Senate President Steve Sweeney hosted Town Hall events in Atlantic and Camden Counties as well as Seton Hall this week as he continues his advocacy of the Path to Progress report throughout New Jersey. Senators Fred Madden and Troy Singleton stood up to tax fraud on Tax Day. And lastly, The Budget and Appropriations Committee continued the budget process by hearing from the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs to discuss respective budget priorities as we move closer to the end of the fiscal year.
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