By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
Newly-minted U.S. Senator Jeff Chiesa (R-NJ) has cast his first few votes since taking the oath of office on Monday, Save Jerseyans.
On Tuesday, Senator Chiesa voted “YEA” on two procedural measures to permit a floor vote on S-744, an immigration “reform” package.
The GOP frontrunner in the race to succeed Chiesa, Steve Lonegan, issued a statement calling S-744 “a pure and simple amnesty for illegal aliens and if I were a member of the U.S. Senate, I would vote no.”
“Obama Rubber Stamps Cory Booker, Frank Pallone, Rush Holt and Sheila Oliver all support amnesty for illegal aliens,” Lonegan added, naming each and every potential Democrat rival in the October general. “I oppose it. It makes no difference who they nominate. They’re all the same.”
I bet he didn't even have time to read the bill, his staff couldn't even have read the bill if they did it in sections. At the very least he should have abstained. I believe he should have voted no, but abstaining would have been a reasonable thing to do.
It didn't take him long to grow.
UGH!
he doesn't serve me and we didn't vote for him
Without a coordinated effort at the filibuster, a cloture vote is meaningless. When the biggest amnesty in history is actually on the floor, we will see if he supports citizens and the rule of law, or criminals and rewarding illegal behavior.
What a piece of garbage! Amnesty will allow 30 million, predominantly Mexicans, settle in the U.S. in the next 10 years…that will be the largest influx of people in ten years in our entire history. The nationality is irrelevant, the VOLUME will fundamentally change a country whose fallacy of being a melting pot has been clearly revealed in the last decade. The Balkanization of the country is just another tool being used to kill it.
Newly-minted U.S. Senator Jeff Chiesa (R-NJ) votes to advance immigration bill; Lonegan weighs in: http://t.co/4J0VDTwI7K #tcot #njsen
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Annndddd….this is why that dirtbag will lose by the largest margin of any candidate. He’s despicable.
Glad Sen. Chiesa voted yes…Lonegan is the one that sounds as if he needs to read the bill.
Glad Sen. Chiesa voted yes…Lonegan is the one that sounds as if he needs to read the bill.
Have to laugh that Lonegan’s name was not mentioned when they were debating who the Gov would appoint and now not one of those people will step up to run
Sure….lets just do nothing…this Congress is used to that. Geeshh….what is wrong with you people?
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We need an amnesty program. Who else will fill all the sub-minimum wage jobs of agri-business picking crops and tending to other jobs corporations don't want to pay a living wage to Americans who won't fill the menial positions.
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Thanks for nothing, Chris Christie…
Simple question how could he have voted for something he did not read?
Calling my new Senator’s office this morning already 🙂 … can’t explain vote on amnesty bill and those he has working in the DC have not even been to our state of NJ. What gives? The fatman in Trenton really sold us out……
It’s a procedural vote people. He didn’t vote yes on the bill. Pay attention to the article please.
RT @SaveJersey: Newly-minted U.S. Senator Jeff Chiesa (R-NJ) votes to advance immigration bill; Lonegan weighs in: http://t.co/4J0VDTwI7K #…
I just asked the governor on 101.5 felt about this and he said “he didn’t vote yes on the bill, he voted to close the borders. BS! HE voted like a democrat, just like Christie!
I just posted the like on NJ101.5
thank you. I was fuming with the Governors attitude. He is such a smart ass.
ok, so NOW he voted YEA on the actual bill…
Chiesa, Jeffrey Republican NJ Yea
anything you want to add?
You people there must not have the problems we in the south with them taking jobs and sucking the welfare system dry Much less what they are doing to the tax system with there income tax filing where they clam as many as 10 kids claiming they support them its niece’s and nephews and none of even live here thats what they voted for