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Senate GOP Leader
@TonyBucco
had the honor of hosting several members of
#Israel
's legislature, The
#Knesset
, in Trenton.
They addressed the significant challenges that the country has faced in their ongoing conflict with Hamas, & Leader Bucco recommitted our support for Israel.
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“I’m calling on the leadership in both houses of the legislature to take back the power it has ceded to the executive branch, end the mandates, and restore the proper functioning of our state government,” Sen. Edward Durr said.
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Sen. Ed Durr on his new bill giving give parents veto power on masks in schools: "We have family rights being impeded upon by the governor and I do not want to see that happen anymore, it is really hurting a lot of families."
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Sen. Ed Durr: "I was one of many people who were disappointed when we were denied entry to a rec basketball game last night due to a proof-of-vaccination requirement. It's wrong, and why I've sponsored a bill banning vax passports in NJ."
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Sen. Ed Durr: "Gov. Phil Murphy was wrong to compare the unvaccinated to drunk drivers. It’s the kind of rhetoric that unnecessarily scares people, which has been the Democrats’ strategy all along."
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Sen. Ed Durr: "
@GovMurphy
clearly doesn't see the irony of calling me 'dangerous' when he let criminals out of jail who killed people shortly after he set them free. He doubled down by setting hundreds more inmates free yesterday. It's absolutely crazy."
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Sen.
@declanoscanlon
is drafting a bill requiring States of Emergency and Public Health Emergencies to expire unless the Legislature votes to approve extensions at certain intervals.
"Having checks and balances in government can prevent abuses of power."
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Sen. Ed Durr: As Gov. Murphy continues to postpone the vaccine mandate for health care workers and corrections officers, it’s obvious that the pressure we are putting on him is working. Now is the time to just drop the vaccine mandates entirely.
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Sen. Ed Durr: "Democrats hold the majority and the odds are against me, but so were the odds against me winning an election."
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Sen. O'Scanlon: "Rutgers students who don’t want to get the vaccine for whatever reason should be allowed to not get the vaccine and still attend college – that should absolutely be no business of irrational Rutgers administrators.”
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Gov. Murphy has abused his emergency powers for too long. He should
#GiveItBack
New Jersey Senate Republicans demand Gov. Murphy relinquish emergency powers
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Sen. Ed Durr: "The governor may have reveled in the images of peaceful protesters being hauled off to jail by Justin Trudeau in Canada, but that's not how we do things in the United States. If
@GovMurphy
wants to be President, he should know that."
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Sen. Ed Durr: “I highly doubt that New Jersey parents would want their children to learn about gender identity in elementary school. The new curriculum being foisted on us by the Murphy Administration is incredibly insulting to every parent in the state."
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Sen. Ed Durr wants to return billions in extra taxes to NJ families through a $500 tax rebate to combat high fuel prices:
“We overtaxed $4.5 billion, so it’s their money anyway. It’s not like I’m giving them something. They’re getting back their money.”
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Sen.
@declanoscanlon
and Sen.
@EdTheTruckerNJ
introduced a resolution urging an immediate moratorium on all sonar testing and wind turbine mapping in response to the surge of unexplained marine wildlife deaths along the NJ coast
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Sen. Ed Durr: "Gas prices and inflation are both soaring, which is making it harder for New Jerseyans to fill their tanks and feed their families. We are proposing a plan to give every Jersey family $500 for gas price and inflation relief."
#GiveItBack
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Sen. Durr: "Murphy’s mandates boil down to 1 word: discrimination. He picks the haves & have-nots. The superior & the inferior. There is no public health emergency. The pandemic is over. It's time to stop w/ the discrimination, let everyone do their jobs."
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Sen. Ed Durr: "It is a sad situation in New Jersey where we have a Governor who is more committed to aborting babies than helping residents struggling to keep their heads above water under his reckless fiscal management." 1/2
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Apparently
@GovMurphy
likes Wordle just like the rest of us. Here's one for him.
Parental rights... Tell him to
#GiveItBack
at
@johnsb01
@njdotcom
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A pair of New Jersey State Senators have introduced legislation which would prevent CRT from being taught in public schools as well as teachers from "engaging in political, ideological or religious advocacy in their classrooms"
@senatortesta
@joepennacchio
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The fifteen members of the Senate Republican caucus sent a letter to the Senate President calling for the formation of a Senate Select Committee on the Executive Branch’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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The 15 members of the
@senatenj
caucus informed Gov. Phil Murphy today that they will not support legislation he has proposed to allow his administration to borrow as much as $14 billion, warning the proposal is premature, excessive, and unconstitutional.
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Gov. Murphy has taken money, he's taken power, and he's taken rights, choices, and freedoms from every single New Jerseyan since the start of the pandemic.
Tell Gov. Murphy to
#GiveItBack
at
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Gov. Murphy just said that all of the $2.4 billion that NJ has received in CARES Act relief funds is "literally gone out the door...or it is allocated already."
We know that 97.7% of those funds -- $2.1 billion -- is still sitting unspent in a State account collecting dust.
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Senate Republicans announced legislation to give back $3 billion of excess tax collections to New Jersey taxpayers immediately through $500 and $1,000 refundable tax credits when they file their state income taxes for 2021.
#GiveItBack
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Sen. Ed Durr: "It's a real slap in the face to every New Jerseyan that New York drivers will get relief from record-high gas prices while they continue to get nothing courtesy of our state's do-nothing Democrats." 1/2
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Sen.
@declanoscanlon
: "NJ's public health emergency is over and there aren't any recommended COVID-19 restrictions that should be imposed here under new CDC guidelines. It's time for every organization to lift all of these unnecessary mandates statewide."
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Join us Friday as we livestream an independent hearing where
@senatenj
and
@NJAssemblyGOP
will investigate the impact of Gov. Murphy's policies that led to nearly 8,000 deaths in nursing homes, veterans homes & LTC facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The 15 members of the Senate Republican caucus wrote to the United States Department of Justice asking for an expanded investigation into NJ’s handling of COVID-19 in veterans’ homes and nursing homes which resulted in thousands of preventable deaths.
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Sen. Durr: "When you have activist attorney’s trying to drive a wedge between families by forcing schools to tell students that it’s okay to keep secrets from their parents, you’re welcoming a much larger issue into the classroom."
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SIGN THE PETITION: Tell Gov. Murphy to Unmask Our Kids!
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Join us TOMORROW as we livestream an independent hearing where
@senatenj
&
@NJAssemblyGOP
will investigate the impact of Gov. Murphy's policies that led to nearly 8,000 deaths in nursing homes, veterans homes & LTC facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sen.
@declanoscanlon
said there's no reason for the Legislature to let
@GovMurphy
delay his Budget Message by two weeks, and the Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee will vote against legislation allowing the delay.
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Gov. Murphy just gave a huge foreign wind developer $1 billion at the expense of New Jersey families and businesses.
Read Sen. Ed Durr's comments about this big government bailout on the Wall Street Journal's opinion page.
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The fifteen members of the Senate Republican caucus urged Gov. Phil Murphy to listen to the common concerns that have been raised repeatedly by constituents during the seven weeks that New Jersey has bee locked down and to act on proposed recommendations.
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Today,
@joepennacchio
,
@stevenoroho
,
@declanoscanlon
&
@sencorrado
called on Sen. President Sweeney to convene a special committee with subpoena power to investigate tragedy at NJ's long-term care facilities, warning Murphy administration is trying to cover up its failures
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It's 9:30 pm. Republicans have been here since 3 pm (and 2 pm yesterday). Still looking out for the state budget. We have to vote by midnight to avoid a state shutdown on Saturday. New Jersey deserves better. Democrat dysfunction.
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Sen. Ed Durr: "I'm very disappointed that Democrats are increasing state spending by 9% when we have a looming recession and sky-high inflation that's making it hard for families to get by." 1/2
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Sen. Ed Durr: It’s time for the Governor to do what he has said repeatedly over the past two years—follow the science. All vaccine mandates should be lifted immediately so that New Jersey can join the rest of the nation and move on from this pandemic.
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The 15 members of the Senate Republican caucus sent a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy calling for clear guidance and plans on child care, summer camps, education in the fall, and high school graduations.
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"Other states banned COVID patients from nursing homes. But those warnings didn’t stop the Murphy administration from copying Cuomo’s directive. The result was that NY and NJ lead the nation in nursing-home deaths as well as overall deaths per capita."
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.
@nj1015
says "Republicans are on offense" as we called on
@GovMurphy
& Democrats to halt curriculum changes requiring sexual orientation and gender identity instruction to be taught to children in kindergarten through 3rd grade beginning in the fall.
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Senate Republicans today called on Gov. Murphy for clarity and action to reopen more of New Jersey. In the absence of clear benchmarks from the administration, the governor should approve plans produced by counties, trade groups & chambers of commerce.
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After months of inaction, Senate Republicans called on Senate President Sweeney to stop delaying the formation of a special investigative committee to examine thousands of nursing home deaths, saying we're ready to take the lead if empowered to do so.
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Sen.
@HollySchepisi
& Sen.
@stevenoroho
have introduced legislation that would repeal controversial sex education mandates imposed by the N.J. State Board of Education and shift control of learning standards in this area to parents and local communities.
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A sales tax increase? This is just what New Jerseyans need during an affordability crisis - more taxes! 💸
How are Governor Murphy and Trenton Democrats THIS tone deaf?
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Senate & Assembly Republicans have filed an action in N.J. Superior Court to block enforcement of a policy imposed by the Murphy administration and Democrats in the Legislature that restricts access to the Statehouse for both the public and legislators.
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Senate Republicans are fighting back against an effort by Senate and Assembly Democrats and the Murphy administration to restrict public access to the New Jersey State House and the legislative process.
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Sen. Ed Durr: "It's absolutely nuts that Trenton Democrats want to punish schools for listening to the concerns of parents and removing books that contain pornographic material."
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Sen. Ed Durr: "While I’m glad
@GovMurphy
is supporting New Jersey’s Ukrainian community during this difficult time, he should show the same concern for suffering and grieving New Jerseyans that he’s showing for people thousands of miles away."
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Sen. Ed Durr: "The NJEA is so afraid of parents that they’re resorting to KGB tactics to squash any effort in local communities to challenge the indoctrination of children in our schools." 1/4
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Senate Republicans will hold an independent hearing on Wed., May 3 at 9:45 a.m. on the surge of whale and dolphin deaths along the Jersey Shore and potential links to wind farms under development. The virtual hearing will be livestreamed on Facebook Live.
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Statement from Senator Durr on Orsted Withdrawing from Offshore Wind Project: "Orsted’s announcement represents the failures of Governor Murphy’s extreme energy master plan."
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More proof
@GovMurphy
isn't being honest about using $2.4 billion in CARES Act relief funds NJ received to help people. Instead of quickly providing aid to local govs, small biz & non-profits, he wants to divert $ to pay for his spending in State budget.
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Via
@nj1015
: "During a hearing organized by a group of NJ state Senate Republicans, a microbiologist and a Harvard Medical School professor said that having children wearing masks is not only ineffective and unnecessary but also potentially dangerous."
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.
@declanoscanlon
,
@senatortesta
,
@stevenoroho
&
@sencorrado
said Gov. Murphy's announcement that he's lifting mask mandates is a victory for parents who demanded their rights be restored through
#GiveItBack
, but said it should happen today, not next month
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Sen. O'Scanlon's LD13 Joint Statement: "The conclusions offered by the District Attorney’s Office and the DOJ are, at a bare minimum, horrific...There must be accountability for those who failed to protect our must vulnerable residents."
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Sen. Ed. Durr on his new bill to provide NJ families with $500 of tax relief: "Our millionaire governor simply isn't feeling the pain that the average family is feeling due to rising gas prices and inflation."
#GiveItBack
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Today,
@stevenoroho
,
@joepennacchio
,
@declanoscanlon
&
@sencorrado
called on Senate President Sweeney to initiate legislative hearings into thousands of deaths at New Jersey's long-term care facilities
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"Murphy’s announcement that children ages 2 and up will need to wear masks in all day care centers... elicited livid reactions from Republicans who sharply criticized the governor for the new rule."
@sencorrado
@mikedohertynj
@HollySchepisi
@joepennacchio
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Sen. Ed Durr: The scarcity of nutritious food in many parts of NJ has forced families to use processed products that lack nutrients. This initiative will help expand access to communities so that all New Jerseyans can have access to healthy food options.
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New op-ed by
@stevenoroho
&
@declanoscanlon
on why vaccine passports are unnecessary in NJ. They say recent calls for vax passports by Star-Ledger editor
@tomamoran
are based in irrational fear and would offer little more than an illusion of safety.
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Sen. Ed Durr: "It’s unbelievable that Democrats would violate the rules of the Senate to prevent New Jersey families from getting a $500 rebate to help offset the impact of soaring gas prices and inflation." 1/2
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At 10 a.m. this morning, the Murphy administration and NJ Democrats will vote to restrict the public's access to the State House through a new a policy they're proposing that will prevent many people from having the ability to testify at public hearings.
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Following troubling accusations of dysfunction and potential misconduct,
@tomkean
,
@sencorrado
,
@stevenoroho
,
@joepennacchio
&
@declanoscanlon
urged Senate President Sweeney today to issue preservation letters to the NJ Department of Health.
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The Senate Republic Caucus is once again calling for a Senate Select Committee to investigate the Murphy Administration's handling of the COVID pandemic after news of a $53M settlement with the families of those who died in NJ nursing homes.
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.
@joepennacchio
and
@senatortesta
heard from doctors and medical professionals during our hearing Wednesday that New Jersey's COVID-19 policies should recognize naturally acquired immunity.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate and Assembly Republicans will hold an independent hearing virtually on Friday, March 5 at 10 a.m. to review Murphy administration policies related to nursing homes, veterans homes, and LTC facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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VIDEO: Governor Murphy is living like a KING!
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"Republicans were justified in their thirst for facts...It's been a year since cascade of death washed over vulnerable seniors & majority party isn’t showing necessary vigor to investigate anything that might embarrass governor during reelection campaign."
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Governor Phil Murphy said there'd be no new taxes in 2023. Sorry, Phil, New Jersey knows the truth.
#gardenstate
#politics
#nj
#NewJersey
#govmurphy
#taxes
#tolls
#jersey
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“The truth about NJ’s debt that’s revealed in the professional report stands in stark contrast to the false claims by Treasurer Muoio and Gov. Murphy that the admin has reduced state debt. They haven’t been honest with people at all,”
@SamThompsonNJ
said.
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#NewJersey
has become a woke state that empowers criminals, instead of punishing them.
@SenDSteinhardt
(R-23) is working to change that and has sponsored legislation that would crack down on criminals responsible for
#squatting
,
#homeinvasions
, and blocking major roadways.
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Sen.
@tonybucco
,
@SenPolistina
, and
@senatortesta
said they are glad the
@USGAO
has opened an investigation into the impact of offshore wind development on whale deaths along the Jersey Shore.
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Crime doesn't pay, unless you live in a woke state like
#NewJersey
.
@SenDSteinhardt
(R-23) has sponsored a series of bills that would uphold individual liberties and would crack down on criminals responsible for
#squatting
,
#homeinvasions
, and blocking major roadways.
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The Murphy administration refuses to show up for a critical budget hearing to tell us how they'll spend $11.5 billion of taxpayer money and the Democrats who control the Legislature are letting them get away with it.
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.
@SenDSteinhardt
(R-23) and
@SenatorTesta
(R-1) are calling on the legislature to approve their bill that would criminalize squatting.
If you are a
#NewJersey
homeowner and have been impacted by
#squatting
, please reply to this tweet and let us know! 👇
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Sen.
@stevenoroho
and Senator
@declanoscanlon
questioned why the Murphy administration would agree to give New York $1 billion of federal transportation aid that should have gone to New Jersey Transit.
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Sen.
@declanoscanlon
, the chamber’s Republican budget officer, said “it’s insane” Democrats would vote on a $50 billion budget “that literally nobody has seen.” 1/2
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#NewJersey
Republicans are receiving national attention for their efforts to end the Garden State’s sanctuary state policies‼️
Sen. Carmen Amato and Asm. Myhre and Rumpf of
@9thDistrictNJ
introduced legislation that would repeal the State AG's directive.
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Sen. Ed Durr: "Gov. Murphy really believes funds extracted from taxpayers by gov't are his to dole out on the campaign trail to buy votes or in the back rooms of Trenton to curry favor with Dem party bosses. It's why NJ has the nation's highest taxes."
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Sen.
@HollySchepisi
said legislators should have access to all of the documents and testimony produced or reviewed as part of the Murphy administration's pandemic 'postmortem' and should conduct an independent review.
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Today,
@stevenoroho
,
@declanoscanlon
&
@sencorrado
said a superficial report commissioned by Gov. Murphy does not absolve his administration for its clear failures that led to massive loss of life in New Jersey's long-term care facilities due to COVID-19.
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Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season. On behalf of the New Jersey Senate Republicans,
#MerryChristmas
and
#HappyNewYear
!
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The Senate honored Senate Republican Leader
@tomkean
and Sen.
@KipBateman
today during their final session as members of the New Jersey Legislature.
Thank you, senators, for your years of dedicated service! You've helped to make New Jersey a better place.
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Via
@MyCentralJersey
: "Sen.
@DSteinhardtEsq
wasted no time on Monday to show his conservative credentials. In one of his first actions as a legislator, he voted against new gun restrictions proposed by Democrats during his first voting session."
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Dems just gave
@GovMurphy
2 more weeks to reveal his plan for $3 billion in unexpected tax collections.
Sen.
@declanoscanlon
: "That’s about $1k per household. Why would we narrow the time where we could take action to give this money back?"
#GiveItBack
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Sen.
@jenbecknj
has been a fighter for Monmouth County and New Jersey's families, students, and property taxpayers. Thank you for your service, and best of luck!
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SIGN & SHARE the online petition urging Gov. Phil Murphy to allow religious services to resume in New Jersey with reasonable precautions.
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Sen.
@DeclanOScanlon
asked
@RutgersU
President why the school handled the student protests by caving to their demands.
"Why were there no counter conditions? Insist they make a statement condemning Hamas, Oct. 7th, demanding the release of hostages in exchange for the ceasefire"
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Sen.
@declanoscanlon
delivered a
#ValentinesDay
message to his Democrat colleagues today:
#GiveItBack
.
You can send them the message too at
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New Jersey Senate Democrats blocked Republican efforts to advance legislation that would lower energy bills and ensure parental rights in education at the Senate session yesterday.
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The legislature has an opportunity to stop a Phil Murphy tax increase.
By joining us in signing the petition, our Democrat colleagues can make this a bipartisan call to action.
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Gov. Murphy's efforts to achieve payroll savings are too little, too late. His agreement w/ CWA would still give State workers 4% pay hikes over the next 12 months (instead of 6%) and 8% bumps in fiscal year starting next July. We need a real wage freeze.
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We warned that Gov. Murphy rushed to borrow billions that NJ didn't need. We were right.
"New Jersey’s nonpartisan fiscal analysts said Tuesday it’s now clear the $4 billion the state borrowed last fall was not necessary to balance the state budget"
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In all seriousness...there's ZERO talk about cutting spending among NJ's top Democrats who are just 2 days from shutting down the State in a dispute with each other over their 5 tax increase proposals. Does anyone else see the problem here?????
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Sen. Declan O'Scanlon (R-13) sponsors
#legislation
that would allow New Jersey drivers to renew their vehicle's
#registration
for longer than one year at a time.
Watch below ⬇️ and let us know your thoughts in the comment section!
#NewJersey
#CommonSense
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Sen. Ed Durr: "It's nothing short of child abuse to allow minors, including pre-pubescent kids, to undergo life-changing, medically unnecessary treatments & surgeries when they are unable to fully understand the inescapable consequences of these actions."
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A-5820/S-3866 is another rushed bill by Dems that would end the public health emergency in name only. Gov. Murphy's executive orders & mandates could remain in place until 2022, while pandemic records would remain hidden.
Better idea: let’s just end the public health emergency.
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Senate Republicans will hold independent hearings into the Murphy Administration's flawed response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide impacted residents and families the opportunity to share their stories and ongoing concerns.
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Sen. Durr: "If legislators are serious about rooting out corruption from public offices we need to establish stricter penalties. Elected officials who are convicted of bribery need more than a slap on the wrist to deter this despicable behavior."
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