PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLS ON NEW JERSEYANS
TO GET BEHIND CORZINE, WEINBERG & DEMOCRATS

President Returns to New Jersey to Headline Rallies
in Camden and Newark

 
(NEWARK) – As New Jersey voters get ready to head to the polls in just two days, President Barack Obama headlined two rallies today where he made impassioned pleas for voters to support Governor Jon S. Corzine, Lieutenant Governor candidate Senator Loretta Weinberg and Democrats across the state.

STATEMENT FROM SENATE PRESIDENT CODEY
ON CHRISTIE’S CONTRADICTIONS

 
(TRENTON) - Senate President Richard J. Codey (D- Essex) released the following statement today:

“Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie finally admitted yesterday in the New York Times what we have already known, his entire campaign has been based on empty promises and failed economic policies.  Christie now says he will not restore property tax rebates, will not roll back the sales tax, will use "one-shot" revenues to close the budget deficit, and will not reduce income taxes.  Christie is learning quickly that it's one thing to make promises as the candidate for governor and another thing to have to explain how you would implement these promises once you are in charge.

“The truth is the only economic policies that Chris Christie is staying true to are the same failed economic policies that George Bush employed that got the country into this mess, and now Christie wants to bring them to New Jersey.”

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STATEMENT FROM SPEAKER ROBERTS
ON CHRISTIE’S CONTRADICTIONS

(TRENTON) - Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr. (D-Camden) issued the following statement today:

"We at least finally know this much about Chris Christie - even his vague promises of treats have been nothing more than tricks, unless you're fortunate enough to be among the super wealthy.
"Christie's mishmashed campaign has shown its true self. This George W. Bush-disciple is in this to give tax breaks to the rich and massive corporations while stripping away benefits and protections for New Jersey's middle class.

DNC CHAIR TIM KAINE JOINS CORZINE, WEINBERG
AND NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

 
(HARRISON) – Joining a wave of high-profile Democrats who have made appearances in the state in recent weeks, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine joined Governor Jon S. Corzine, his running mate Loretta Weinberg and New Jersey Democrats on the campaign trail this evening. Kaine made several stops where he praised the governor’s record fighting on behalf of New Jersey families and encouraged supporters to make every effort to “get out the vote” on Election Day.

CRYAN: NEW Q-POLL PROOF THAT NEW JERSEYANS
WANT CORZINE TO CONTINUE FIGHTING
FOR WHAT MATTERS MOST

(TRENTON) – Democratic State Committee Chairman Joseph Cryan issued the following statement this morning as the latest Quinnipiac University Poll shows Governor Corzine widening his lead over challenger Chris Christie to five points:

PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON RETURNS TO NEW JERSEY TO HEADLINE RALLY & FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT CORZINE/WEINBERG, DEMOCRATS

(LITTLE FALLS) – President Bill Clinton returned to New Jersey today to headline a rally in Little Falls and a fundraiser in West Orange one week after headlining two rallies that drew thousands of New Jersey residents in Collingswood and New Brunswick to build support for the re-election of Governor Jon S. Corzine, his running-mate Senator Loretta Weinberg and Democrats across the state.

SCUTARI AND LESNIAK ASK FOR PARDON OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA USER

Lawmakers Say Imprisonment of Somerset County Man Suffering with MS is Inhumane, Illegal and Inconsistent with Direction of State’s Drug Policies

TRENTON – Calling the prosecution of a self-medicating Somerset County man with multiple sclerosis (MS) a “severe, inappropriate, discompassionate and inhumane application of the letter of the law,” Senators Nicholas P. Scutari and Raymond J. Lesniak today urged Governor Jon Corzine to pardon Franklin Township resident John Ray Wilson, and called on the Assembly to quickly move legislation to decriminalize the medicinal use of marijuana by New Jerseyans with chronic and terminal illnesses.

“It seems cruel and unusual to treat New Jersey’s sick and dying as if they were drug cartel kingpins. Moreover, it is a complete waste of taxpayer money having to house and treat an MS patient in a jail at the public’s expense,” said Senator Scutari, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset. “Specifically, in the case of John Ray Wilson, the State is taking a fiscally irresponsible hard-line approach against a man who’s simply seeking what little relief could be found from the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis. Governor Corzine should step in immediately and end this perversion of criminal drug statutes in the Garden State.”

SCUTARI AND LESNIAK ASK FOR PARDON OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA USER

Lawmakers Say Imprisonment of Somerset County Man Suffering with MS is Inhumane, Illegal and Inconsistent with Direction of State’s Drug Policies

TRENTON – Calling the prosecution of a self-medicating Somerset County man with multiple sclerosis (MS) a “severe, inappropriate, discompassionate and inhumane application of the letter of the law,” Senators Nicholas P. Scutari and Raymond J. Lesniak today urged Governor Jon Corzine to pardon Franklin Township resident John Ray Wilson, and called on the Assembly to quickly move legislation to decriminalize the medicinal use of marijuana by New Jerseyans with chronic and terminal illnesses.

“It seems cruel and unusual to treat New Jersey’s sick and dying as if they were drug cartel kingpins. Moreover, it is a complete waste of taxpayer money having to house and treat an MS patient in a jail at the public’s expense,” said Senator Scutari, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset. “Specifically, in the case of John Ray Wilson, the State is taking a fiscally irresponsible hard-line approach against a man who’s simply seeking what little relief could be found from the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis. Governor Corzine should step in immediately and end this perversion of criminal drug statutes in the Garden State.”

Woowich Township Committeeman Sam Maccarone was critically injured in the line of duty on October 22, 2009

LISA JACKSON HEADLINES LUNCHEON EVENT FOR WOMEN OF COLOR TO SUPPORT CORZINE/WEINBERG & DEMOCRATS

Lisa P. Jackson today addressed over 100 women as the keynote speaker at a luncheon hosted by Senator M. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer (D-Newark) and the Democratic State Committee’s “Yes We Can 2.0” (YWC 2.0) to show support for the re-election of Governor Jon S. Corzine, the election of the State’s first Lieutenant Governor Loretta Weinberg and Democrats across New Jersey.

Over 100 women from across the State attended the luncheon held at Opcao Café in the city of Newark to welcome Lisa Jackson back to the State of New Jersey. Jackson previously served as Governor Corzine’s chief of staff as well as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

“I am thrilled to join women from across New Jersey who took time out of their busy lives today to support the re-election efforts of Jon Corzine and Democrats across the State,” said Jackson. “I am proud to support Jon Corzine because he stands for what matters most to New Jersey’s working families. Today, I am joining women of all backgrounds from every area of the State who recognize that Jon Corzine and Loretta Weinberg are fighting for the issues that are critical to women everywhere; from access to quality health care including mammograms and hospital stays for new mothers to quality education for our children.”