TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey currently imposes an income tax penalty on Middle Class families earning under $70,000. During Thursday’s session, Morris County Assemblyman Anthony Bucco’s legislative effort to remove the tax penalty was blocked by Democrats who control the legislature. “The Read More
Menendez would leave his trial in N.J. to vote against Obamacare repeal in D.C.
NEWARK — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez vowed Friday to be in Washington, D.C., to vote against Republicans’ last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act next week, a move that may cause him to miss a day of Read More
Donald Trump must lead by example
The Establishment, a construct of Democrats and Republicans that rules in Washington no matter which party controls government, appears to be over its fainting spell following Donald Trump’s election. It is now throwing everything at him from a daily – Read More
John McCain: Traitor to the conservative cause
There are video clips floating about devoted entirely to showing the dramatic few seconds on the Senate floor when Sen. John McCain cast his no-vote to Obamacare repeal. Pick one and watch it. They’re good visuals of what betrayal looks Read More
Telling It Straight: Shame On These Cowards!
Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — Let’s tell it like it is. The entrenched Republicans in the U. S. Senate are in the process of making fools of themselves. And the biggest culprits are the Futile Four who Read More
OPINION: Senate Vote Next Logical Step in Obamacare Repeal
Obamacare has been, to put it mildly, burdensome for small businesses in New Jersey. Soon, the Senate will have a chance to do something about it. Year after year, when the National Federation of Independent Business surveys its members, they Read More
Rand Paul: We should repeal Obamacare like Republicans promised, not just “fix” it
By Sen. Rand Paul Just when you think Republicans might move away from the bad ideas that are Obamacare-lite, stories are cropping up about the GOP looking at resurrecting or even expanding Obamacare’s Cadillac tax (In fact, it is already Read More
N.J.’s Frelinghuysen changes stance and votes to repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON — Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, who bucked the House Republican leadership in March and opposed legislation repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, changed his position and voted for the latest version of the GOP alternative. Frelinghuysen (R-11th Dist.) who Read More
MacArthur, Lance offer competing assessments of Obamacare’s House repeal
The amended AHCA passed the House on Thursday, Save Jerseyans, and only Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11) and Tom MacArthur (R-3), the latter whom was instrumental in amending the controversial Obamacare repeal measure, were the only two New Jersey House members to vote Read More