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A view of the Senate Chambers from the 2010-2011 Senate Reorganization.
By DMUAdmin James Beach Linda Greenstein News & Releases

20 Sep: Greenstein-Beach Measure To Allow Military Spouses To Receive Nursing Licenses Approved In Senate Health Committee

TRENTON – In response to First Lady Michelle Obama’s and Dr. Jill Biden’s call to increase professional license portability from one state to the next, legislation sponsored by Senators Linda R. Greenstein and Jim Beach that would provide nursing licenses to qualified nonresident military spouses was unanimously approved today by the Senate Health, Human Services and Seniors Citizens Committee.

“Military families provide a great service to our country. The husbands and wives of our active-duty military personnel often make great sacrifices in support of their military spouses. And because of military families’ high rates of moving from state-to-state – for example in 2010, 24 percent of military wives relocated across state lines compared with only 2 percent of civilian wives – military spouses often end up sacrificing their careers,” said Senator Greenstein, D- Middlesex and Mercer. “With this legislation, we can assist those spouses who are also nurses so that their transition into New Jersey is as seamless as possible.”

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20 Sep: Senate Democrats Give Christie Failing Grades On His Record On Women’s Issues

TRENTON – At a news conference today in the New Jersey Statehouse, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg unveiled a report card, grading Governor Chris Christie’s record on women’s issues — from women’s health care funding, to pay equity, to access to after school programs.

The news conference was attended by Senate President Pro Tempore Nia H. Gill, D-Essex, who spoke about her efforts to enact a health care exchange to provide greater health coverage for uninsured New Jerseyans, and Senator Linda Greenstein, D-Middlesex and Mercer, who spoke about her own experiences promoting funding for women’s health care at a time when the Governor slashed it from the budget. Senators Teresa Ruiz, D-Essex, and Sandra Bolden Cunningham, D-Hudson, as well as women’s issues advocates, also attended the news conference.

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19 Sep: Greenstein Urges New Jerseyans To Report Persistent, Unsolicited Calls

TRENTON – In light of a recent news report that suggest telemarketers are ignoring both federal and New Jersey state law that prohibits calls to individuals on the Do Not Call registry, Senator Linda R. Greenstein, author of New Jersey’s anti-telemarketing law, today urged consumers to report these telemarketers to the state Division of Consumer Affairs.

“Solicitation and telemarketing calls at home are disruptive to New Jerseyans and can be a relentless invasion of privacy. Because of these major headaches and annoyances, we have passed some of the nation’s toughest anti-marketing laws in New Jersey,” said Senator Greenstein, D-Middlesex and Mercer. “But recent reports suggest that many telemarketers are ignoring the law and harassing residents even if they have placed their number on the Do Not Call registry. It is important that the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs is aware of these unlawful calls, so that they can take action to avoid future disturbances.”

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19 Sep: Thursday Advisory — Senate Environment Panel To Discuss Package Of Bills Promoting Alternative Fuel Cars

TRENTON – The Senate Environment and Energy Committee will host a hearing on a package of more than twenty bills promoting the use of electric, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles on Thursday, September 20. The hearing will be held at 10 AM in Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor of the Statehouse Annex.

“With the nation’s third highest commuter times, New Jerseyans spend a lot of time in their cars, much to the detriment of our state’s air quality, the health of our citizens and the environment,” said Senator Smith, D-Middlesex and Somerset, Chairman of the Environment Committee and author of numerous bills included in the package. “As technology continues to advance and we have the ability to fuel our cars with natural gas, electricity and even fuel cells rather than with gasoline, it is important that the Legislature revisits ways to encourage consumers to switch to these alternative fuel vehicles.”

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Senators Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex, and Linda R. Greenstein, D-Middlesex, Mercer, stand with domestic violence advocate Ashlee Newman after a press conference in the Statehouse today. Ashlee’s cousin, Heather Newman of Old Bridge, was brutally murdered by her estranged husband in December, 2011. The press conference brought awareness to three bills pending in the Senate, S-148, S-331 and S-1301, that would work to protect domestic violence victims from continued abuse and harm from their abusers.
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13 Sep: Legislators And Domestic Violence Prevention Advocates Call For Adoption Of Measures To Modernize Domestic Violence Laws

TRENTON – A group of legislators and domestic violence prevention advocates met at the State House today to call attention to a package of bills currently pending before the Legislature that would enact much needed updates to the state’s domestic violence laws.

“Domestic Violence Awareness Month may be coming in October, but domestic violence is an issue New Jersey residents face every single day,” said Senator Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex. “We’re renewing the fight for stronger anti-domestic violence laws now so that as we turn the page to October, New Jersey can move toward becoming a safer place for the victims of domestic violence.”

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While Assemblywoman Linda Stender, D-Union, looks on, Senator Loretta Weinberg, B-Bergen, speaks at a news conference at the Statehouse urging Governor Christie to act on her legislation to restore funding for family planning and women’s health services which was cut in the FY 2011 Budget.
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25 Jun: Weinberg-Vitale-Greenstein Legislation To Restore Family Planning Funds Approved In Senate

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, Senate Health Committee Chairman Joseph F. Vitale, and Senator Linda Greenstein which would restore nearly $7.5 million in funds for family planning services and women’s health programs was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 27-10.

“Two years ago, when the Governor defunded women’s health care programs, he made it harder for women in New Jersey to access basic health services such as cancer screening, AIDS and STD testing, and birth control,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “At the time that the Governor defunded these programs, he claimed fiscal concerns, but every attempt we’ve made to restore funds using responsible budgetary alternatives has been dismissed. Hopefully, the Governor will recognize that this issue isn’t going away quietly, and he’ll work with us to restore funding for these vital programs.”

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07 Jun: Greenstein Statement On Pay Equity Bills Approved In Labor Committee

TRENTON – Senator Linda Greenstein, D-Middlesex and Mercer, issued the following statement today after the Senate Labor Committee approved a package of bills she sponsored to advance pay equity in the Garden State:

“With women making up 47 percent of the State’s workforce, we simply have to do a better job in ensuring equal pay for equal work. While New Jersey traditionally does better than most states in terms the disparity between what men and women earn, we cannot be fully satisfied until all people are guaranteed fair and equitable pay.

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A view of the Senate Chambers from the 2010-2011 Senate Reorganization.
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17 May: Buono, Gordon & Greenstein Act To Thwart Christie’s Attempt To Undermine Environmental & Public Health Safeguards

TRENTON – Senator Barbara Buono, Senator Bob Gordon, and Senator Linda R. Greenstein acted on Thursday to prevent the Christie Administration from moving forward on its attempt to subvert established environmental laws designed to prevent the contamination of natural resources and safeguard public health and safety when the Senate Environment and Energy Committee approved legislation sponsored by Senator Buono, Senator Gordon, and Senator Greenstein that would block the implementation of the administration’s so-called “waiver rule.”

“The Governor does not possess the legal authority to ‘bypass’ laws and regulations put in place to prevent the pollution of our natural resources and safeguard the public’s health and safety,” said Senator Buono, (D-Middlesex) a prime sponsor of the resolution. “This is an abuse of power by the Governor that he wants to grant to himself and, as a result, he will put our air, water and land at risk of serious contamination and expose the public to the bad health effects and safety risks that will result. The Governor isn’t just ‘waiving’ laws and regulations, he’s ‘waiving’ away everyone’s rights and expectations to a clean environment and health protections.”

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