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Audio: Corzine Administration Says New Jersey Not Overtaxed

Senate Republican Office — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:50:11 +0000

During a meeting of the Assembly Budget Committee yesterday, Assembly Republican Budget Officer Joseph Malone (R-30) asked New Jersey Treasurer David Rousseau if he thought New Jersey is overtaxed.

Click the play button below to listen to the Corzine Administration’s answer:

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Bucco: False Scatological References Aside, Governor Corzine, the Debate Is About the Priorities of Middle-Class New Jersey

Andy Pratt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:49:35 +0000

Senate Republican Budget Officer Anthony Bucco said this in response to state Treasurer David Rousseau’s vulgar and inaccurate attack on past Republican initiatives. These proposals would have generated surpluses that could now be used to keep jobs in New Jersey and prevent taxes on hard-working families from soaring during a recession:

“It’s obvious that the treasurer’s election-year attempt to discredit Republicans was crude and inappropriate. What may not be obvious to some is that the treasurer’s statement is demonstrably false.

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Corzine’s Assertion That Republicans Blocked State Stimulus Bills Disingenuous

Bill Murray — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:39:33 +0000

Multiple Ideas Taken from Republican Common-Sense Plan

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce responded today to a statement released last week by Governor Jon Corzine that was reported by The Record of Hackensack’s editorial page editor, Alfred Doblin. According to The Record, the Governor said in a statement that, “Generally, we have seen the same pattern here in New Jersey. We haven’t had Republican support for the economic assistance and recovery program we put together.”

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Kean, Kyrillos, Oroho and Malone: Failed Corzine Strategies Won’t Create Jobs in Tough Times

Andy Pratt — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:41:24 +0000

Republican Leaders Call on Governor to Commit to Building an Entrepreneurial New Jersey

At a news conference today, Republican Senate Leader Tom Kean, Senators Joseph Kyrillos and Steven Oroho, Republicans on the Senate Economic Growth Committee, and Assembly Republican Budget Officer Joseph Malone said that Governor Corzine has to do more than promote public works projects and community banking pools to help New Jersey’s economy to begin creating good jobs again:

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Ciesla: Corzine’s Toll Hikes and the Common-Sense Alternative

Brad Schnure — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:48:23 +0000

Senator Andy Ciesla, a member and former chairman of the Senate Transporation Committee, comments on the Corzine toll hikes and the Republican alternative to fund transportation projects without raising taxes or tolls.

Cardinale: Governor Corzine Passes the Bill onto Future Generations

John Gorman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:25:18 +0000

“This borrowing scheme is equivalent to asking elementary school children to take out loans to pay for their own education.”

Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39) criticized Governor Jon Corzine today after he signed legislation authorizing $3.9 billion to be borrowed for school construction without voter approval.

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Bateman: School Construction Projects Aren’t Designed for Kids

John Gorman — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:16:33 +0000

Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-16) said this after reading reports that 50 new school projects will be started, including a $127 million school in Trenton, because the Legislature passed a bill that authorizes $3.9 billion in borrowing without voter approval:

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Kean: Corzine is Right, New Jerseyans are Overtaxed

John Gorman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:21 +0000

Calls On Governor to Convene a Special Summer Session to Address Transportation Funding

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean (R-21) is calling on Governor Jon Corzine to convene a special summer session of the Legislature to address much-needed transportation funding:

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Bateman: Water Tax Will Hurt NJ Families and Seniors the Most

John Gorman — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:20:35 +0000

Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-16) criticized a Democrat proposal for a new water tax that would be imposed on all New Jersey residents, allegedly only to pay for purchasing land that will be kept undeveloped:

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Ciesla: Water Tax Is a Terrible Idea

John Gorman — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:52:44 +0000

Supports Protecting Open Space, but New Taxes Are Not the Answer

Senator Andy Ciesla (R-10) criticized a proposal for a new water tax to pay for land that will be preserved as open space:

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