Congressman Adler Discussing His \’No\’ Vote on Fox 29

Sincerely,

John Adler
Member of Congress

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Congressman Rob Andrews issued the following statements during the final hours of yesterday’s floor debate just before the House considered the legislation: \”Tonight we will give justice and decency. That’s the kind of country that we will be.\”

Mr. ANDREWS: Mr. Speaker, our friends on the other side of the aisle have asked frequently tonight what kind of country are we? They’ve asked exactly the right question. 

Tomorrow when a person is denied a job because she has breast cancer, or charged higher premiums because he has asthma, what kind of country will we be? Tomorrow when a senior citizen has enough money in her checking account to pay the utility bill or her prescription bill, but not both, what kind of country will we be? When a person tonight is scrubbing floors or pumping gas or waiting on tables tries to go buy a health insurance policy for herself or her children, what kind of country will we be? 

For social security we gave decency to seniors, in Medicare we gave compassion for seniors, in the Civil Rights Act we gave equality for all Americans. Tonight we will give justice and decency. That’s the kind of country that we will be.

\”It\’s time for some accuracy.\”

Mr. ANDREWS: Mr. Speaker, the ladies and gentlemen of the House should respect our constituents who are against the bill, who are for the bill, and those who are undecided; but we should respect them enough to give them an accurate record of what\’s in the bill, and I think it\’s time for some accuracy.

We have heard repeatedly tonight that there are cuts to Medicare in this bill. There is not one cut to not one beneficiary anywhere in this bill. Medicare benefits expand for prescription drugs and expand for preventive care. We heard someone say that the bill increases premiums for Americans. 

Section 1001 of the reconciliation bill says that for a family making $45,000 a year, if you look at their premiums, their co-pays and their deductibles, which is what real people have to do, the bill saves them $7,000 a year. We have heard that the special interest provisions, that I think are an abomination, are in the bill. They are not. If you read section 1201 of the reconciliation bill, it says goodbye to the so-called Cornhusker kickback and other special interest provisions. 

We heard that there is taxpayer funding for abortions. Read section 10,104 of the underlying bill. There isn\’t. We have heard that this is going to add to the deficit and the debt of the country. Don\’t listen to what the Democrats say. Don\’t listen to what the Republicans say. Listen to what the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says, which is this: the bill will save $138 billion off the deficit in the first 10 years and $1.2 trillion off the deficit in the next 10 years. 

Finally, we hear the bill will kill jobs. When the Clinton economic plan was on this floor, a gentleman named Dick Armey, a leader of the anti-movement on this bill, said it would be \”a recipe for disaster.\” He was wrong. That bill created 23 million new jobs.

Finally, I heard one of our colleagues say this bill will create a socialist utopia. No, Mr. Speaker, it won\’t. It will create a decent society that every man, woman, and child in this society and this country so richly deserves. Vote \”yes\” on this bill.

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(RAINDATE: APRIL 3, 2010)

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And although President Obama had promised to bring the country together his actions have done more to divide the republic in half.

There’s no better feeling than that of volunteering and making a critical difference in a life. If you are an animal lover you may find your niche at a local shelter. There are many to choose from in the area and each one has its own ‘feel’.

Dino Lionetti,

part of the Creative Development Team at Brother of the Wolf

Here is a list of some of the shelters in which I have volunteered:

The NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife has scheduled two training sessions for teachers who plan on starting a Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program in their school for 2010, or are interested in learning more about the program itself. The sessions will be held at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center in Oxford on April 20 and June 3, each beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Trout in the Classroom is an exciting science-based program that teaches children about the importance of coldwater conservation through a hands-on approach to learning.

Schools across New Jersey receive brook trout eggs in mid-October from the Pequest State Trout Hatchery, which they hatch and raise. During that time the students monitor the water quality, learn fish biology, anatomy and much more as part of a cross-curricular, hands-on format. At the end of the school year, the fish are released into approved trout streams. 

A TIC Activity Guide is also included with the program, and is correlated to NJ State Science Core Curriculum Standards at the middle school level. Because of the TIC program\’s adaptability however, classes ranging from Kindergarten through college levels participate in the program. More than 14,000 students throughout New Jersey enjoy participating in the Trout in the Classroom program annually. 

New Jersey shark fishermen got a reprieve from the federal government Thursday with news that the state will be given more time to conform to management measures.

The state faced a moratorium on shark fishing this year for being out of compliance with 22 rules governing 40 species of coastal sharks.