Paul Moriarty

MORIARTY CONDEMNS HOUSE EFFORT TO END STATE FOOD LABELING
Legislation Would Wipe Out More than 200 State Laws
Regarding Safety Labeling of Food

(TURNERSVILLE) - Responding to a bill passed by the United States House of Representatives that would wipe out state laws on food safety labeling, Assemblyman Paul Moriarty condemned the Wednesday vote and how it was rushed through by the House Republicans bankrolled by the food industry.

"This is an attempt by the food industry to hide the effects their products may have on the consumers who purchase them," said Moriarty (D-Camden/Gloucester). "Consumers have the right to know what is being added to the products they are purchasing and the potential harms those additives may have."

March 8, 2006 Contact: Jill Hazelbaker (908-789-2100)
For Immediate Release

Munoz: Ethics Reform Important to Latinos

CRUZ-PEREZ/MORIARTY/GUSCIORA BILL REQUIRING REGISTRATION
OF OUT-OF-STATE TICKET BROKERS ADVANCES
Measure Would Mandate Consumer Protections
for All Brokers Selling Tickets to New Jersey Events

MAYER/MORIARTY BILL BANNING SALE OF HAZARDOUS
YO-YO WATERBALLS PASSES ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY PANEL ADVANCES MORIARTY QUICK RELEASE BIKE BILL
Bill would Ban the Sale of Bicycles with Quick Release Wheels for children in New Jersey

Contact: Jason Springer
Phone: 856-232-6700

(TURNERSVILLE) - An Assembly committee today released legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Paul Moriarty and Dave Mayer to prohibit the sale of bicycles with quick release wheels in New Jersey. The bill would make it an unlawful practice to sell a bicycle intended for use by children which is equipped with a "quick release wheel", a wheel which does not require the use of any tools to be removed from the bicycle.

"The danger facing our children caused by bicycles with quick release wheels is too great to risk in light of the fact that safer alternatives exist," said Moriarty (D-Gloucester, Camden). "Ensuring the safety of our children should be the most important factor in making this decision."

MORIARTY SPONSORS BILL PROHIBITING SALE OF BICYCLES WITH QUICK RELEASE WHEELS
Children Riding Bicycles With These Wheels Have Been Involved In Over 150 Accidents

Contact: Jason Springer
Phone: 856-232-6700
Email: Jspringer@njleg.org

(TURNERSVILLE) – Many parents could never imagine that a simple purchase of a bicycle could alter a family’s life forever. Unfortunately, this once impossible thought has become reality for families all over the country. Families have had to deal with their children suffering injuries, including permanent scarring, disfigurement, major bone and dental trauma, severe scraping and bruising, brain injury, and ruptured internal organs as a result of bicycles equipped with quick release wheels.

Assemblymen Paul Moriarty and David Mayer have recognized this problem and introduced A-2686, a bill to prohibit the sale of bicycles with quick release wheels in New Jersey. The bill would make it an unlawful practice to sell a bicycle intended for use by children which is equipped with a "quick release wheel", a wheel which does not require the use of any tools to be removed from the bicycle.

SPORTS BETTING BILL PASSES COMMITTEE
Measure Would Legalize Wagering on Professional Athletics

Contact: Jason Springer
Phone: 856-232-6700

NEW JERSEY'S SHAME: NUMBER OF HOMELESS VETERANS ON THE RISE
Assemblymen Moriarty and Mayer introduce bill to help support homeless Veterans

(Turnersville, NJ) - It is estimated that 8,300 veterans will be homeless tonight, according to the New Jersey Health Care System Homeless Veteran Programs. Many homeless veterans face serious barriers to community return, including substance abuse and mental health problems. Because homelessness is the result of many factors, a wide range of services is required to meet the needs of homeless veterans.

Assemblymen Paul Moriarty and David Mayer have recognized this problem and introduced A-2663, a bill supporting New Jersey's Homeless Veterans through the Veterans Haven Program. The bill would allow for taxpayers to provide voluntary contributions to the NJ Veterans Haven Program on their state gross income tax returns. Veterans Haven is located in Camden County, rural South New Jersey in Winslow, on the border of Atlantic and Camden Counties and serves veterans from all over the state.

Seek injunction by Attorney General and Introduce Legislation to outlaw practice

Contact: Jason Springer
856-232-6700

(Turnersville, NJ)- Assemblymen Dave Mayer and Paul Moriarty joined State Senator Fred Madden in an attempt to put an end to the practice of selling private phone records of New Jersey residents. Assemblymen Mayer and Moriarty introduced A-2539, the Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006, and simultaneously, Senator Madden has introduced this Act in the Senate.

Along with introducing legislation to deal with this problem, the three legislators also called on the Attorney General to seek an injunction that would immediately halt businesses from profiting off the sale of cell phone records for New Jersey residents while legislation is pending. The legislators would like to see the Attorney General's office take abrupt action to protect NJ Consumers and end this invasive process.

"It is extremely dangerous to allow private phone records to be seen by anyone in the public with the money to pay for them," said Mayer. "This brings up many potential serious issues including a person's safety."

Missouri has received an injunction to prevent the practice of selling the phone records of their residents while the states of Texas and Connecticut have opened investigations into the situation.

"The theft of someone's phone logs poses serious personal, financial and safety issues for just about any New Jersey resident," said Moriarty. "The business of using trickery to obtain consumers' cell phone records amounts to nothing more than the illegal trafficking of private information."

Businesses participating in this practice claim that it is legal for them to obtain, possess and sell cellular phone records, yet they have been sued by other states for violating their state consumer protection laws. The phone companies themselves have also filed injunctions seeking to stop the practice of selling private records.

"With the ongoing threat of identity theft, this legislation is crucial for New Jersey to protect the privacy rights of its citizens," said Senator Fred H. Madden, D-Gloucester, Camden. "Although the advancement of technology is essential, we need to safeguard the personal information of our citizens."

Of the 41 seats needed for control of the New Jersey State Assembly, Democrats now have 39 seats in the Safe Democratic column, according to a recently updated PoliticsNJ.com Battle for New Jersey '05 chart that tracks key races throughout the state.

PoliticsNJ.com has moved one Republican Assembly seat into the Safe Democratic column: in District 36, where GOP incumbent Paul DiGaetano is leaving the Legislature after an unsuccessful gubernatorial bid, the seat is almost certain to be picked up by Democrat Gary Schaer, the Passaic City Council President. Incumbent Democrat Fred Scalera is also safe. DiGaetano had held this seat since 1991, and the Republicans held the other seat as recently as 2001.

In the 4th district, Democratic Assemblyman David Mayer and his running mate, Washington Township Mayor Paul Moriarty, have been moved to Safe Democratic. Mayer was elected in 2003, defeating GOP incumbent Steve Altamurro, for a seat that had been held by the Republicans for twelve years. Moriarty, a former Philadelphia TV reporter who was elected Mayor last year, is seeking to replace Democrat Robert Smith, who is not seeking re-election to a fourth term. The GOP candidates are Clayton Police Chief Frank Winters and attorney Corey Ahart.

In countywide races, PoliticsNJ.com has moved Atlantic County Sheriff James McGettigan to Safe Democratic (his opponent dropped out yesterday). In Bergen County Freeholder race, Democratic incumbents Bernadette McPherson and David L. Ganz remain Likely Democratic, but a movement arrow toward Safe Democratic has been shifted toward Leans Democratic. In Essex County District V, Democratic Freeholder Ralph Caputo has been moved to Likely Democratic. Two Passaic County Freeholder seats remain in the Safe Democratic column, but a movement arrow has been added toward Likely Democratic.

The Battle for New Jersey '05