Oroho, McHose & Chiusano

January 5, 2009

Contact: Brad Schnure / (609) 292-5199
Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)

In response to Governor Corzine’s announcement that he will identify only $800 million in budget savings to address a $1.7 billion loss of revenue and to pay for about $400 million in new spending, Senator Steve Oroho called on the Governor to listen to his own sound advice set forth in an Executive Order he signed in June. Executive Order 103, signed by Governor Corzine after the current budget was enacted, noted that it is incredibly poor public policy for the State to spend more than its recurring revenue.

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December 31, 2008

Contact: Senate Republican Office / (609) 292-5199
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24), Senator Tom Kean (R-21)

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Republican members of the Senate Budget Committee Tony Bucco, Kevin O’Toole, Steve Oroho, and Phil Haines have filed a lawsuit against Governor Jon Corzine today at 9:15 am. The Governor is violating the State’s open public records law by refusing to provide documents that show what budgeted funds Corzine has frozen to address an at least $1.2 billion revenue drop and to pay for more than $100 million in spending bills he signed over the past month. State law appropriately grants the Governor the power to impound budgeted funds, and Corzine has claimed to be using the power, but refuses to say to what extent or to name the funds that will be impacted.

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December 26, 2008

Contact: Brad Schnure / (609) 292-5199
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24), Senator Tom Kean (R-21)

Corzine Continues to Stonewall and Hide Public Documents About Budget Deficit

Following the continued failure of Governor Jon S. Corzine to respond as required by law to a December 2, 2008 request for public records made pursuant to New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee have announced their intention to file a lawsuit against the Governor to force the immediate release of requested documents.

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December 19, 2008

Contact: Andy Pratt / (609) 292-5199
Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)

Senator Steve Oroho, R-District 24, praised the bipartisan support that helped his successful effort to eliminate the job-killing “throwout rule” from state’s business tax code. Governor Corzine is signing the business tax reform bill, A-2722 today.

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December 19, 2008

Contact: Andy Pratt / (609) 292-5199
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)

Corzine Signs Spending Bills Despite $600 Million Deficit

Republican Senate Budget Committee Members Tony Bucco, Phil Haines, Steve Oroho and Kevin O’Toole today sent a letter to Attorney General Anne Milgram asking her to issue an opinion as to whether Governor Corzine is violating the balanced budget provision of the New Jersey Constitution by continuing to sign legislation that spends hundreds of millions of dollars when the Treasurer projecting a $1.2 billion revenue shortfall.

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December 16, 2008

Contact: Andy Pratt / (609) 292-5199
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)

Four Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee urged Governor Corzine to reopen the budget and make clear where he intends to cut spending. Their comments came after state Treasurer David Rousseau reported that revenue collections in October and November were $411 million below projections:

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December 10, 2008

Contact: Andy Pratt / (609) 292-5199
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Leonard Lance (R-23), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)

Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee said that tomorrow they will unanimously oppose moving Governor Corzine’s irresponsible and cynical pension holiday scheme if it comes before the committee. Governor Corzine, who has repeatedly attempted to score political points by condemning similar gimmicks by past Governors and Legislatures, wants to let towns and cities delay pension obligations of more than $1 billion.

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December 1, 2008

Contact: Bill Murray / (609) 292-5199
District 24

Oroho, McHose & Chiusano Call on Governor to Implement New Strategy

Senator Steven Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose, and Assemblyman Gary Chiusano, all R-Sussex, Morris, Hunterdon are calling upon the Corzine Administration to adopt scientifically-valid policies in light of a dramatic upswing in bear-related complaints and damage incidents.

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November 24, 2008

Contact: Andy Pratt / (609) 292-5199
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)

Senators Kevin O’Toole, Anthony Bucco, Steven Oroho and Phil Haines, all members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, asked why Orin Kramer, the chairman of the State Investment Council, did not appear at today’s budget committee hearing to discuss the unprecedented $23 billion loss in New Jersey pension investments.

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November 19, 2008

Contact: John Gorman / (609) 292-5199
Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)

It’s the Perfect Time to Reopen the Budget and Pass Real Reform

Senator Steve Oroho (R-24), a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement today urging Governor Corzine to immediately provide specifics about the savings he expects from state departments and agencies to help eliminate a $1.2 billion budget shortfall. A recent bond prospectus indicates that the governor is counting on $625 million from various state departments to balance the budget this year (fiscal 2009) and in fiscal year 2010.

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