Swordsmyth
05-09-2019, 04:34 PM
UPDATE: Murphy backs off his plan to take $33M from needy firefighter relief fund (https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/05/murphy-backs-off-his-plan-to-take-33m-from-needy-firefighter-relief-fund.html)
New Jersey’s highest-ranking state lawmaker on Tuesday pledged to block Gov. Phil Murphy (https://topics.nj.com/tag/phil-murphy) from taking $33 million from a hardship fund for firefighters in the state, a proposal that sparked outrage among first responders.
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (https://topics.nj.com/tag/stephen-sweeney), D-Gloucester, said in a statement that he is forcefully rejects Murphy’s proposed fund diversion and “guaranteed" it won’t be part of the state budget that is approved by the Senate.
“There is no reason and excuse for denying firefighters support and assistance in their time of need,” said Sweeney, who is often at odds with Murphy, a fellow Democrat. “Refusing or reducing emergency responders and their families the care they deserve in order to prop up the budget is unacceptable."
NJ Advance Media reported Sunday (https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/05/it-is-horrendous-murphys-budget-takes-33m-from-needy-firefighters-fund-for-burials-and-financial-help.html) that Murphy’s administration wants to shift $33 million from the New Jersey State Firefighters Association, which, along with 538 local relief groups, provides burial benefits, financial assistance, a retirement home and in-home medical care for New Jersey’s firefighters.
More at: https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/05/phil-murphy-will-be-blocked-from-taking-33m-from-needy-firefighter-relief-fund-njs-top-democratic-lawmaker-declares.html
This as he was giving free tuition to illegals and increasing free legal aid to illegals.
New Jersey’s highest-ranking state lawmaker on Tuesday pledged to block Gov. Phil Murphy (https://topics.nj.com/tag/phil-murphy) from taking $33 million from a hardship fund for firefighters in the state, a proposal that sparked outrage among first responders.
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (https://topics.nj.com/tag/stephen-sweeney), D-Gloucester, said in a statement that he is forcefully rejects Murphy’s proposed fund diversion and “guaranteed" it won’t be part of the state budget that is approved by the Senate.
“There is no reason and excuse for denying firefighters support and assistance in their time of need,” said Sweeney, who is often at odds with Murphy, a fellow Democrat. “Refusing or reducing emergency responders and their families the care they deserve in order to prop up the budget is unacceptable."
NJ Advance Media reported Sunday (https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/05/it-is-horrendous-murphys-budget-takes-33m-from-needy-firefighters-fund-for-burials-and-financial-help.html) that Murphy’s administration wants to shift $33 million from the New Jersey State Firefighters Association, which, along with 538 local relief groups, provides burial benefits, financial assistance, a retirement home and in-home medical care for New Jersey’s firefighters.
More at: https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/05/phil-murphy-will-be-blocked-from-taking-33m-from-needy-firefighter-relief-fund-njs-top-democratic-lawmaker-declares.html
This as he was giving free tuition to illegals and increasing free legal aid to illegals.