New Jersey Senate Republicans » Senator Kevin J. O’Toole (R-40)

O’Toole: Bold Action Needed to Revive NJ’s Ailing Horse Racing and Sports Entertainment Industries

Andy Pratt — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:28:52 +0000

Senator Kevin O’Toole, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, called on Governor Corzine to expand the mandate of his Commission on the Horse Racing Industry to include finding solutions to the problems of New Jersey’s entire sports entertainment industry. O’Toole expressed alarm over published reports that New Jersey’s sports entertainment industry is near collapse. Horse racing, pro-football, basketball and hockey attractions are all facing economic and cultural challenges that were not evident a decade ago, threatening vitally needed jobs and economic growth during this recession.

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O’Toole: Where Is Corzine as Sports Authority, Xanadu Spiral Toward Point of No Return?

Bill Murray — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:54:16 +0000

Does Governor Still ‘Like the Revenue Projections?’

Senator Kevin O’Toole issued this statement after reading reports that the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority is “effectively operating at a deficit” and that the long-delayed Xanadu project will not open until at least next year.

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O’Toole: This Budget Fails the Constituent Test

Bill Murray — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:16:33 +0000

Senator Kevin O’Toole, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement concerning the Fiscal Year 2010 budget:

“One of the first political lessons taught to me was – your constituents are your first concern. I have to ask myself does this budget serve my constituents. The answer is that the budget voted on by this body tonight does not, for several reasons.

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O’Toole: Corzine Puts Another Nail in the Coffin of Pension Reform

Andy Pratt — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:25:57 +0000

Republican Senate Whip Kevin O’Toole, who served on the Joint Legislative Committee on Public Employee Benefits Reform in 2006, said he is appalled by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee’s decision to advance Senate Bill 2955. S-2955 governs some state workers who are being asked to defer salary increases to help balance the budget during a recession. The bill will base pension payouts in part on the wages that would have been paid had raises not been deferred. Senator O’Toole said he objects to the bill because it provides pension benefits without setting aside the resources necessary to make payments to retirees in the future.

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Republican Senate Budget Leaders Say They Won’t Join Corzine on Road to Fiscal Disaster

Andy Pratt — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:01:03 +0000

All six Republicans on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee rejected Governor Corzine’s election-year budget today because its reliance on one-shot revenue and gimmicks will create a fiscal crisis that pushes the state closer to insolvency.

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O’Toole Asks U.S. and China to Work for Release of Reporters Detained by North Korea

Brad Schnure — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:04:59 +0000

American Journalists Reporting from China-North Korea Border Charged, Convicted and Sentenced to 12 Years of Hard Labor

Senator Kevin O’Toole (R-40) has written letters to officials of both the United States and China appealing for their assistance in ongoing efforts to obtain the release of a pair of American journalists who were arrested, convicted and sentenced by North Korea to 12 years of hard labor. The reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were working on a story about the human trafficking of women across the China-North Korea border at the time of their arrest for committing what has only been described as a “grave crime” by the insular nation.

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O’Toole: Corzine’s $2 Billion Line of Credit Could Cost the Taxpayers Up to $300 Million

Bill Murray — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:55:50 +0000

Senator Kevin O’Toole, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the terms of the Corzine Administration’s $2 billion line of credit:

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Senate, Assembly Republicans Offer Corzine a Plan to Save $783 Million

Andy Pratt — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:53:30 +0000

Dozens of Choices the Governor Could Make to Create Jobs and Make New Jersey Affordable for the Middle Class

Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee have joined with their colleagues in the Assembly to prepare a blueprint for change that Governor Corzine can adopt to save taxpayers $783 million. These are ideas that will generate savings the governor can use to help businesses create desperately needed jobs or to return money to taxpayers crying out for help with their mounting bills during this recession.

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O’Toole: Corzine’s ‘Temporary’ Taxes Will Cause Permanent Damage

Andy Pratt — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:19:08 +0000

Senate Republican Whip Kevin O’Toole, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, said that Governor Corzine’s huge, proposed income tax increases will kill jobs in New Jersey, even if they are “temporary” measures, as the governor claims.

“Increasing taxes is the worst job creation strategy conceivable during a recession,” Senator O’Toole said. “High-income earners who have the resources to create jobs and new business will leave the state, and government will not be able to pick up the slack.”

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Republican Budget Members: Corzine Needs to Acknowledge Failings If Problems Are to Be Fixed

Bill Murray — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:01:36 +0000

Republican members of the senate Budget Committee released the following statement following budget meetings Thursday:

Governor Corzine bristles when anyone points out failed policies that have worsened today’s budget mess and reflexively labels them as “partisan.” However, unless he acknowledges failed policies, he will never be able to correct them and things won’t get much better for people in New Jersey.

Here are some of the failed policies that have made our situation worse.

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