NJECPAC Spring 2011 Networking Event

Join Us For A Night At The Races

Friday Evening, March 25th, 2011

Invite Your Friends And Family For a Night Out At Pegasus

At The Meadowlands Racetrack

FAX YOUR REGISTRATION TO 908-789-9659

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Located on the penthouse level overlooking the New York skyline is the renowned Pegasus Restaurant. Pegasus has received Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence each year since 2002 and was also profiled in the New York Times.  In addition to its gourmet menu and impeccable service, Pegasus features a stunning interior of rich leather, stately marble and polished brass. Two elegant bars, and the Saloon, Round out the sense of luxurious ambiance

  

   Meadowlands Racetrack - It' s All About Being Here

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Since 1977, the Meadowlands has produced some of the most thrilling moments in racing - from The Panderosa's monstrous first-over mile, to Art Official's stunning world record upset over Somebeachsomewhere. Place your bets between races or just watch the excitement from the Comfort of Pegasus Restaurant overlooking the Track. Bring your Friends, Family, Clients etc. For some Great Food and a Great Evening of Fun and Excitement.........

"NJECPAC is the only Government Affairs Political Committee Providing Legislative  and Regulatory Representation and Lobbying For Individual Electrical Contractors  And Electrical Contractor Associations Throughout the State of New Jersey"

~ NJECPAC Chairman Joe Coviello

  

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“At every level of politics there are players and there are victims.

Together NJECPAC members are players in the game, 

On their own they become its victims"

NJECPAC Spring 2011 Networking Event is Open To All Electrical Contractors, And Trade Organizations and their members, Suppliers, Small Businesses, and  Individuals, their Friends, Family, Employees, etc.

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2011 Is An Important Election Year in New Jersey.

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World Crises Abound, Wheres Obama? Recommiting To Paycheck Fairness Act.

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So Where was Obama when Japan is buried by an earthquake and tsunami, and may now be facing a Nuclear Meltdown, the Mideast on the verge of Civil War, and gas prices are skyrocketing?  He was on the radio reviving the Paycheck Fairness Act, followed by a leisurely round of Golf and then he was off the Reo.

Early in his term Obama rushed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act  through Congress. On the surface the bill provides basic protections against wage discrimination for women and that is how it was touted. The truth is, the law will result in business thinking twice before hiring women and risk having to defend themselves against a charge of discrimination years and even decades later. The new broad timeline to file discrimination suits will make it impossible for employers to defend themselves. Like so many laws passed by congress, the intent to fix one problem often results in the creation of new and even larger problems than what the legislation supposedly was passed to fix. 

The same concept applies to the Paycheck Fairness Act. If passed, no longer will an employer have the ability to pay based upon Merit, everyone will be paid the same. The result will be the Government taking on the role of being a union followed by millions of dollars for trail lawyers who can not wait to start filing law suits under the law even before it is passed.

What Is the Paycheck Fairness Act?

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ABC / IEC Tells Congress Government Mandated PLAs Violate Federal Law

Associated Builders and Contractors’ General Counsel Maurice Baskin, testified that administration efforts to mandate project labor agreements (PLAs) as part of the federal procurement process are “threatening to violate the longstanding Congressional mandate of full and open competition in federal procurement—at taxpayers’ expense.” 

“Neither the president nor the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has the authority to override the statutory mandate of full and open competition in all federal procurements,” Baskin said.  

ABC & IEC Members, John F. Biagas, CEO of Bay Electric, Newport News, Va., and John Ennis, Jr., CEO of Ennis Electric Company, Inc., Manassas, Va.; also testified at the hearing.

The government’s own market research has shown repeatedly that PLAs will not serve the interests of taxpayers, will discourage competitive bidding and will increase costs

Read Full Testimony Here

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Living In Heaven With Ralph Kramden

Can we stop acting as if people who work for the government are the heroes of working people? 

MSNBC among others are covering the public union fighting in Wisconsin as if it's the 9/11 attack, and the Republicans are al-Qaida. Its entire prime-time schedule is dedicated to portraying self- interested government employees as if they're Marines taking on the Taliban. 

Public sector workers are pursuing their own narrow financial interests to the detriment of everyone else in their states. That's fine, its what most of us do, but can we stop pretending it's virtuous? 

Because of the insane union contracts in Wisconsin, one Madison bus driver, was able to make $159,000 in 2009, about $100,000 of which in overtime pay. Jackie Gleason didn't make that much playing bus driver Ralph Kramden on "The Honeymooners."

When asked about the outrageous overtime pay for bus drivers, totaling $1.94 million in 2009 alone, Transit and Parking Commission Chairman Gary Poulson said: "That's the contract." 

There in lies the problem, not as much with the workers that are going to work and being paid per that contract, but with the political hack that agreed to that contract in the first place, all at the publics expense. It's ludicrous to suggest that these union contracts were fairly bargained. Only one side was at the negotiating table. The side who is actuall has to pay were all at work.
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Largest Federal Budget Deficit In Us History!!!

Federal Government Posts  Largest Monthly Deficit in History

The Congressional Budget Office has reported the federal government will post a

$223 Billion Deficit for the "Month of February", which sets a new record for the largest monthly deficit posted in U.S. history.

The new figure comes as President Obama has released a $3.7 Trillion Budget for 2012 that will add $1.6 trillion to the National Debt. Republicans have proposed meager budget cuts for the current fiscal year, but Democrats and the White House have strongly opposed them and submitted their own woefully inadequate budget cuts.

The debate on cutting federal spending continues on Capitol Hill as Democrats call $61.5 billion in cuts proposed by Republicans "draconian," while "meeting the GOP half way" by presenting their mere $4.7 billion in cuts as the threat of a partial government shutdown looms for the second time in less than three weeks.

"Meeting Half Way" ?  I dont know about anyone else, but my third grade math does not comprehend 4.7 billion as meeting 61.5 billion half way.

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“Stimulus” Just Got More Pricey

Noted With Interest: “Stimulus” Just Got More Pricey

The Congressional Budget Office, has raised the cost estimate of President Obama’s economic “stimulus” program. The office calculated it will end up costing taxpayers $821 billion, $34 billion more than originally stated.

Those are the current figures that could still change. It also does not count the interest that we’re paying on the money borrowed from the Chinese and other foreign interests to finance the package.

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Join Us For A Night At The Races

Friday Evening, March 25th, 2011

Invite Your Friends And Family For a Night Out At Pegasus

At The Meadowlands Racetrack

Located on the penthouse level overlooking the New York skyline is the renowned Pegasus Restaurant. Pegasus has received Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence each year since 2002 and was also profiled in the New York Times.  In addition to its gourmet menu and impeccable service, Pegasus features a stunning interior of rich leather, stately marble and polished brass. Two elegant bars, and the Saloon, round out the sense of luxurious ambiance



Meadowlands Racetrack - It' s All About Being Here



Since 1977, the Meadowlands has produced some of the most thrilling moments in racing - from The Panderosa's monstrous first-over mile, to Art Official's stunning world record upset over Somebeachsomewhere. Place your bets between races or just watch the excitement from the Comfort of Pegasus Restaurant overlooking the Track. Bring your Friends, Family, Clients etc. for some Great Food and a Great Evening of Fun and Excitement......... 

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Sign On To CDW Brief In Specialty Healthcare Case

For the vast majority of industries, Specialty Healthcare, this is the most important case before the National Labor Relations Board.  Among other things, the decision will provide unions seeking neutrality and card check agreements with significant leverage over employers. This could be a first step to an all out assault on Business. Read NLRB Backround on Case Here 
  

Please Join the CDW by signing on to the brief opposing Specialty Healthcare

To Sign Onto the Brief please let Josh Ulman know by Monday, March 7th,

Josh's email is josh@ulmanpolicy.com.

The brief is due March 8th, Please see CDW Specialty Healthcare Draft Brief Here    

Several groups have already agreed to be on the brief, including:

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)

American Hotel and Lodging Association

International Council of Shopping Centers

Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC)

National Association of Manufacturers 

National Federation of Independent Business

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Redistricting.....Why You Should Care!!!!

One Of The Decade's Most Important Political Fights In A Decade Is Under Way.

If you care about property taxes, the state's economy, all of the jobs that have been driven from the State by sky high corporate taxes, and Governor Chris Christie's ability to turn around the States finances, pay very close attention.

What Is At Stake In Redistricting Is Control Of The Legislature For The Next 10 Years.

"You're going to hear a lot of political theory and statistics," Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Cryan, D-Union, said. "But I just want everybody to keep this in mind: This exercise is going to decide New Jersey's public policy for the next decade. Make no mistake, this is really about public policy and how it gets determined. This affects every individual in New Jersey — to their neighborhood, to their block."

Why It Really Matters: A map drawn by Republicans was used in the 1990s, and the GOP controlled the Legislature for 10 years. A map drawn by Democrats was used for the last decade, and that party has controlled Trenton ever since. These maps can be drawn to protect incumbents and limit competition, block efforts to reform property taxes, or be made wildly responsive to voters' whims.

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Dems Renews Effort To Raise Taxes

Governor Christie Calls The Democrats' Rich Tax Proposal, a 'one-year fix'

New Jersey’s millionaires are at the center of another budget debate between Governor Chris Christie and the Democrats who control the Legislature, every one of whom is up for re-election this year.

Democratic Legislators once again plan proposing a tax increase on those making more than $1 million a year. This time they plan on adding it to the State Budget.

Governor Christie vetoed the tax increase last year, which Democrats claimed would have restored property tax rebates for senior citizens. But to what end? 

The Governor, and rightfully so, is accusing Democratically controlled Legislature of pandering to senior citizens in an election year. He called the proposal a one-year fix that will harm the state's economy.

He reiterated his pledge to veto any tax increase, he characterized the dispute as a "philosophical difference" between himself and Democrats that want a Bigger More Expensive Government.

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