TRENTON, N.J. – After an eight-hour Assembly hearing Thursday on the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, the four Republican lawmakers on the panel issued a joint statement and called for a top to bottom change in management starting with Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks and Corrections Ombudsman Dan DiBenedetti. “We are...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Bob Auth paid tribute to his longtime mentor Sen. Gerald Cardinale, who died Saturday at the age of 86, during a telephonic Assembly session Monday. LISTEN: Auth eulogizes Cardinale at Assembly session Cardinale served as mayor of Demarest from 1975 to 1979, before his...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Robert Auth sent heartfelt congratulations to state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, who announced she will retire at the end of her term. “We often disagreed, but I always walked away with a better understanding of the issue,” said Auth (R-Bergen). “When we found common...
TRENTON, N.J. – The death of New Jersey native, Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick drew condolences from Assemblyman Bob Auth. “My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends,” said Auth (R-Bergen, Passaic). “Brian put the security of others before his own safety and was an...
TRENTON, N.J. – Sen. Gerald Cardinale, Assemblyman Robert Auth and Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi released the following joint statement regarding the violence in Washington on Wednesday: “America was built upon both the right of our citizens to peacefully protest and the need for the democratic process to peacefully unfold. The...
TRENTON, N.J. – Democrats pushed a new $300 million tax on health insurance through Senate and Assembly committees Thursday against Republican objections. “As business creep to the precipice of collapse its deplorable that Democrats are oblivious to it,” said Robert Auth (R-Bergen). “Everyone on the committee agreed that there...
TRENTON, N.J. – Republicans in the Assembly Judiciary Committee pushed back against a Democrat plan to amend the state constitution to delay legislative redistricting until after the 2021 general election if the U.S. Census does not certify the state’s new population numbers by February 15, 2021. “This is a...
TRENTON, N.J. – NJ Transit is requesting another $1.2 billion from the federal government after receiving $1.43 million a month and a half ago. Assemblyman Robert Auth says that there needs to be an investigation included with the federal grants to ensure funds are properly spent. Auth cited reports...
HASKELL, N.J. – Assemblyman Robert Auth joined Bill Spadea Monday on NJ’s talk radio station NJ101.5 to speak about how the response to the Covid-19 pandemic was justified, but needed to remain fluid instead of becoming more drastic. “I’m advocating choice and public responsibility,” said Auth (R-Bergen). “Right now...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republicans shared their criticisms on social media of Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget which included six new taxes and fees. “The Murphy budget has grown a whopping 18 percent (approximately 6 billion) in 3 years,” tweeted Republican Assembly Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Union). “New Jersey can’t...