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After heated debate, state senators passed controversial legislation today that would force public workers to pay more for their pension and healthcare benefits. The bill (S2937) passed 24 15 with support hermes clic clac replica from a handful of Democrats, but was decried by unions as rolling back workers rights to collective bargaining. Speaking after the vote, Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D Gloucester) said the bill was a painful concession but critical to address the state's fiscal crisis. (Video by Nyier Abdou/The Star Ledger)
TRENTON Senators divided along unfamiliar lines to pass a landmark piece of legislation that shifts more pension and health insurance costs to New Jersey's more than 500,000 public workers.
Relying on the Republican minority instead of his own caucus, Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D Gloucester) secured passage of the controversial bill, which would double what most teachers, firefighters and police officers must pay toward their health benefits and, in many cases, triples those costs.
It would also shift the retirement age from 60 to 65 for people entering the workforce. It would eliminate cost of living increases that help workers offset inflation and property tax hikes.
And it would break off insurance plans into two options: one for treatment primarily from in state hospitals, and one that would allow workers to get out of state care presumably at a higher cost, though Sweeney could not say whether one plan would be cheaper than the other.
"We're not sure whether it's going to save money or not, we've got to design it," Sweeney said at a news conference after the vote.
With the bill's passage, Sweeney delivered a major victory to Gov. Chris Christie, who has been calling for structural reform to the pension and benefits system for months. He also accomplished a longtime goal of his own by overhauling pensions. Meanwhile, protesters decrying the legislation outside the Statehouse could be heard inside the Senate chamber.
"No one in the last 10 years has passed more pro union legislation than myself," Sweeney said on the floor of the Senate, citing laws that ensured paid family leave and minimum wage increases. But the state's pension liabilities have replica hermes h enamel bracelet spiraled out of control and legislators had a duty to act, he said.
"How will history judge us if we fail to take action today?" he asked.
The legislation (S2937) passed 24 15 with support from a handful of Democrats: Teresa Ruiz, Jeff Van Drew, Fred Madden, Jim Whelan, James Beach, Brian Stack and Donald Norcross.
Other Democrats gave floor speech after floor speech condemning the bill, saying it curtailed the rights workers won during the Civil Rights struggle, drawing applause and cheers from the audience in the gallery.
Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono said undermining the collective bargaining process "erodes our identity as a nation."
"Today is all about politics," she said. The bill was a result of "back room deals" instead of open debate. It restricts competition, "an affront to free market principles," she said.
The state's fiscal mess was triggered by poor decisions made on Wall Street, said Sen. Linda Greenstein (D Middlesex), not by public workers' health benefits and pensions.
"Collective bargaining is a basic human right," she said. "If Gov. Dannel Malloy could use persuasion to save $1.6 billion dollars in Connecticut, we can do the same here in New Jersey."
Sen. Paul Sarlo (D Bergen), chairman of the Budget Committee, said he had yet to see any research showing costs would actually decrease. The figures cited at a Budget Committee hearing Thursday projecting that the state would save $9 million in the first year while towns saved $5 million were "made up" and "thrown as a carrot."
"No one has been able to back that up," Sarlo said.
Democrats also criticized the bundling of both bills into one. A pension overhaul by itself would have been doable, they said, and added they were dismayed Sweeney bowed to pressure from Christie, who wanted one bill instead of two.
"I find that an offensive reason not to split the bill," said Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D Bergen).
Sweeney's defenders were mostly on the Republican side of the chamber. Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R Monmouth), a close friend of Christie's, called it a "historic day" and praised Sweeney's leadership.
Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R Morris), the bill's co sponsor, said most increases to workers' health benefits have been legislated over the years not negotiated and New Jersey could not afford to kick the can down the road anymore.
New Jersey faces a $53.9 billion pension deficit. Health care costs have also soared, and there are $66.8 billion in unfunded liabilities. Christie has said the system is barreling toward insolvency by 2020.
"Today, the taxpayers are victors," said Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R Union).
Before the vote, the Senate passed an eleventh hour bill also proposed by Sweeney that loosened restrictions on public workers seeking out of state treatment.
A majority of Democrats opposed that provision, too, even though they acknowledged it was better than what Sweeney was proposing on Friday.
The provision, as it was passed today, lets public workers choose whether replica hermes bracelets to buy health insurance that covers out of state treatment or a cheaper option that directs workers to New Jersey hospitals unless a doctor decided that no one here could handle their case.
Sen. Joseph Vitale (D Middlesex) said that still puts world class medical care in New York and Philadelphia out of reach for many public workers, who will not be able to afford their share of the costs if they enrolled in the out of state plan.
Many people will be forced to take the cheaper in state plan, said Vitale and Sen. Shirley Turner (D Mercer).
Senate votes for landmark hermes enamel bracelet replica pension and benefits reform for public workers
After heated debate, state senators passed controversial legislation today that would force public workers to pay more for their pension and healthcare benefits. The bill (S2937) passed 24 15 with support hermes clic clac replica from a handful of Democrats, but was decried by unions as rolling back workers rights to collective bargaining. Speaking after the vote, Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D Gloucester) said the bill was a painful concession but critical to address the state's fiscal crisis. (Video by Nyier Abdou/The Star Ledger)
TRENTON Senators divided along unfamiliar lines to pass a landmark piece of legislation that shifts more pension and health insurance costs to New Jersey's more than 500,000 public workers.
Relying on the Republican minority instead of his own caucus, Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D Gloucester) secured passage of the controversial bill, which would double what most teachers, firefighters and police officers must pay toward their health benefits and, in many cases, triples those costs.
It would also shift the retirement age from 60 to 65 for people entering the workforce. It would eliminate cost of living increases that help workers offset inflation and property tax hikes.
And it would break off insurance plans into two options: one for treatment primarily from in state hospitals, and one that would allow workers to get out of state care presumably at a higher cost, though Sweeney could not say whether one plan would be cheaper than the other.
"We're not sure whether it's going to save money or not, we've got to design it," Sweeney said at a news conference after the vote.
With the bill's passage, Sweeney delivered a major victory to Gov. Chris Christie, who has been calling for structural reform to the pension and benefits system for months. He also accomplished a longtime goal of his own by overhauling pensions. Meanwhile, protesters decrying the legislation outside the Statehouse could be heard inside the Senate chamber.
"No one in the last 10 years has passed more pro union legislation than myself," Sweeney said on the floor of the Senate, citing laws that ensured paid family leave and minimum wage increases. But the state's pension liabilities have replica hermes h enamel bracelet spiraled out of control and legislators had a duty to act, he said.
"How will history judge us if we fail to take action today?" he asked.
The legislation (S2937) passed 24 15 with support from a handful of Democrats: Teresa Ruiz, Jeff Van Drew, Fred Madden, Jim Whelan, James Beach, Brian Stack and Donald Norcross.
Other Democrats gave floor speech after floor speech condemning the bill, saying it curtailed the rights workers won during the Civil Rights struggle, drawing applause and cheers from the audience in the gallery.
Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono said undermining the collective bargaining process "erodes our identity as a nation."
"Today is all about politics," she said. The bill was a result of "back room deals" instead of open debate. It restricts competition, "an affront to free market principles," she said.
The state's fiscal mess was triggered by poor decisions made on Wall Street, said Sen. Linda Greenstein (D Middlesex), not by public workers' health benefits and pensions.
"Collective bargaining is a basic human right," she said. "If Gov. Dannel Malloy could use persuasion to save $1.6 billion dollars in Connecticut, we can do the same here in New Jersey."
Sen. Paul Sarlo (D Bergen), chairman of the Budget Committee, said he had yet to see any research showing costs would actually decrease. The figures cited at a Budget Committee hearing Thursday projecting that the state would save $9 million in the first year while towns saved $5 million were "made up" and "thrown as a carrot."
"No one has been able to back that up," Sarlo said.
Democrats also criticized the bundling of both bills into one. A pension overhaul by itself would have been doable, they said, and added they were dismayed Sweeney bowed to pressure from Christie, who wanted one bill instead of two.
"I find that an offensive reason not to split the bill," said Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D Bergen).
Sweeney's defenders were mostly on the Republican side of the chamber. Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R Monmouth), a close friend of Christie's, called it a "historic day" and praised Sweeney's leadership.
Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R Morris), the bill's co sponsor, said most increases to workers' health benefits have been legislated over the years not negotiated and New Jersey could not afford to kick the can down the road anymore.
New Jersey faces a $53.9 billion pension deficit. Health care costs have also soared, and there are $66.8 billion in unfunded liabilities. Christie has said the system is barreling toward insolvency by 2020.
"Today, the taxpayers are victors," said Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R Union).
Before the vote, the Senate passed an eleventh hour bill also proposed by Sweeney that loosened restrictions on public workers seeking out of state treatment.
A majority of Democrats opposed that provision, too, even though they acknowledged it was better than what Sweeney was proposing on Friday.
The provision, as it was passed today, lets public workers choose whether replica hermes bracelets to buy health insurance that covers out of state treatment or a cheaper option that directs workers to New Jersey hospitals unless a doctor decided that no one here could handle their case.
Sen. Joseph Vitale (D Middlesex) said that still puts world class medical care in New York and Philadelphia out of reach for many public workers, who will not be able to afford their share of the costs if they enrolled in the out of state plan.
Many people will be forced to take the cheaper in state plan, said Vitale and Sen. Shirley Turner (D Mercer).
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