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| 5/10/2004 | SENATOR JOSEPH VITALE ON COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK |
 | Senator Vitale on the goals of the national Cover the Uninsured Week campaign. OC - "...Cover the Uninsured Week, 2004." - 0:53 |
| Senator Vitale on the rising number of uninsured people in the country as well as the State. OC - "...that number may be low." - 0:49 |
| Senator Vitale on New Jersey FamilyCare, and how some eligible children are not enrolled. OC - "...but are not enrolled in the program." - 1:08 |
| Senator Vitale on working to find a solution to the problem of the uninsured over the coming months. OC - "...in particular, children." - 0:30 |
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| 5/10/2004 | SENATOR BOB SMITH ON AMENDMENTS TO HIGHLANDS PROTECTION LEGISLATION |
| Senator Smith on the proposed Highlands amendments. OC - "...at 2 P.M. in Trenton." - 1:36 |
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| 5/3/2004 | SENATOR RICE AND MINORITY LEADERS HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ON DISPARITY IN STATE CONTRACTS FOR MINORITIES AND WOMEN |
| Senator Rice on the political discrimination facing women and minorities. OC - "...from a history." - 0:50 |
| Senator Rice on how the elimination of set-asides in State contracts will effectively block women and minorities from participation. OC - "... the whole public contract arena." - 0:44 |
| Senator Rice on his concern that currently only a small fraction of minorities and women are successful in obtaining State contracts. OC - "...do that. Prove it." - 1:16 |
| Senator Rice on how its unfair to require minorities and women to show that white-owned companies are harmed by set-asides that benefit them. OC - "...claiming harm to themselves." - 1:42 |
| Senator Rice on incorporating as much input as possible into the Disparity Commission report detailing the need for set-asides in New Jersey. OC - "...hopefully it doesn't have to." - 0:45 |
| Senator Rice on how the legal debate on set-asides is reflective of a larger national movement to deny women and minorities civil rights, and how the circumstances differ from the civil rights movement of the 1960's. OC - "...on the dog-gone states right now." - 1:32 |
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| 5/27/2004 | SENATOR MADDEN NEWS CONFERENCE ON BOAT SAFETY |
| Senator Madden on the problem of drinking and operating a boat. OC - "...boating accidents cause." - 0:47 |
| Senator Madden on the recent passage of the 0.08% threshold for DWI's, and the move to push for similar standards for boating while intoxicated. OC - "... is too serious to ignore." - 1:08 |
| Senator Madden on fast-tracking reduced BAC standards for boating while intoxicated, to get it signed into law before July. OC - "...recess at the end of June." - 0:49 |
| Senator Madden on some of the reasons why people who would never drink and drive might drink and operate a boat. OC - "...signed and goes through." - 1:52 |
| Senator Madden on expanding law enforcement options for marine crimes. OC - "...citizenry, and our children." - 0:52 |
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| 5/24/2004 | SENATOR KENNY ON LEAVING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH |
| Senator Kenny on the request from Newark Archbishop John Myers of Catholic politicians not to take Communion, and his personal reaction. OC - "...to leave the church for now." - 0:57 |
| Senator Kenny on looking forward to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's recommendations on the Church's position to pro-choice Catholic politicians. OC - "... their recommendations are." - 0:18 |
| Senator Kenny on his belief that the decision to take Communion should not be based on politics. OC - "...based on political litmus tests." - 0:16 |
| Senator Kenny on the separation between Church and State, and how it is being threatened in this Church decision. OC - "...a founding principle." - 0:43 |
| Senator Kenny on the political fall-out of the Church's action, and the role of the Church in a constitutional democracy. OC - "...practiced his religion for 57 years." - 0:46 |
| Senator Kenny on the personal consequences of his decision to leave the Church, and why he decided to do it. OC - "...take Communion because of that." - 1:20 |
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| 5/24/2004 | SENATOR BAER ON DRIVER SAFETY TECHNOLOGY |
| Senator Baer on how high crash rates cause New Jersey's high auto insurance premiums. OC - "...to solve the problem." - 0:42 |
| Senator Baer on factors contributing to New Jersey's higher accident rate. OC - "... and thus higher insurance premiums." - 0:34 |
| Senator Baer on lowering auto insurance rates by reducing accidents in New Jersey. OC - "...accidents in the State." - 0:32 |
| Senator Baer on the proposed Taskforce to explore driver safety technology. OC - "...but also lives." - 0:56 |
| Senator Baer on regulatory changes to the auto insurance system to promote driver safety. OC - "...and safe roads." - 0:40 |
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