Sweeney: economy is the issue now, not marriage equality

By Max Pizarro | November 18th, 2009 - 3:17pm
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Sweeney: economy is the issue now, not marriage equality
Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford), right, with Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts (D-Camden)

ATANTIC CITY - Ready to be the next Senate President, state Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) just told a crowd of mayors, council people and govenrment types that now is not the time to drive marriage equality through the legislature.

"It's an important social issue," Sweeney tells NJN Chief Political Correspondent Michael Aron in response to a question.

"If we learned anything in this last election it's that the main issue right now is the economy," Sweeney adds.

He says the legislature should consider marriage equality at another time.  

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Submitted by beowulf on November 19, 2009 - 10:23am.

Is Sweeny suggesting that the legislature cannot handle more than one issue at a time? Then by his estimate, every legislative season should only focus on one topic. What's wrong Senator....can't multi-task?

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