New Jersey Assembly Democrats
Speaker Prieto stands against Trump immigration policies
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- Speaker Prieto stands against Trump immigration policies
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D - Hudson/Bergen) spoke about his own path as an immigrant to the United States and the need for legislators to stand against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The comments were part of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities' Mayors Day at the Statehouse in Trenton.
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- Speaker Prieto on the need to fix NJ’s education funding
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D - Hudson/Bergen) talked about the quest to fix education funding in New Jersey. The comments were part of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities' Mayors Day at the Statehouse in Trenton.
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- Speaker Prieto updates mayors on fire safety legislation
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D - Hudson/Bergen) spoke to mayors about his ongoing efforts to improve fire safety after several recent major fires. The comments were part of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities' Mayors Day at the Statehouse in Trenton.
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- Speaker Prieto talks to mayors about affordable housing
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D - Hudson/Bergen) spoke to mayors about the needs to improve affordable housing in New Jersey. The comments were part of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities' Mayors Day at the Statehouse in Trenton.
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- Gary Schaer: We will identify a bill to incentivize apprenticeships
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D- Passaic, Bergen), along with Senator Cory Booker, talked about vocational training, workforce development and manufacturing as part of an effort to develop new approaches to training New Jersey’s workforce for the jobs of the 21st century.
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- NJ Assembly Democrats’ Week in Review: Jan.30 - Feb. 3 2017
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A recap of the week of January 30 - February 3 for the New Jersey Assembly Democrats, including combating the state's opioid crisis, daily fantasy sports and job innovation.
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- Zwicker’s bill aims to capture innovation in New Jersey
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The bill by Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-Mercer, Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex) will create a program to provide tax credits and exemptions to certain qualified data centers in New Jersey.
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- Speaker Prieto on his bill to combat NJ’s opioid epidemic
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson, Bergen) spoke on his bill aiming to combat the growing opioid epidemic in New Jersey.
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- NJ Assembly Democrats’ Week in Review: Jan. 23-27
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A recap of the week of January 23-27 for the New Jersey Assembly Democrats, including the start of a joint legislative task force on drinking water infrastructure, the unanimous passing of Charlie’s Law, and banning the declawing of cats.
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- Muoio: There is no safe level of lead in the blood
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Liz Muoio (D-Mercer/Hunterdon) spoke before the Joint Legislative Task Force on Drinking Water Infrastructure.
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- McKeon on the dangers of lead in drinking water
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Committee Co-Chair John McKeon (D-Essex, Morris) spoke before the Joint Legislative Task Force on Drinking Water Infrastructure of the health risks lead presents during Thursday’s meeting.
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- Charlie's Law: Ben Shore overjoyed that bill was approved
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Assembly unanimously approved ‘Charlie’s Law’, aimed to uphold the rights of people with disabilities to have equal access to public facilities. Charlie's owner Ben Shore talked about the process and being on the Assembly floor.
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- Charlie’s Law bill upholds rights of service dog access
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Assembly unanimously approved ‘Charlie’s Law’, aimed to uphold the rights of people with disabilities to have equal access to public facilities. Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden/Burlington) invited Ben Shore and his service dog Charlie to the floor for the vote.
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- NJ Assembly Democrats' Week in Review: Jan. 16-20
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A recap of the week of January 16-20 for the New Jersey Assembly Democrats, including the beginning of school funding hearings, assistance for Gold Star families and more rights for freelance workers.
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- Andrew Zwicker aims to protect freelance workers in New Jersey
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker’s (D-Mercer, Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex) bill will help to better protect the hundreds of thousands of freelance workers in New Jersey.
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- Andrzejczak’s bills will assist beginning farmers in New Jersey
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assemblymen Bob Andrzejczak on his six-bill legislative package aimed to get younger people to pursue careers in farming and reinvigorate the state's aging agricultural industry.
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- Gold Star mother receives standing ovation
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A Gold Star mother, who lost her son received a standing ovation during a morning hearing by the Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee. The committee passed through a package of bills aimed to provide mental health services and other resources to the families of service members who died while on active duty.
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- Majority Leader Greenwald assisting Gold Star families in NJ
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald (D-Camden/Burlington) testified on a package of bills aimed to provide mental health services and other resources to the families of service members who died while on active duty.
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- Speaker Prieto joins advocates to protest repeal of Affordable Care Act
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson/Bergen) joined with advocates such as Citizen Action and NJ for Health Care to protest Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act:
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- Education Chair Caride's opening statements on school funding hearing
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Education Committee Chair Marlene Caride (D-Bergen/Passaic) offered her opening statements before the Assembly began hearings on issues related to school funding in New Jersey.
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- Speaker Prieto talks school funding in New Jersey
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson/Bergen) spoke before the Assembly Education Committee at the start of their hearings on school funding in New Jersey.
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- Speaker Prieto on the importance of fixing school funding
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson/Bergen) testified before a joint legislative committee on the importance of crafting a new school funding formula that strikes the right balance.
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- NJ Assembly Democrats' Week in Review: Jan. 9-13
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A recap of the week of January 9-13 for the New Jersey Assembly Democrats, including their response to the State of the State address.
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- Assemblywoman Muoio On Her Bills To Protect NJ Families from Lead Poisoning
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio spoke on her lead paint legislation that was advanced by the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee.
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- Conference Leader Sumter on her college affordability legislation
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Conference Leader Shavonda E. Sumter (D-Passaic/Bergen) spoke on her college affordability legislation that was advanced by the Assembly Higher Education Committee.
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- Assembly Democrats Respond to Christie's State of the State Address
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- 16:46
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Assembly Democrats respond to the 2017 State of the State address. Speakers include Vincent Prieto, Gary Schaer, Louis Greenwald, Shavonda E. Sumter and Jerry Green.
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- Speaker Prieto Celebrates New Adoptee Rights Laws
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson/Bergen) spoke on implementation of a law he sponsored to allow New Jersey adoptees to obtain their original birth records and medical history. The law was signed in May 2014 and took effect on Jan. 1.
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- Asm. McKeon on Need for Reliable Drinking Water Infrastructure
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- 5:34
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Asm. John McKeon's opening statement at the second hearing of the New Jersey Joint Legislative Task Force on Drinking Water Infrastructure
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- More from McKeon on NJ Transit Patronage & Safety
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- More from Assembly Judiciary Chairman John McKeon on concerns about NJ Transit patronage and safety.
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- McKeon Expresses Concern about NJ Transit Patronage & Safety
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Judiciary Chairman John McKeon expresses concern about NJ Transit patronage and safety. Mckeon co-chaired Tuesday's Assembly/Senate hearing into NJ Transit safety. It was the third such hearing.
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- Asw. Vainieri Huttle Moves Her Bill to Better Protect Child Welfare Caseworkers
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- By a vote of 59-3-7, the full Assembly on Thursday approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Troy Singleton, Jamel Holley, Gabriela Mosquera, Daniel R. Benson, Cleopatra Tucker and Benjie Wimberly to help safeguard child protection workers from the kind of attacks that left one seriously injured and sent two others to the hospital.
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- McKeon on Halting Patronage Hiring at NJ Transit
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Judiciary Chairman John McKeon talks about his concerns with patronage hiring at NJ Transit under Gov. Christie.
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- McKeon Opens Hearing on NJ Transit Safety
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Judiciary Chairman John F. McKeon opens today's Assembly/Senate hearing with NJ Transit on safety concerns
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- Muoio Opening Statement on NJ Transit Inquiry
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Liz Muoio's opening statement as Assembly Judiciary and Senate Legislative Oversight begin investigation into NJ TRANSIT safety and operations
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- Johnson Opening Statement on NJ Transit Inquiry
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Gordon M. Johnson's opening statement as Assembly Judiciary and Senate Legislative Oversight begin investigation into NJ TRANSIT safety and operations
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- Chaparro Opening Statement on NJ Transit Inquiry
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro's opening statement as Assembly Judiciary and Senate Legislative Oversight begin investigation into NJ TRANSIT safety and operations
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- McKeon Opening Statement on NJ Transit Inquiry
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- 6:33
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Asm. John McKeon's opening statement as Assembly Judiciary and Senate Legislative Oversight committees begin investigating NJ TRANSIT
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto on Restoring Transportation Funding
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- 4:39
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto on legislation to restore transportation funding, put laborers back to work, improve public safety and boost the economy.
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- Assemblyman Burzichelli on his Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act
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- 3:18
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto on the new Transportation Trust Fund agreement
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto on the new Transportation Trust Fund agreement, which will mean jobs and economic development for New Jersey, along with a sustainable 21st century infrastructure.
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- Speaker Emeritus Oliver on Banning Sale of Real-Looking Toy Guns
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- 10:28
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Assembly Speaker Emeritus Sheila Oliver on her bill to ban the sale of real-looking toy guns and imitation firearms. Speaker Emeritus Oliver is joined by East Orange Councilman Ted R. Green.
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- Concerns about Distracted Driving in New Jersey
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- 11:38
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A look at today's Assembly transportation panel hearing to hear recommendations on distracted driving and explore how New Jersey can better prevent distracted driving on its roadways.
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- Caride, Jasey & Education Advocates on Eliminating Standardized Testing from Teacher Evaluations
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- 17:15
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Marlene Caride, Mila Jasey, New Jersey Education Association and education advocates announce support for bill to eliminate student test scores from teacher evaluation
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- Asm. Houghtaling on Effort to Declare November Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (AJR-103)
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- In this video press release, Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling (D-Monmouth) discusses his recently enacted legislation to increase public awareness of pancreatic cancer.
The new law (formerly AJR-103) designates November of each year as “Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month” in New Jersey, with the intent to increase awareness of this life-threatening disease.
The new law raises public awareness and encourages increased funding for pancreatic cancer research, which lags behind funding for other leading cancer research.
Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest form of cancer and is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Seventy-one percent of pancreatic cancer patients will die within the first year of their diagnosis, and 93 percent will die within the first five years.
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- Vainieri Huttle on New Law Requiring NJ Divest Financial Interests in Anti-Israel Businesses (A-925)
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- In this video press release, Assembly Human Services Committee Chairwoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle discusses her recently enacted legislation that requires the state Investment Council to divest New Jersey’s financial interests from any business or entity attempting to boycott, divest or sanction Israel or Israeli-held businesses.
Vainieri Huttle and other legislators from New Jersey took part in a study mission to Israel earlier this year. While on the trip, they gained insight into how Israel – a $1.7 billion trade partner with New Jersey – provides international leadership in new technology and humanitarian assistance and works to achieve peace and address the security concerns of its citizens.
The new law (formerly A-925) is a response to the recent “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” movement affecting Israel and Israeli-held businesses. It would not apply to the activities of any company providing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people thr...
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- Speaker Prieto Supporting Constitutionally Dedicating Public Employee Pension Payments
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- In this video press release, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) addresses a State House rally in support of legislation that would ask voters this November to amend the state constitution to require New Jersey to fund the pensions of public employees on a timely basis.
Under the provisions set forth in the 2011 pension and benefits overhaul law, state and local government employers were required to make annual contributions to the various pension systems administered by the State: Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund; Judicial Retirement System; Prison Officers’ Pension Fund; Public Employees’ Retirement System; Consolidated Police and Firemen’s Pension Fund; Police and Firemen’s Retirement System; and the State Police Retirement System.
However, a 2015 decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court held the contractual obligation of the state to make its annual required contributions to the pension systems unenforceable because it was “subject to ...
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- Speaker Prieto at Newser in Support of Bill to Provide Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- In this video press release, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) speaks during a State House news conference in support of legislation (A-3819) that would extend unemployment benefits to workers on strike for more than 30 days due to unresolved labor disputes.
The measure would have benefited workers in the recent strike against Verizon and would benefit Trump Taj Mahal workers currently on strike.
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- Speaker Prieto on Assembly Passage of Legislation to Fund the TTF and Reduce NJ’s Sales Tax
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- In this video press release, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) discusses an amended legislative package that would restore funding to New Jersey’s beleaguered Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) and reduce the state’s regressive sales tax.
The TTF, once regarded as a national model for transportation finance, runs out of money on July 1. The amended legislative package, sponsored by Speaker Prieto, sets out an eight-year, $16 billion capital transportation program for the state’s highway and rail infrastructure (A-10) and secures dedicated funding for the plan while reducing the state’s sales tax to six percent by 2018 (A-12).
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- Prieto & Schaer on FY 2017 Budget Continuing to Put Focus on Rebuilding NJ's Middle Class (A-4000)
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- 2:49
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- In this video press release, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) and Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Gary S. Schaer (D-Passaic) hail the Democratic state budget plan as yet another key step toward rebuilding New Jersey’s middle-class, combating poverty, ensuring access to quality health care and protecting the state’s most vulnerable residents.
The plan (A-4000) includes increased funding for concerns ranging from fully funding the Senior and Disabled Citizens’ Property Tax Freeze program, expanding preschool education, lead safety in schools and homes and preventing the governor’s cut in hospital charity care.
It also provide increased funding help for domestic violence, rape victims and abused children, along with the Educational Opportunity Fund, adult education, substance abuse prevention and autism, along with increased help for community providers, home health aides, the school breakfast program for low-income children and for Zika viru...
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- Taliaferro, Andrzejczak & Houghtaling Promote Bills to Enhance Farm-to-Table Experience in NJ
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- In this video press release, Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bob Andrzejczak (D-Cape May), Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Vice-Chairman Adam Taliaferro (D-Gloucester) and Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling (D-Monmouth) discuss their legislative package to help promote New Jersey’s farms and farm-to-table eateries and support the state’s agricultural industry.
The first bill (A-3053) would direct the Division of Travel and Tourism to publish on its website information on farm-to-table restaurants in the state, by region. The information would have to be updated as appropriate. The bill would also direct the division to establish a process by which farm-to-table restaurants may register for posting on the site, including the criteria for designation as a “farm-to-table restaurant.”
The second bill (A-3054) would require the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with any agricultural, aquaculture farming,...
