Senator Anthony Bucco was disappointed, but not surprised by Governor Corzine’s evasive and irresponsible responses to Republican calls for a special session seeking solutions to the unprecedented $7 billion to $10 billion budget deficit expected next year.

“Governor Corzine, who ran for election on the oft repeated vow that he would do two-year budgets, has just shown again that he thinks nothing of breaking a promise,” Senator Bucco said. “Despite his 2005 campaign vow of transparency, the governor now thinks it’s better if the public doesn’t hear about the coming fiscal crisis for a few months.”

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According to reports on politickernj.com, Democrat Jersey City councilwoman Nidia Lopez may be the latest casualty to lose her job because of high tax policies embraced by Governor Jon Corzine. Nidia Lopez won election to the Jersey City Council despite possibly having unlawfully claimed her residency as Florida – a low tax state where New Jersey residents frequently move to avoid high taxes. If true, the councilwoman would almost certainly be removed from her position.

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Republican Senate Budget Officer Anthony Bucco (R-Morris) called on Governor Jon Corzine to call an emergency session of the Legislature this summer to address the largest budget deficit in history. Estimates of next year’s budget shortfall range from $6 billion to more than $10 billion.

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“After eight years, we all know the routine,” Bucco said. “A Democrat governor signs an irresponsible budget that perpetuates a multi-billion dollar deficit and paves the way for a new round of tax increases and high-cost borrowing.

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“The governor has made a cynical political appointment to a position that should never be filled. There is no duty of the elections superintendent in Morris County that is not already being performed by some other agency.

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Senate Republican Budget Officer Anthony R. Bucco (R-Morris) today challenged Governor Corzine to provide an update on all revenues in light of recent pronouncements that one-time revenues derived from the tax amnesty program have generated more than expected:

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Republican Senate Budget Officer Anthony Bucco warned that passage of Governor Corzine’s 2010 budget will pave the way for the worst budget crisis in state history. Effects of this crisis will be felt for years, Bucco predicted.

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Senate Republican Budget Officer Anthony R. Bucco (R-Morris) called on Jon Corzine to bring his actions into line with his rhetoric. Yesterday, defending his decision to put property tax relief last in his budget and to terminate more than 1 million people from the property tax relief program, Governor Corzine stated, “If you don’t have the resources, you can’t spend money you don’t have.”

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