TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Robert Auth and Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio are voicing their support of the Cuban people who have taken to the streets in anti-government protests, and condemning the inhumane Communist regime. “It is coldblooded Communism and the repressive government tactics of Fidel Castro that turned Cuba into...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Scandal-plagued N.J. Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks finally resigned Tuesday after months of bipartisan demands for his firing were ignored by Gov. Phil Murphy. His resignation comes after a damning 75-page investigation released Monday that detailed a broken system of abuses at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility...
TRENTON, N.J. – As the battles between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers entered its second week Monday, Assemblyman Robert Auth and Assemblywoman DeAnne C. DeFuccio called for Hamas to stop the violence. “This act of violence puts thousands of innocent civilians in harms way,” Assemblyman Bob Auth and...
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...
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...