New Jersey Senate Republicans » Senator Tom Kean (R-21)

“Ladies’ Night” — Still Banned and Still Stupid

Bill Murray — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:35:03 +0000

Five-Year Anniversary of Unnecessary Government Meddling in Private Sector

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean (R-Essex/Union/Somerset/Morris) called on New Jersey’s ruling Democrats to move legislation to lift the ban on “Ladies’ Night” promotions and to join with Republicans to combat the growth of government policies that only serve to stifle economic growth and job creation.

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Tom Kean: Biden Buyoff Will Tie Hands of Next Governor if Crisis Continues

Bill Murray — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:00:21 +0000

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean issued the following statement concerning the ratification of a labor agreement designed to end union opposition to the governor’s plan to defer a wage increase for public employees for a year and require 10 furlough days. In return, the governor agree to give workers a 7 percent raise in fiscal 2011, provide seven extra paid days off, add a paid holiday, and vow not to lay off or furlough any workers in fiscal 2011. Fiscal 2011 begins on July 1, 2010:

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Video: Tom Kean Responds to the Trenton Blame Game

Brad Schnure — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:28:08 +0000

New Jersey’s Budget Problems Started Here

During the Senate session on June 25, 2009, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean responded to New Jersey Democrats who refuse to accept responsibility for their actions over the eight years that they have controlled the State of New Jersey.

Despite the efforts of Democrats to claim that New Jersey is no worse off than other states, Senator Kean shows that claim to be untrue.

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Tom Kean Supports Referendum on Bonding for Open Space

Andy Pratt — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:20:46 +0000

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, District 21, issued the following statement in support of the effort to put a $400 million bond issue on the November ballot that would pay for preservation of open space.

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Tom Kean Urges Governor Not to Cave In To the Inevitable Demands for Fiscal Irresponsibility

Bill Murray — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:46:19 +0000

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean urged Governor Corzine to keep his promise this time and use any extra money obtained from the tax amnesty program to provide property tax relief to New Jersey’s struggling middle-class families.

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Tom Kean Asks Corzine Why He Won’t Give Taxpayers Details of Biden Buyout

Andy Pratt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:17:00 +0000

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean asked why Governor Corzine has not released cost estimates of the concessions he agreed to before a campaign rally with Vice President Joseph Biden. According to a letter written by state union leaders to all their members, the concessions included putting hundreds of temporary workers into permanent positions at an unspecified cost to taxpayers. Kean called on the governor to live up to his promises of transparency and accountability, and release the Treasurer’s best estimates of how many workers will become permanent and how much this policy change will cost taxpayers.

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Tom Kean: Middle Class Will Pay and Pay for Corzine’s Biden Buy-Off

Andy Pratt — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:00:23 +0000

Senator Tom Kean, Republican leader of the New Jersey Senate, made the following comments after reading the details of the concessions that Jon Corzine made to a state employee union before Vice President Joseph Biden appeared at the governor’s campaign rally. The concessions included the promise of a 7 percent pay raise made during a recession that has robbed thousands of New Jersey workers of their private sector jobs.

“New Jersey’s middle class will pay for years because election-year politics led Governor Corzine to abandon them,” Kean said. “This agreement trades one year of modest benefits for ill-advised concessions that may force tax hikes and service cutbacks for years to come.”

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Tom Kean: Biden Bailout Saves Corzine Political Rally, Costs Taxpayers at Least $40 Million

Andy Pratt — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:04:55 +0000

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean responded to news reports that indicate Governor Jon Corzine’s decision to grant contract concessions will raise the cost of government for New Jersey taxpayers by tens of millions of dollars over the next few years. The sudden and unexpected concessions came, newspapers reported, after threats were made to picket a Corzine campaign “kickoff” where Vice President Joseph Biden was the keynote speaker. A final estimate of the costs will be made if and when the governor makes public the terms of the agreement, but the terms listed in news accounts suggest that the concessions will cost taxpayers at least $40 million, Kean said.

“Taxpayers should send a bill for $40 million to the Corzine campaign for the Biden bailout,” Kean said. “They should send another for the full amount if the governor ever releases a final, honest tally of these added expenses.”

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Tom Kean: Corzine Must Say Whether He Traded Taxpayer Dollars for Biden’s Appearance

Andy Pratt — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:39:44 +0000

Republican Senate Leader Tom Kean responded to a Star-Ledger report that said Governor Corzine hastily negotiated furlough concessions with public employee unions to avoid having Vice President Joseph Biden cancel an appearance at the official “kickoff” of the governor’s re-election campaign yesterday.

“It’s unbelievable that Governor Corzine weakened a plan he is counting on to help rescue the state from insolvency because a speaker might not come to his campaign rally,” Senator Kean said.

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Karrow and Kean to Introduce Legislation Banning Relocation of Known Terrorists to New Jersey Soil

Andy Pratt — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:00:41 +0000

Senator Marcia Karrow (R-23, Warren and Hunterdon) and Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean will co-sponsor legislation that aims to prevent any of the hundreds of terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba from being released in or transported through New Jersey. The resolution is designed to complement a similar Assembly resolution that Assemblyman Jay Webber introduced on May 21, with the backing of 30 other Republican members of the Assembly.

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