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Data from the most recent Democratic primary showed that women made up over 62% of the electorate, up from 54.7% in 2018. This proves how important it is for Democratic leaders to fight for policies like abortion rights, equal pay, paid family leave, and other initiatives that will make our state and nation a more equitable place for women. Women in NJ have continuously shown up for our party, and we will continue to show up for them.
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On Tuesday July 5th, Governor Murphy signed “the most comprehensive package of gun violence prevention policies passed in the country this year.” [[link removed]] The seven bills signed into law are a step forward in making New Jersey safer for everyone. The package:
1.
Allows
Attorney
General
to
bring
cause
of
action
for
certain
public
nuisance
violations
arising
from
sale
or
marketing
of
firearms


2.
Requires
firearm
owners
who
become
New
Jersey
residents
to
obtain
firearm
purchaser
identification
cards
and
register
handguns
acquired
out-of-State


3.
Upgrades
certain
crimes
related
to
manufacturing
firearms
from
third
degree
to
second
degree


4.
Revises
definition
of
destruction
device
to
include
certain
.50
caliber
rifles


5.
Regulates
sale
of
handgun
ammunition
and
develops
system
of
electronic
reporting
of
handgun
ammunition
sales


6.
Requires
training
for
issuance
of
firearms
purchaser
identification
card
and
permit
to
purchase
handgun
under
certain
circumstances;
provides
that
firearms
purchaser
identification
card
include
photograph
and
thumb
print
and
remain
valid
for
ten
years.


7.
Requires
firearm
retailers
to
sell
microstamping-enabled
firearms
upon
determination
of
availability
by
Attorney
General
In light of the events in Highland Park over the July 4th weekend and in Uvalde and Buffalo and, in fact, everywhere around the country, these reasonable measures are being applauded by major gun safety advocates such as Everytown for Gun Safety [[link removed]] , Moms Demand Action [[link removed]] , Brady United Against Violence [[link removed]] , and David Hogg [[link removed]] - a Parkland school shooting survivor. This is a major victory for the people of New Jersey, who overwhelmingly believe in common sense gun safety.
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As a lifelong public servant, Tim Alexander is a retired law enforcement officer, prosecutor, and civil rights attorney running for Congress in NJ’s 2nd District, home of Congressman Jeff Van Drew, who abandoned his party and the people he represents.
Tim is running to protect women’s access to healthcare and bodily autonomy, bring economic development to South Jersey, give veterans the healthcare they deserve, expand and improve Medicare, and implement police training reforms. He will be a champion for South Jersey in Washington DC. Visit his website here to get involved. [[link removed]]
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On Wednesday, President Biden stood with union workers and retirees in Cleveland, Ohio in order to announce the final rule implementing the American Rescue Plan’s Special Financial Assistance program [[link removed]] , which was created to provide critical assistance to working families and jump start our economic recovery post-COVID.
Without The American Rescue Plan, which protects retirees’ pension benefits, workers and retirees participating in pension plans faced the potential of not receiving the full benefits they earned to support them and their families in retirement. This Special Financial Assistance program will ensure that millions of families facing benefits cuts receive their full benefits. The Democratic Party is unabashedly pro-union and pro-families, and we continue to fight for families all over the country.
Click here for a full Fact Sheet on the American Rescue Plan and to see who is eligible for assistance. [[link removed]]
— Chairman LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.
P.S. - Our Veterans Caucus is re-launching with a Kickoff Event on July 27th. Find more info here! [[link removed]]
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