes and more spending that saps our economy, drives up the cost of living, makes New Jersey one of the least affordable states in the country, and forces many of them to become ‘plane ticket grandparents’ – the kind of grandparents who need to use a plane ticket to see their grandchildren, because they’ve been forced to move out of state for their retirements, and only see their grandchildren at the holidays, when they get on a plane to come back to New Jersey.
“On all these fronts and more, our current Congressman has failed to lead for seniors,” said Little. “He has raised their taxes, borrowed their money, and put their children and grandchildren in debt. It’s time we stopped that, and moved in a new direction – a direction that gives New Jersey’s seniors more freedom of action, leaves more money in their pockets, and secures their ability to see the doctor of their choice.
“In four days, New Jersey will vote, and we’ll have a chance to send a fresh face to Washington,” said Little.
“If you think we’re headed in the right direction, then Frank Pallone is your man,” said Little. “But if you think we’re moving in the wrong direction, if you think you’re ready for a change, then I need your vote – because you cannot change Washington without changing the people we send to Washington!”
Posted: October 29th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Press Release | Tags: Anna Little | 3 Comments »
(HIGHLANDS, October 19) – Republican Congressional challenger Anna Little – responding to news reports indicating that Boeing has joined a growing list of major American corporations that have decided to curtail their employees’ health benefits in the wake of the government takeover of healthcare – today reiterated her determination to repeal Obamacare when she gets to Congress in January.”We said from the beginning,” said Little, “that if this monstrosity passed, companies would be forced to make a hard choice between dropping coverage for their employees or raising their employees’ contributions to their benefits. Yesterday, Boeing announced that it is joining the long and growing list of companies that is already beginning to curtail benefits for its employees – in this case, for their 90,000 non-union employees.
“The government takeover of healthcare – ‘Pallonecare,’ in honor of his declaration that ‘This is not Obama’s bill. This isn’t Nancy Pelosi’s bill. It’s MY bill’ – was wrong on several fronts. It is bad medicine, and it is bad for business. And I cannot for the life of me understand why our Representative would think it was a good thing to raise the cost of doing business at a time when we’re trying to dig our way out of a jobless recovery.
“Washington just doesn’t get it,” continued Little. “Rather than take the right kind of actions – like voting to extend ALL the current tax rates for EVERY federal taxpayer, so that the entrepreneurs and job-creators in our economy know what will be the tax rates they face next year, and can make investment decisions accordingly – our leaders focus on growing the size of government and the reach of government, pushing it into areas it has no business being.
“Repealing Pallonecare will be the first step to restoring our nation’s economic growth,” said Little. “And the second step will be to extend the current tax rates for ALL of America’s taxpayers, so that NO ONE faces a tax hike in the middle of a jobless recovery.
“Remember, you cannot change Washington without changing the people we send to Washington!”
Posted: October 19th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Frank Pallone, Health Care, Press Release | Tags: Anna Little, Frank Pallone, ObamaCare, PalloneCare | 5 Comments »
Princeton, October 14, 2010 – Calling incumbent politician Rush Holt “all wrong” on the economy, the New Jersey Restaurant Association has endorsed the congressional campaign of Scott Sipprelle in the 12th District, announced the Sipprelle campaign today.
“When you compare Rush Holt and Scott Sipprelle on the issues that matter to small businesses in New Jersey and the country, it’s simply no contest,” said Deborah Dowdell, President of the New Jersey Restaurant Association. “Scott Sipprelle is a successful businessman who knows that to fix our economy and create jobs we need to rein in federal spending and cut taxes for individuals and businesses. We need smaller government, not bigger government.”
“Rush Holt has certainly not been a friend to small businesses, and we look forward to seeing his political career come to a close on November 2nd,” added Dowdell.
“I am honored to have won the endorsement of a leading small business group like the NJRA,” said Sipprelle. “The cornerstone of my campaign has been a ‘Blueprint for Renewal’ that offers specific plans to create jobs, control spending, reduce debt, incentivize entrepreneurship and restore prosperity to America. I look forward to working with the NJRA and others who believe that we simply cannot spend our way out of this recession, and that we need a new direction in Washington.”
About the New Jersey Restaurant Association
The NJRA represents owners and operators of full-service restaurants, catering facilities, taverns & pubs, brew pubs, diner restaurants, hotel restaurants, coffee shops, limited & quick service restaurants, institutional feeders, delis, pizzerias, country clubs, culinary students and schools. Today, the New Jersey restaurant and hospitality industry includes 25,000 eating and drinking establishments generating over $12 billion in annual sales and employing 311,000 people. Visit www.NJRA.org.
Posted: October 14th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Press Release, Rush Holt, Scott Sipprelle | Tags: NJ Restaurant Association, Scott Sipprelle | Comments Off on NJ Restaurant Association Endorses Sipprelle for Congress
(HIGHLANDS, October 14) – Republican Congressional challenger Anna Little – responding to publication of an analysis by Americans for Tax Reform of the 111th Congress’ record on tax cuts v. tax hikes – today asked if her opponent, 22-year incumbent Frank Pallone, understands the difference between a tax “cut” and a tax “increase.”
“Its clear that Frank Pallone’s been in Washington too darn long,” said Little. “Apparently, he’s been there so long, voting for so many tax increases and so much more spending, that he’s now begun to confuse tax ‘cuts’ with tax ‘increases.’
“On NJN’s ‘On the Record’ broadcast over the weekend, he said the current Congress has enacted more tax cuts than any other Congress.
“Here’s his exact quote: ‘I mean, there’s been more tax cuts and efforts to try to, uh, uh, help businesses through tax credits or tax cuts in this Congress than in any other Congress.’
“But Americans for Tax Reform – the nation’s leading tax reform group – just yesterday published an analysis that essentially says Frank Pallone doesn’t know what he’s talking about. According to the ATR analysis, the 111th Congress enacted tax cuts totaling $373.6 billion, of which just $107.6 billion is permanent tax relief.
“Meanwhile, that same Congress enacted tax INCREASES totaling $725.7 billion, of which every single penny is permanent.
“That’s a net tax HIKE of $352 billion enacted by the current Congress. So Frank Pallone’s insistence that this Congress has passed more tax cuts than any other Congress leads me to ask a simple question – does Frank Pallone not understand the difference between a tax ‘cut’ and a tax ‘increase,’ or he is just willfully telling an untruth?
“Remember, you cannot change Washington without changing the people we send to Washington!”
You can read the ATR analysis here: http://www.atr.org/final-tally-th-congress-obama-democrat-a5482
Posted: October 14th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Pallone, Press Release | Tags: Anna Little, Frank Pallone | Comments Off on LITTLE: DOES PALLONE NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TAX ‘CUT’ AND A TAX ‘HIKE?’ OR HIS HE DELIBERATELY TELLING UNTRUTHS?
