Post by fiberisgoodforyou on Jul 23, 2007 14:25:55 GMT -5
12TH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS: ENJOY YOUR TRIP TO THE BEACH THIS JULY 4TH BECAUSE IT’LL BE MORE EXPENSIVE NEXT YEAR
By TFitzsimmons - June 27, 2007 - 9:33am
Tags: Jennifer Beck, Declan O'Scanlon, Caroline Casagrande, Tolls, toll roads, asset monetization, Panter, Karcher,
Release Date: June 27, 2007
12th District Republican legislative candidates Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck, Declan O’Scanlon and Caroline Casagrande said today that by voting for a budget which paves the way for the sale of New Jersey’s toll roads, their opponents, Ellen Karcher and Mike Panter, had once again failed their district. O’Scanlon and Casagrande also echoed Beck’s call for Governor Jon Corzine to line item veto the asset sale language in the budget until public hearings were held on the issue.
“In Ellen Karcher’s four years in office, the budget has increased by $10 billion dollars, each time with a yes vote from the Senator from the 12th District. Now the state is in such dire financial straits we have to sell New Jersey’s toll roads and raise the tolls to balance next year’s budget. This is a backdoor tax increase that will affect every person in my district, and there are major safety and security issues that need to be discussed, yet thanks to the language in the budget the process is going to move forward with no input from the public until after the election. Obviously, based on her budget vote, Senator Karcher thinks that’s acceptable. However, I do not believe it’s in the best interests of my constituents- I oppose it and call on the Governor to line item veto the language from the budget bill.”
O’Scanlon and Casagrande criticized Panter not only for voting for the budget, but for specifically opposing a motion made by Beck to remove language from the budget which paved the way for the sale of the toll roads.
“On January 29th, before he voted for A-1, Assemblyman Panter spoke on the floor of the Assembly”, said Casagrande. “On several occasions, he called the tax rebate in the bill ‘sustainable’, and sanctimoniously heaped “shame on” anyone who questioned the wisdom of the bill or how the tax rebate would be paid for going forward. Only five months later, he affirmed, twice, his support for the sale of the toll roads. By voting for a budget with a $2.5 structural deficit in FY 2009 and no way to fund tax rebates save for a desperate scheme to sell state assets, Mike Panter has been proven embarrassingly wrong. The shame is on him.”
O’Scanlon concluded by saying “ The Trenton Democrats have spent like drunken sailors over the last 5 years and reached into the pockets of the residents of the 12th District in almost every way conceivable to pay for it. Yet still it’s not enough. Now they have to raise the tolls that people pay to commute to work, to enjoy the beaches, to enjoy the arts, and everything else that makes New Jersey a wonderful place to live. Pretty soon, the largest source of toll revenue is going to be from people paying on their way out of the state. Mike Panter and Ellen Karcher have been in Trenton for four years and done nothing to stop the fiscal crisis the state is in. Their vote for this budget proves that they are out of touch with the residents of this district."
By TFitzsimmons - June 27, 2007 - 9:33am
Tags: Jennifer Beck, Declan O'Scanlon, Caroline Casagrande, Tolls, toll roads, asset monetization, Panter, Karcher,
Release Date: June 27, 2007
12th District Republican legislative candidates Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck, Declan O’Scanlon and Caroline Casagrande said today that by voting for a budget which paves the way for the sale of New Jersey’s toll roads, their opponents, Ellen Karcher and Mike Panter, had once again failed their district. O’Scanlon and Casagrande also echoed Beck’s call for Governor Jon Corzine to line item veto the asset sale language in the budget until public hearings were held on the issue.
“In Ellen Karcher’s four years in office, the budget has increased by $10 billion dollars, each time with a yes vote from the Senator from the 12th District. Now the state is in such dire financial straits we have to sell New Jersey’s toll roads and raise the tolls to balance next year’s budget. This is a backdoor tax increase that will affect every person in my district, and there are major safety and security issues that need to be discussed, yet thanks to the language in the budget the process is going to move forward with no input from the public until after the election. Obviously, based on her budget vote, Senator Karcher thinks that’s acceptable. However, I do not believe it’s in the best interests of my constituents- I oppose it and call on the Governor to line item veto the language from the budget bill.”
O’Scanlon and Casagrande criticized Panter not only for voting for the budget, but for specifically opposing a motion made by Beck to remove language from the budget which paved the way for the sale of the toll roads.
“On January 29th, before he voted for A-1, Assemblyman Panter spoke on the floor of the Assembly”, said Casagrande. “On several occasions, he called the tax rebate in the bill ‘sustainable’, and sanctimoniously heaped “shame on” anyone who questioned the wisdom of the bill or how the tax rebate would be paid for going forward. Only five months later, he affirmed, twice, his support for the sale of the toll roads. By voting for a budget with a $2.5 structural deficit in FY 2009 and no way to fund tax rebates save for a desperate scheme to sell state assets, Mike Panter has been proven embarrassingly wrong. The shame is on him.”
O’Scanlon concluded by saying “ The Trenton Democrats have spent like drunken sailors over the last 5 years and reached into the pockets of the residents of the 12th District in almost every way conceivable to pay for it. Yet still it’s not enough. Now they have to raise the tolls that people pay to commute to work, to enjoy the beaches, to enjoy the arts, and everything else that makes New Jersey a wonderful place to live. Pretty soon, the largest source of toll revenue is going to be from people paying on their way out of the state. Mike Panter and Ellen Karcher have been in Trenton for four years and done nothing to stop the fiscal crisis the state is in. Their vote for this budget proves that they are out of touch with the residents of this district."
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