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Many of our senators have acted outside the box in order to stay connected with constituents throughout the state amidst…
Trenton – Chair of the Senate Health Committee Senator Joe Vitale welcomed Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 112 today which will increase…
Trenton – New Jersey Legislative Latino Caucus Chair Senator Nellie Pou issued a statement today urging the broad inclusion of…
Budget Chair Will Sponsor Legislation With Senator Oroho Extending Tax Deadline & Lengthening Fiscal Year TRENTON – Senator Paul Sarlo,…
Trenton – Governor Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin issued the following joint statement today on…
Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney today welcomed the action by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the…
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Lawmaker’s foundation gives thousands of masks, gloves to hospitals, police, EMTs
Steve Strunsky | April 4, 2020 | NJ Advance Media | The personal foundation of State Sen. Vin Gopal…
NJ Is Alone Among the States for Its ‘Unusual’ Plan to Extend 2020 Fiscal Year
John Reitmeyer | April 6, 2020 | NJ Spotlight | Credit-ratings agencies will be looking closely at how New…
Coronavirus: Senator praises NJ educators facing challenges amid pandemic
Greg Tufaro | March 30, 2020 | Bridgewater Courier News | As the father of an elementary school teacher and…
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POLICY ISSUES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SWEENEY CALLS FOR TWO-MONTH MORATORIUM ON MORTGAGE, LOAN, UTILITY PAYMENTS DURING ECONOMIC LOCKDOWN
Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney today urged the federal government to include a full or partial two-month moratorium on mortgage, home equity, loan, utility and insurance payments as part of its economic response to the coronavirus recession.
SENATE CLEARS BILL PACKAGE TO COMBAT THE COVID-19 CRISIS
Trenton – In a major bipartisan effort, the Senate overwhelmingly cleared 27 bills today that will help the state address the COVID-19 crisis now, and in the months ahead.
SARLO URGES NJ BANKERS TO GRANT ‘PAYMENT HOLIDAY’ TO RESTAURANTS & BARS DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
Trenton –Senator Paul Sarlo today urged New Jersey banks to grant a two-month “holiday” on payments for mortgage payments and lines of credit to restaurants and bars that have shut down or are experiencing sharp declines in revenue due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Senator’s initiative comes in response to an NJ Labor Department report that 15,000 people, predominantly from the restaurant and bar industry, filed new unemployment claims this past Monday.