New Jersey Assembly Democrats
Majority Leader Greenwald’s Five-Year Fight For Gun Violence Prevention
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- Majority Leader Greenwald’s Five-Year Fight For Gun Violence Prevention
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- 2:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Following a powerful meeting with the families of the Sandy Hook shooting in his office in 2013, New Jersey Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald made a promise to fight for legislation to prevent gun violence. In March 2018, the General Assembly passed a series of common sense gun safety bills that are expected to be signed into law.
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- An Equal Pay Day Throwback to the Assembly Recently OK'ing Gender Pay Equity
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Pintor Marin, Benson & Burzichelli - We Must Fix School Funding
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assembly Budget Chairwoman Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Essex) and Assemblymen Dan Benson (D-Mercer/Middlesex) and John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester/Salem/Cumberland) during Monday's Assembly Budget Committee public hearing addressed the continued need to fix school funding in the upcoming state budget.
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- Speaker Coughlin on Fighting Childhood Hunger
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A four-bill legislative package to get more public school students enrolled in federally funded breakfast and lunch programs was released Thursday by the Assembly Appropriations Committee after Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin touted the bills as part of his anti-hunger effort.
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- Pinkin on Recognizing 70th Anniversary of Israel
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin on recognizing the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel
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- Downey on ‘Jake Honig’s Law’ to Expand Access to Medical Marijuana
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Joann Downey, Eric Houghtaling and Jamel Holley to expand access to medical marijuana was advanced Thursday by an Assembly panel. The bill is designated Jake Honig’s Law in honor or a Howell resident who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer at the age of two.
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- Lampitt on the need for security in schools
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assembly Education Chairwoman Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden/Burlington) delivers her opening statement Thursday on the importance of school security during a joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate Education Committees.
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- Reynolds-Jackson & Gusciora on Fighting Opioid Epidemic
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assembly Democrats Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and Reed Gusciora (both D-Mercer/Hunterdon) joined Governor Phil Murphy Tuesday to tour the Rescue Mission of Trenton and discuss fighting the opioid epidemic in New Jersey.
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- Wimberly continues fight for Paterson school funding
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly spoke on the continued needs for Paterson schools to receive funding during Wednesday’s first public Budget Committee hearing.
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- Pintor Marin Convenes Assembly Budget Committee's 1st Public Hearing in 2018
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assembly Budget Chair Eliana Pintor-Marin delivers her opening statements before the first public hearing of the Assembly Budget Committee on the proposed state budget.
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- Democratic Assemblywomen Voice Support as Assembly Approves Equal Pay for Women
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- 2:56
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblywomen Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Britnee Timberlake, Gabriela Mosquera, Patricia Egan Jones, Joann Downey, Angela McKnight and sponsor Pamela Lampitt voice their support equal pay for women as the Assembly approved the bill on Monday. The bill now heads to Governor Phil Murphy.
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- McKeon on Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Extreme Risk Protective Order Act of 2018 - which authorizes new protective orders against those who pose a significant danger by either possessing or purchasing a firearm - sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon, Majority Leader Lou Greenwald, Mila Jasey, Tim Eustace, Andrew Zwicker, Carol Murphy and Paul Moriarty was approved 59-13-5 Monday by the Assembly.
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- Lampitt Earned Sick Leave Bill Clears Assembly
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Legislation Assembly Democrats Pamela Lampitt, Raj Mukherji, Jerry Green, Shavonda Sumter and Benjie Wimberley sponsored to require employers to provide earned sick leave to workers in New Jersey was voted out of the Assembly 50-24-1 on Monday.
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- Greenwald on Passing of Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblyman Lou Greenwald on on the passing of his bill package to advance gun safety in New Jersey.
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- Lampitt Bill Promoting Equal Pay for Women Heads to Governor’s Desk
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Pamela Lampitt and Joann Downey to promote equal pay for women was advanced out of both the Assembly and Senate on Monday.
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- Lampitt, Downey & Vainieri Huttle Ahead of Monday's Equal-Pay-for-Women Vote
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- In a press conference before Monday’s Assembly vote, Assemblywomen Pamela Lampitt, Joann Downey and Valerie Vainieri Huttle discuss today's pending Assembly vote on legislation to require equal pay for women in New Jersey.
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- Gusciora calls for Regional Stakeholders Meeting on Concerns with Trenton Water Works
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblyman Reed Gusciora testified before the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee on the need to fix concerns about Trenton Water Works
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- Reynolds-Jackson on Need to Fix Concerns about Trenton Water Works
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson testified before the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee on the need to fix concerns about Trenton Water Works
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- Benson on Reimbursing Residents for Water Testing During Crisis
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblyman Dan Benson on his bill (A-2420), which would require water suppliers to reimburse residential customers for drinking water testing. The bill comes amid concern about the Trenton Water Works.
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- Conaway: My Hope is Medicinal Marijuana Can Improve the Opioid Crisis
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblyman Health and Senior Service Committee Chairman Dr. Herb Conaway on expanding access to Medical Marijuana in New Jersey and how it can help combat the opioid epidemic.
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- Gusciora on Expanding Patient Access to Medicinal Marijuana
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblyman Reed Gusciora spoke during Thursday’s Health and Senior Service Committee on expanding access to Medical Marijuana in New Jersey.
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- Sumter: I Learned About Pay Inequity at 16
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assembly Majority Conference Leader Shavonda Sumter discusses her own experience with gender pay inequity as she supports equal pay for women.
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Pamela Lampitt and Joann Downey to promote equal pay for women was advanced out of the Assembly Labor Committee on Monday.
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- Vainieri Huttle: Equal Pay Bill Will Strengthen the Family
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle supports legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Pamela Lampitt and Joann Downey to promote equal pay for women. The bill was advanced out of the Assembly Labor Committee on Monday.
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- Lampitt: Equal Pay for Women will Make Headlines Across the Nation
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Pamela Lampitt and Joann Downey to promote equal pay for women was advanced out of the Assembly Labor Committee on Monday.
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- Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez: We must continue efforts to help Puerto Rico
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez spoke Friday at the first regional meeting of New Jersey's Commission on Puerto Rico. The meeting was held in her hometown of Perth Amboy. Assemblywoman Lopez (D-Middlesex) stressed that the state needs to continue its efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Maria.
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- Assembly Democrats Support National Student Walkout
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Democratic members of the New Jersey Assembly voiced their support as thousands of students across the state walked out of class on Wednesday on the one month anniversary of Florida’s Parkland shooting.
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- Jasey on Helping NJ Homeowners Hurt by Trump Tax Changes
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- An Assembly panel advanced legislation Monday sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon, Mila Jasey and Roy Freiman to counteract the cut in allowable property tax deductions imposed under the new federal tax changes.
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- McKeon on Barring Confidential Whistleblower Suits after Questions about Hunterdon Sheriff Case
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- An Assembly panel approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon, Annette Quijano, Daniel Benson, Eric Houghtaling, Joann Downey and Andrew Zwicker that would bar public entities from entering into confidential settlements of whistleblower lawsuits with public employees and mandate that such settlements are part of open public records.
McKeon first introduced the bill last session in response to the settlement reached with former Hunterdon County Assistant Prosecutor Bennett Barlyn. Barlyn filed a lawsuit against the state in 2012 alleging he had been fired in 2010 after complaining to a superior that an indictment brought against the then-Hunterdon County sheriff and others by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office had been dismissed by then Attorney General Paula Dow for political reasons.
In October 2016, it was reported that the lawsuit was settled for $1.3 million in August and that the state spent almost $4 million on additional legal...
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- McKeon on his Bill to Lessen Impact of Trump’s Tax Changes on NJ Residents
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- An Assembly panel advanced legislation Monday sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon, Mila Jasey and Roy Freiman to counteract the cut in allowable property tax deductions imposed under the new federal tax changes.
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- Zwicker: Consumers have a right to free, open and fair internet
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- An Assembly panel on Monday released a three-bill legislative package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Nicholas Chiaravalloti, Andrew Zwicker and Carol Murphy that requires Internet service providers doing business in the state to meet certain net neutrality requirements to ensure New Jersey consumers continue to have equal access to the Internet.
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- Chiaravalloti: Net Neutrality is basic consumer protection
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- An Assembly panel on Monday released a three-bill legislative package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Nicholas Chiaravalloti, Andrew Zwicker and Carol Murphy that requires Internet service providers doing business in the state to meet certain net neutrality requirements to ensure New Jersey consumers continue to have equal access to the Internet.
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- Burzichelli on his Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assemblyman John Burzichelli testifies on his “Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act” (A-1504), which would permit qualified terminally ill patents to self-administer medication to end life in a humane and dignified manner.
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- Lampitt Earned Sick Leave Bill Advances in Assembly
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Legislation Assembly Democrats Pamela Lampitt, Raj Mukherji, Jerry Green, Shavonda Sumter and Benjie Wimberley sponsored to require employers to provide earned sick leave to workers in New Jersey was advanced Monday by the Assembly Labor Committee.
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- Zwicker on his Bill to Protect Freelance Workers
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Andrew Zwicker and Gordon Johnson to ensure fair treatment of freelance workers was approved Monday an Assembly committee. The bill (A-1526) provides that a freelance worker must be paid the compensation earned according to work terms agreed to by the freelance worker and its client, and requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to act as a regulatory agency regarding these work agreements.
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- Lampitt: Now Is the Time for Paid Sick Leave for All
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt on her bill to allow all workers in New Jersey to earn paid sick leave. The bill will be heard by the Assembly Labor Committee Monday.
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- Danielsen Announces Three Marijuana Hearings Across NJ
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Joe Danielsen delivers his opening statement Monday before the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee heard testimony on on the impact of prospective marijuana legislation.
All the hearings will be on Saturday – starting with April 21 at Rowan University and then May 12 at Bergen County Community College. A third location in central New Jersey will be determined.
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- Egan Jones on Gun Safety Bill: We must move forward to prevent this
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones testifies before the Assembly Judiciary Committee on her bill to require firearms seizure when a health care professional determines a patient poses a threat of harm to self or others.
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- McKeon on His Protective Order Gun Safety Bill
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- 7:10
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assemblyman John McKeon testifies before the Assembly Judiciary Committee on his gun safety bill. The bill (A-1217) would allow for protective orders against those who pose a significant danger by either possessing or purchasing a firearm.
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- Greenwald on His Gun Safety Bill Package: Gun Violence is an Epidemic
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- 12:38
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald testifies before the Assembly Judiciary Committee on his four gun safety bills. The bills up Wednesday aim to reduce ammunition magazine capacity, enhance background checks, ban armor-piercing ammunition and counter efforts to weaken gun safety regulations.
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- Quijano on Gun Safety Bills: We Will Act to Make New Jersey Safer
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assembly Judiciary ChairwomanAnnette Quijano delivers her opening statement before the committee heard a six-bill package aiming to increase gun safety in New Jersey. The hearing comes after the recent high school shooting in Florida, but also continues the ongoing Assembly effort to reduce gun violence.
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- Greenwald on Protecting New Jersey taxpayers
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald on protecting New Jersey taxpayers hurt by federal tax changes. He also notes ongoing bipartisan efforts to reform New Jersey’s tax system.
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- Freiman: We need to make a bipartisan change to help NJ taxpayers
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The full Assembly advanced on Thursday legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Roy Freiman, Joann Downey and Vince Mazzeo permitting taxpayers to make dedicated prepayment toward anticipated property taxes and concerning federal tax changes to prepayment guidelines.
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- Zwicker: New Jersey Must Be a Leader in Climate Change
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The full Assembly on Thursday gave final legislative approval to legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Raj Mukherji, Andrew Zwicker, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Tim Eustace, Joann Downey, James Kennedy and Nancy Pinkin requiring New Jersey to take part in the U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold the Paris Climate Accord and the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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- Assembly Democrats Bill Requiring NJ to Uphold Paris Climate Agreement Approved by Assembly
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The full Assembly on Thursday gave final legislative approval to legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Raj Mukherji, Andrew Zwicker, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Tim Eustace, Joann Downey, James Kennedy and Nancy Pinkin requiring New Jersey to take part in the U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold the Paris Climate Accord and the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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- McKeon Bill to to Allow NJ to Rejoin the RGGI Program Approved by the Assembly
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon, Reed Gusciora and Valerie Vainieri Huttle that would require the state to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to curb greenhouse-gas emissions was approved by the full Assembly, 48-24.
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- General Assembly honors former Assemblywoman Sandra Lee “Sandi” Love
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera honors former Assemblywoman Sandra Lee “Sandi” Love after her passing on February 13th on the floor of the General Assembly.
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- Downey on Her Bill to Keep Sexual Predators Out of Schools
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The General Assembly on Thursday approved a four-bill legislative package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Joann Downey, Pamela Lampitt, Joe Lagana, Ralph Caputo, Thomas Giblin, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Joseph Danielsen to teach students about consent and sexual assault, and thoroughly vet prospective school employees for allegations of sexual misconduct involving children to prevent sexual predators from working in schools
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- Greenwald, Sumter: We must move forward on women’s healthcare
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald and Conference Leader Shavonda Sumter spoke on the floor of the General Assembly in support of two bills to restore healthcare funding for women and children cut during the Christie Administration. Both bills were approved Thursday by the Assembly, giving both measures final legislative approval.
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- Angela McKnight Kicks Off Assembly’s Black History Month Celebration
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Assemblywoman Angela McKnight gives the opening remarks as the General Assembly celebrates Black History Month.
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- Reynolds-Jackson Joins the New Jersey Assembly
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Vowing to fight for property tax relief, education funding, environmental protection and affordable housing, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson was sworn into the New Jersey General Assembly on Thursday representing the 15th Legislative District in Mercer and Hunterdon counties.
