Speaker Coughlin Statement on Senate President Sweeney’s NJEA Proposals

Speaker Craig Coughlin says he opposed a millionaire's tax going back to October of last year, and money dumping into New Directions NJ's millionaire’s tax campaign didn’t alter his essential attitude.

Speaker Coughlin Statement on Senate President Sweeney’s NJEA Proposals

 

(TRENTON) – Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Middlesex) issued the following statement in response to Senate President Steve Sweeney’s announcement regarding his proposals to reduce health care costs for New Jersey Education Association members:

For the past year, I have worked with Senate President Sweeney, the NJEA and the Governor’s office respectively to come to an agreement that cuts healthcare costs in order to put our state on a more fiscally responsible path and is fair to teachers and support staff.

“After urging the Senate president and NJEA leadership to meet last year, I am pleased that Senate President Sweeney has followed through on the work I began in negotiating an agreement that appears to have accomplished the goals I set out one year ago. 

“While the Assembly will review this legislation as thoroughly as we review any other, I am confident that today marks yet another important step in my efforts to create long-term fiscal savings for New Jersey’s taxpayers.”

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