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Rep Scott Garrett is a Strong Supporter of Israel Unlike the Obama Administration and their clones like Roy Cho

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Scott with Teaneck resident Joshua Meier, a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, in my Washington, D.C. office. We discussed the project that earned him this prestigious recognition and his plans for life after high school. Joshua is an impressive young man and I wish him all the best at tonight’s award ceremony.

Rep Scott Garrett is a Strong Supporter of Israel Unlike the Obama Administration and their clones like Roy Cho  
November 2,2014
the Staff of the Ridgewood Blog

Ridgewood NJ, The Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relations Is Officially Here .

“Obama Official Calling Netanyahu ‘A Chickens**t’

It’s probably safe to say that U.S.-Israel relations aren’t exactly at a high point. In an article published Tuesday at The Atlantic by Jeffrey Goldberg, the Obama administration’s preferred conduit for all things Israel-related, an unnamed senior Obama administration official called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “a chicken-bleep.” “The thing about Bibi is, he’s a chicken-bleep,” the official told Goldberg. “The good thing about Netanyahu is that he’s scared to launch wars,” he continued. ““The bad thing about him is that he won’t do anything to reach an accommodation with the Palestinians or with the Sunni Arab states. The only thing he’s interested in is protecting himself from political defeat.” https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/the-crisis-in-us-israel-relations-is-officially-here/382031/

Just one more misstep in a long line of anti Israel ,anti Jewish gaffs by the Obama Administration .Meanwhile its important to remember that Congressman Garrett supports the right of Israel to exist as a sovereign, democratic nation and defend itself against attacks from neighboring territories.  While Congressman Garrett supports efforts to have peace between Israel and the Palestinians, he does not believe Israel should jeopardize its security by creating borders that could potentially leave it vulnerable to attack by neighbors.
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The Congressman supports strong ties with Israel, and is a strong supporter of ensuring that Israel has the full support of the United States. In the 113th Congress, Congressman Garrett introduced the Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2013. This important legislation would require that the United States Embassy in Israel move from its current location in Tel Aviv to Israel’s legal capital, Jerusalem. Congressman Garrett acknowledges the vital role that US support plays in promoting Israel’s safety and security.  Not only does US aid to Israel help promote a more stable Middle East, but also approximately 75 percent of the aid delivered to Israel returns to the United States in the form of military supply purchases.
Congressman Garrett co-sponsored H. Res. 657, a resolution that reaffirms the United States’ support for Israel’s right to defend its citizens and ensure the survival of the State of Israel, condemns the unprovoked rocket fire at Israel, and calls on Hamas to immediately cease all rocket and other attacks against Israel. In July Garrett told the Save New Jersey blog , “As Israel defends itself against countless rocket attacks from Hamas, it shouldn’t also have to defend itself against those in the White House,”
Garrett declared in a statement released Thursday. “While the Obama administration says it supports Israel, these comments obviously stand in stark contrast to that commitment and must be retracted. My heart goes out to those who have been the victims of these attacks. I wholeheartedly support our greatest friend and ally in the Middle East as they seek to eliminate those who are perpetrating this violence.” https://savejersey.com/2014/07/garrett-israel-battling-hamas-and-white-house/
Garrett’s words to the NJJN on October 10 2012 summed the present situation best , “I think the Obama administration has been an absolute disaster from Day One in its handling of foreign affairs and Israel specifically,” said Garrett in an Oct. 4 phone interview. “When Obama came into office, he promised that the United States would be more respected because of his style of handling the world community. I think we are less respected, and we find ourselves in a more vulnerable position than we were four years ago.” https://njjewishnews.com/article/14719/jewish-issues-debated-in-redrawn-fifth-district#.VFFIZ_TF_fE

Last Weekend Garrett honored to receive the endorsement of NORPAC, which is at the forefront of promoting strong US-Israel relations!

https://norpac.net/blog/rep-scott-garrett-r-nj-will-be-hosted-in-teaneck-102014

Garrett’s opponent Roy Cho is a big supporter of President Obama’s current policy .
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NJ CD 5:GARRETT EXPANDS LEAD , TAKES LEAD IN BERGEN

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Scot at  Lincoln Tech in Mahwah for the grand opening of their state-of-the-art CNC Manufacturing program!

NJ CD 5:GARRETT EXPANDS LEAD , TAKES LEAD IN BERGEN

Incumbent’s favorables and challenger’s unfavorables grow In what looked to be a potential surprise in New Jersey’s 5th House district contest, GOP incumbent Scott Garrett has extended his lead to a more comfortable 11 points over Democrat Roy Cho. A Monmouth University Poll conducted earlier this month showed the race to be a closer 5 point margin.
Garrett’s renewed engagement in the campaign since then has built his advantage to a level the six-term incumbent is more accustomed to seeing.
Among voters likely to cast their ballot in next week’s congressional race, 53% say they will support Scott Garrett and 42% will vote for first-time candidate Roy Cho. Another 2% say they will vote for the third party candidate and just 3% are undecided. Garrett’s support has grown over the past few weeks while Cho’s has remained stable. Two weeks ago, Garrett led Cho by 48% to 43%. Independents have shifted more decisively for Garrett, now supporting the incumbent 51% to 42% for Cho. Monmouth’s earlier poll had Garrett’s edge among this group at a more narrow 45% to
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The poll also finds that Cho has lost the advantage he held in the Bergen County portion of the district. He trails Garrett there by 48% to 46%. Two weeks ago, Cho actually led in Bergen by 51% to 39% for Garrett. Garrett continues to maintain a large lead in the more conservative western portion of the district – 65% to 31%.
“This race was flying under the radar just one month ago. Garrett was running a phone-it-in campaign that was compounded by a misstep around Sandy recovery. The incumbent is now much more engaged in the race,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute. “While Cho has run a strong campaign, the national environment, as well as the underlying fundamentals of this district, are too favorable to Republicans for him to overcome a full Garrett offensive without outside help from national Democrats. That help never materialized, but it may not have been enough this year once Garrett swung into campaign mode.”The race seemed to turn on a Garrett campaign flyer touting his actions after Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012. Two weeks ago, 5th district voters were divided on Garrett’s assistance to New Jersey residents, but they were more positive about his actions for his own constituents. That distinction has evaporated. Nearly half of voters (44%) now say he did a good job helping people in New Jersey recover from Sandy while 28% say he did a bad job. Two weeks ago, 38% said he did a good job and 35% said he did a bad job statewide. Turning to his own district, 46% say Garrett did a good job helping his own constituents and 27% say he did a bad job. These findings are nearly identical to the Monmouth poll conducted two weeks ago.

The Monmouth University Poll found that positive views of the incumbent have increased over the past two weeks while there has been a similar increase in negative views of the challenger. Currently,46% of voters have a favorable view of Scott Garrett – which is up from 40% – while 30% have an unfavorable view – similar to 29% from two weeks ago. A smaller number of voters (29%) have a favorable view of Roy Cho – which is basically unchanged from 30% – while 16% have an unfavorable opinion – up from 7% two weeks ago. Fully half (54%) of likely voters in New Jersey’s 5th district have no opinion of Cho and 24% have no opinion of Garrett.

Garrett has a very slight edge on the issue of voter trust. When asked which candidate is honest and trustworthy, 26% of 5th district voters say only Garrett is, 19% say only Cho is, and 15% say both are. Another 24% of likely voters say that neither candidate is honest and trustworthy and 16% have no opinion.

The Monmouth University Poll was conducted by telephone from October 27 to 29, 2014 with 427 New Jersey voters likely to vote in New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District November general election. This sample has a margin of error of + 4.8 percent. The poll was conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute.

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Cho campaign runs out of gas

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Cho campaign runs out of gas

Stile: new energy for Roy Cho fails to attract donors

A routine campaign event along the banks of a scenic lake in Oakland on Wednesday illustrated just how much life has changed for Roy Cho, the 33-year-old Democrat running for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. (Stile/The Bergen Record)

https://www.northjersey.com/news/stile-new-energy-for-roy-cho-fails-to-attract-donors-1.1121617

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Hudson County Democrat Machine looks to push Cho in Bergen County

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Hudson County Democrat Machine looks to push Cho in Bergen County 

Ridgewood Nj, In the latest attempt by the Hudson County Democratic Machine to take over Bergen County , two of Hudson County’s top Democrats are looking to move into Bergen and push Roy Cho .

These are the same forces pushing for over development , higher taxes , and more control of our schools to Washington DC.

CD5 race: Prieto, Sires: Hudson Dems ready to put ‘bodies on the ground’ for Cho

JERSEY CITY – Two of Hudson County’s most prominent Democrats looked north at fellow Democrat Roy Cho’s effort in the Fifth Congressional District race, then offered Election Day help in a traditional Hudson way. (Bonamo/PolitickerNJ)

https://politickernj.com/2014/10/cd-5-race-prieto-sires-hudson-dems-ready-to-put-bodies-on-the-ground-for-cho/

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Brigid Harrison’s article on Garrett’s effort for Sandy Aid continues to push distorted myths and misinformation

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Scott with Korean War veteran, at the Gold Star Mother’s Day ceremony in Ridgewood.

Brigid Harrison’s article on Garrett’s effort for Sandy Aid continues to push distorted myths and misinformation

https://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-campaign-flyer-doesn-t-represent-garrett-1.1107122

She speaks as a homeowner waiting for help and documents the response.

Brigid Callahan Harrison, 47, is Professor of Political Science and Law at Montclair State University. Harrison teaches courses in American politics, and is the author of American Democracy Now (McGraw-Hill Publishers, first edition, 2009; second edition, December; third edition, 2012); A More Perfect Union (McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2010), Power and Society (Wadsworth, 2012) and Women in American Politics (Wadsworth, 2003), and various journal articles. (https://www.montclair.edu/profilepages/view_profile.php?username=harrisonb )

Timelines are funny things , they don’t lie . Do to lack of coverage by New Jersey Media , many missed the news

By December 17th 2012

Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill: More Spending Than Disaster Aid

https://theridgewoodblog.net/hurricane-sandy-relief-bill-more-spending-than-disaster-aid/

Garrett Takes the Lead on Flood Aid for Sandy Relief
Jan 4, 2013

https://theridgewoodblog.net/garrett-takes-the-lead-on-flood-aid-for-sandy-relief/

Garrett Supports Sandy Aid

https://theridgewoodblog.net/garrett-supports-sandy-aid/

Maybe if more the the “Sandy Aid” would have been for Sandy aid Brigid Callahan Harrison would still have her house?

Budget watchdogs have dubbed the 94-page emergency-spending bill “Sandy Scam.”

https://theridgewoodblog.net/budget-watchdogs-have-dubbed-the-94-page-emergency-spending-bill-sandy-scam/

Garrett’s issues with the “Sandy Aid”  proved fortuitous N.J. politicians urge U.S. not to use Sandy aid for other projects

https://theridgewoodblog.net/n-j-politicians-urge-u-s-not-to-use-sandy-aid-for-other-projects/

Democrat Fulop tells Congress NJ’s distribution of Sandy aid has been a ‘disaster’

https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/04/fulop_tells_congress_njs_distribution_of_sandy_aid_is_a_disaster.html

What the real problem is that the Democrats don’t want to admit they used “Sandy Aid”  to fund special interests and feed lobbyist coffers .
so there is your “Peep” from Garrett
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Garrett, Cho hold first debate for 5th Congressional District seat

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Garrett, Cho hold first debate for 5th Congressional District seat
October 25,,2014
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ , According to the Bergen Record , “The ideological differences between Rep. Scott Garrett, R-Wantage, and his Democrat challenger Roy Cho were on display during their first debate Friday morning hosted by a Hackettstown radio station.”

Basically a Reagan style conservative versus and Obamabot , socialist.

Scott Garrett is seeking his seventh term as representative from the 5th Congressional District against a well financed challenger Roy Cho with some polls showing the race closer than many expected.

Friday’s debate was hosted by WRNJ radio, and moderated by Morning Show host Mike Galley. Topics ranged from health care to education but largely focused on the candidate’s on the role of government spending..

Cho a newbie is considered a proponent of “Obamanomics” by many and a socialist by his critics . Cho seemed to take the view that more government and more government spending , like the president was the answer for everything .

The Record reported , “Cho charged that Garrett’s position on cutting government spending does not protect the interests of his constituents – their tax dollars end up elsewhere if their representative in Washington is not fighting for their needs. He said the 5th Congressional District needs a representative who will spend tax dollars wisely in areas like infrastructure, education and clean energy.

“This is not spending,” Cho said. “This is focusing on how we can have long-term revenue growth.”https://www.northjersey.com/news/garrett-cho-hold-first-debate-for-5th-congressional-district-seat-1.1117719#sthash.1DLXtwNz.dpuf

Garrett a six term congressmen sits on the House Committee on Financial Services, he is Chairman, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises and a member of the, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Garrett also sits so the House Committee on the Budget amd Scott is also founder and Chairman of the Congressional Constitution Caucus .

Garret not surprisingly said the biggest problem in Washington is wasteful spending, especially for failed federal programs. It is the taxpayers who earn their money and should be the ones who not only keep it but decide where it goes, Garrett said.

“I believe that Washington has a spending problem and not a revenue problem,” said Garrett, who said he wants to continue to work “to make Washington spend within its means.” .https://www.northjersey.com/news/garrett-cho-hold-first-debate-for-5th-congressional-district-seat-1.1117719#sthash.1DLXtwNz.dpuf

Garrett also said the federal government should stay out of how children are educated. Garrett said he opposed federal standards like the No Child Left Behind Act and Common Core.

Cho is a big proponent the wildly unpopular “common core” which even the very partisan Bergen County Freeholders all joined forces and in what amounted to mostly a ceremonial vote resoundingly rejected common core. Most critics agree that common core will be a disaster for Bergen high achieving school districts

Garrett, whose daughters were homeschooled, said states, parents and local boards of education should have not only a say in but full control over how their children are educated because they care about them the most – not a Washington bureaucrat.

“As a father, as a parent, I believe the control rests at home,” Garrett said.

Even with education Cho argued though that a “delicate balance” between national standards and local input is necessary for ensuring bright futures for children. Communities should have a say in what works best for their kids, but all students need to be ready to start college or a job with the same set of skills — the federal government should help ensure that.

“We have to involve all the stakeholders,” Cho said.https://www.northjersey.com/news/garrett-cho-hold-first-debate-for-5th-congressional-district-seat-1.1117719#sthash.1DLXtwNz.dpuf

Then the debate also touched on the candidate’s stances on the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare which has been highly controversial and so far lived up to the worst exceptions of the critics.

Garrett said he bought an insurance policy through the system and experienced the opposite of what President Obama had promised — his rates went up by $2,500 and he lost his doctor.

A provision in the Affordable Care Act — sponsored by a Republican senator from Iowa — did require members of Congress and their staffs to enroll in in a Washington, D.C., insurance exchange set up for small businesses and their employees. Lawmakers and aides do receive subsidies from the government, their employer, but depending on the plan chosen and the age of family members covered, rates and deductibles could be higher. That’s because the subsidies are capped and they previously had been part of an insurance pool made up of millions of federal employees nationwide.

Cho once again embraced the presidents plan but acknowledged that there are issues with the act that need to be fixed. Then he asserted that it also has helped many by providing coverage for those with pre-existing conditions and allowing those under 26 to stay on their family’s plan. , which is at best highly debatable .https://www.northjersey.com/news/garrett-cho-hold-first-debate-for-5th-congressional-district-seat-1.1117719#sthash.1DLXtwNz.dpuf

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Reader says its looks like Roy Cho was ducking New York Taxes by using Manalapan as his domicile

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Reader says its looks like Roy Cho was ducking New York Taxes by using Manalapan as his domicile

Manalapan is not in Bergen County.But you are correct, there are plenty of other problems.
My specific problem is very unique. The article states he used his Manalapan address for voting and taxes.

Roy Cho said that after he graduated from law school in 2009, he considered his parents’ home in Manalapan his primary residence even as he lived in an apartment in New York City and then rented an apartment in Hackensack. Cho used the Manalapan address for voting and taxes, and it was on his driver’s license, he said. https://www.northjersey.com/news/little-noticed-congressional-race-heats-up-with-accusation-of-voter-fraud-rare-campaign-help-1.1113943

Does that mean he filed a tax return using a NJ address and avoided paying NYC resident taxes? If you rent an apartment in NYC, even if Manalapan is your domicile, you are liable for NYC resident taxes.

Please before we get into the “young guy just made a mistake , he is a lawyer working for the Port Authority of New York New Jersey .

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Cho campaign continues to fumble Voter Registration and “Carpetbagger” Claims

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Cho campaign continues to fumble Voter Registration and “Carpetbagger” Claims
October 22,2014
the  staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Rep Garrett continued to question Roy Cho’s ties to the district . Garret told the Record  “Most people don’t know who he is or what he stands for, and that’s because he just moved here,”, pointing to the 63 percent of voters who said they had no opinion of Cho.https://www.northjersey.com/news/little-noticed-congressional-race-heats-up-with-accusation-of-voter-fraud-rare-campaign-help-1.1113943

Cho’s campaign has be mostly been made up of the typical Democrat endorsements , and his pro Obama, pro continuation of the presidents policies . Readers have even dubbed him an”Obamabot”.  Most of his website is used to attack Scott Garrett and misrepresent Garrett’s record ,with little to no substantive discussion on issues .This  Amounts to the same old ,the government knows whats best and is going to save you. Policies let call it Obamnomics,that after 6 years of President Obama resulted in a failing economy, loss of healthcare , weakness in foreign policy , enormous government debt directly impacting the Millennial’s ,who Cho claims to be helping with higher taxes, a weak job market , massive debt , no healthcare and a bleak future .

According to a recent Rasumessen Poll 65% of likely voters  thought the county was going in the wrong direction. ( https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/right_direction_or_wrong_track )

Roy Cho said that after he graduated from law school in 2009, he considered his parents’ home in Manalapan his primary residence even as he lived in an apartment in New York City and then rented an apartment in Hackensack. Cho used the Manalapan address for voting and taxes, and it was on his driver’s license, he said. https://www.northjersey.com/news/little-noticed-congressional-race-heats-up-with-accusation-of-voter-fraud-rare-campaign-help-1.1113943

Derek Roseman, Cho’s campaign spokesman, told the Bergen Record  Cho decided in April 2013 that he wanted to settle in Hackensack and that he changed his license and other documents to that address. Cho also filed his statement of candidacy in April 2013.https://www.northjersey.com/news/little-noticed-congressional-race-heats-up-with-accusation-of-voter-fraud-rare-campaign-help-1.1113943

“I’m not a carpetbagger, despite the fact that these claims are coming from Congressman Garrett,” Cho said in Paramus. “The reality is I failed to change my voter registration in a timely enough fashion, like millions of other Americans have failed to do.”https://www.northjersey.com/news/little-noticed-congressional-race-heats-up-with-accusation-of-voter-fraud-rare-campaign-help-1.1113943

Garrett Spokeswomen Maggie Seidel countered that by saying he failed to change his registration in a timely fashion, Cho was admitting he broke the law. she continued “Also, millions of Americans who make this mistake aren’t corporate lawyers who are running for Congress,” she said.https://www.northjersey.com/news/little-noticed-congressional-race-heats-up-with-accusation-of-voter-fraud-rare-campaign-help-1.1113943

“Roy Cho should take some time to get his story straight about his voter fraud,” Garrett’s spokeswoman, Maggie Seidel, said in an email to The Record. https://www.northjersey.com/news/little-noticed-congressional-race-heats-up-with-accusation-of-voter-fraud-rare-campaign-help-1.1113943

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ObamaCare Shunts My Patients Into Medicaid

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ObamaCare Shunts My Patients Into Medicaid

Knocked out of private insurance, they are forced to settle for longer waits and worse care

Rep. Scott Garrett Take a minute to read this eyeopening article about ObamaCare written by Dr. Jeffrey Singer, a general surgeon in Phoenix, Ariz. 

His take: “Even if my patients save money by no longer paying premiums, they suffer in the long run by being trapped in a subpar health-care system [Medicaid]… ObamaCare has shifted—and will continue to shift—people into substandard and often-delayed care, all in the name of increasing health-care “coverage.” That is the saddest irony of all.”

 

By JEFFREY A. SINGER
Oct. 20, 2014 7:12 p.m. ET
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Thirty years of experience in private medical practice uncovers many ironies. For example, recently several of my patients who had been paying for their own individual health insurance informed me that they were forced off private insurance and placed into Medicaid when they signed up for health care at Healthcare.gov. This unwanted change—built into ObamaCare with the intention of helping patients—has harmed them by taking away their freedom to choose a health-care plan that works best for them.

This is not an unusual phenomenon. A recent Boston University/Harvard Medical School study suggests that up to 80% of people participating in ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion have been shifted off their private insurance. These patients’ plans—that they liked, and were told they could keep—did not meet Affordable Care Act requirements, and were wiped out. Healthcare.gov offered them Medicaid.

But the irony doesn’t stop there. Even if my patients save money by no longer paying premiums, they suffer in the long run by being trapped in a subpar health-care system. A Medicaid card does not translate into quality medical care. In some cases, it does not translate into medical care at all.

https://online.wsj.com/articles/jeffrey-a-singer-obamacare-shunts-my-patients-into-medicaid-1413846762

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N.J. Democratic congressional candidate Roy Cho’s voting record raises residency questions

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N.J. Democratic congressional candidate Roy Cho’s voting record raises residency questions
By Matt Friedman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com 
October 20, 2014 at 7:19 PM, updated October 21, 2014 at 12:52 AM

TRENTON — Roy Cho, the Democratic candidate who’s presenting a tough challenge to Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, says he moved into the congressional district in the summer of 2012.

But records show he cast a vote from Manalapan, 52 miles to the south, in November, 2012 — more than two months after his campaign said he moved to Hackensack, in the 5th Congressional District.

“Roy Cho says he moved to Hackensack in the summer of 2012. So why then did he vote in Manalapan in November 2012?” said Garrett spokeswoman Maggie Seidel. “Either Roy Cho is lying about his residency in the Fifth District or he’s acted illegally by committing voter fraud — or both.”

The records, provided by Garrett’s campaign, show Cho registered to vote in Hackensack in April of 2013 and began voting in the city’s May 2013 municipal elections.

Cho’s 2012 vote in Manalapan, where he grew up and his parents live, was his first vote in New Jersey since 2009. Between 2010 and 2012, the 33-year-old Cho lived in New York City, where he worked as a corporate lawyer. All of his previous votes were made in Manalapan as well.

Under New Jersey law, it’s a second degree crime to cast ballots that are “known by the person to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent.” A Middlesex County judge, Spencer Robbins, resigned in March after he was charged withvoting twice in Woodbridge while living in Chatham.

https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/10/democratic_congressional_candidates_voting_record_raises_residency_questions.html

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Time to Get to Know Rep Scott Garrett

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Time to Get to Know Rep Scott Garrett 
October 19,2014
the Staff the Ridgewood blog

Since most of New Jersey media only offers a one sided caricature of Scott Garret and refuses to cover Scott. We decided it was time to get to know Scott though a short Bio and a few highlights of what he has been doing in Washington. 

Scott opposes President Obama’s “too big to fail”  policy and any expansion of it.

Scott has been at the forefront of  reforming the the banking industry always looking to balance consumer and corporate interests and decrease redundant expansive unnecessary regulation .

Scott has pushed the IRS to answer questions on targeting US citizens based on their first amendment rights .

Scott has been a very strong proponent of Religious freedom and a staunch supporter of Israel unlike his his opponent and most democrats .

Scott opposed the Present’s military plan on ISIS which has now proven to significantly lacking and some would say candidate Obama also did.

In 2006, Scott helped make the  Musconetcong river a part of the National Wild and Scenic River System.

Scott has continually pushed for more oversight , transparency and accountability from the Federal Reserve and government-sponsored enterprises known as GSE’s ( Freddie Mac , Fannie Mae )

Since his election to Congress in 2002, Scott has become a leading advocate of tax relief and pro-growth economic policies, earning him awards and accolades from a number of national taxpayer and small business groups.

As a senior member of the House Budget Committee, Scott is on the frontline of efforts to rein in runaway government spending and shrink our country’s ballooning national debt.

A member of the House Financial Services Committee since his election to Congress , Scott has been at the forefront of public policy deliberations dealing with issues related to the financial services industry. Over the years Scoot has developed a considerable expertise in areas ranging from securities and finance to insurance and regulatory oversight, un like many of his critics .

At the beginning of the 112th Congress, Scott was selected to serve as the Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Market and Government-Sponsored Enterprises.  In this role, Scott presides over the subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  In addition, the subcommittee also handles all matters related to capital markets activities such as business capital formation and venture capital, as well as derivative instruments.

As founder and Chairman of the Congressional Constitution Caucus, Scott is highly respected among his House colleagues as an authority on constitutional issues.  Founded in 2005, the Constitution Caucus provides an effective forum for education on constitutional principles and discussion on the appropriate limitations of congressional action.

Meanwhile Roy Cho worker for the Port Authority.

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Rep. Scott Garrett and Senator David Vitter to Demand that Congress Reconvene to Address Ebola

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Rep. Scott Garrett and Senator David Vitter to Demand that Congress Reconvene to Address Ebola
Oct 17, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) and Senator David Vitter (R-LA) today sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid demanding that congress is immediately reconvened to address the threat raised by the Ebola virus.

“The Obama administration has failed to recognize this public health threat,” said Garrett and Vitter in the letter.  “Thus far, the administration has refused to implement flight restrictions from affected countries, and provide effective screening process for travelers after they arrive on shores.  The House and Senate must reconvene to direct the administration on what steps must be taken to protect the American people.”

Mr. Garrett has been a vocal critic of the Obama administration’s slow response to this epidemic. He joined his colleagues in calling on the president to institute immediate travel restrictions, enhance airport screenings, and develop quarantine measures for individuals who have traveled to, or from, the West African countries that have been impacted by Ebola.

Garrett’s opponent Roy Cho and NJ Sen Cory Booker are lock step with the presidents so far failed policies and are offering no new ideas .

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The administration’s Ebola evasions reveal its disdain for the American people.

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Who Do They Think We Are?

The administration’s Ebola evasions reveal its disdain for the American people.

The administration’s handling of the Ebola crisis continues to be marked by double talk, runaround and gobbledygook. And its logic is worse than its language. In many of its actions, especially its public pronouncements, the government is functioning not as a soother of public anxiety but the cause of it.

An example this week came in the dialogue between Megyn Kelly of Fox News and Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control.

Their conversation focused largely on the government’s refusal to stop travel into the United States by citizens of plague nations. “Why not put a travel ban in place,” Ms. Kelly asked, while we shore up the U.S. public-health system?

Dr. Frieden replied that we now have screening at airports, and “we’ve already recommended that all nonessential travel to these countries be stopped for Americans.” He added: “We’re always looking at ways that we can better protect Americans.”

“But this is one,” Ms. Kelly responded.

Dr. Frieden implied a travel ban would be harmful: “If we do things that are going to make it harder to stop the epidemic there, it’s going to spread to other parts of—”

Ms. Kelly interjected, asking how keeping citizens from the affected regions out of America would make it harder to stop Ebola in Africa.

“Because you can’t get people in and out.”

“Why can’t we have charter flights?”

“You know, charter flights don’t do the same thing commercial airliners do.”

“What do you mean? They fly in and fly out.”

Dr. Frieden replied that limiting travel between African nations would slow relief efforts. “If we isolate these countries, what’s not going to happen is disease staying there. It’s going to spread more all over Africa and we’ll be at higher risk.”

Later in the interview, Ms. Kelly noted that we still have airplanes coming into the U.S. from Liberia, with passengers expected to self-report Ebola exposure.

Dr. Frieden responded: “Ultimately the only way—and you may not like this—but the only way we will get our risk to zero here is to stop the outbreak in Africa.”

Ms. Kelly said yes, that’s why we’re sending troops. But why can’t we do that and have a travel ban?

“If it spreads more in Africa, it’s going to be more of a risk to us here. Our only goal is protecting Americans—that’s our mission. We do that by protecting people here and by stopping threats abroad. That protects Americans.”

https://online.wsj.com/articles/who-do-they-think-we-are-1413502475

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Another Media Event : Garrett Criticized over Sandy Response

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Another Media Event : Garrett Criticized  over Sandy Response
October 3,2014
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Here they go again , less  than a month after getting spanked with the silly “fake bridge-gate scandal ” . New Jersey’s mainstream media groups are back at it again looking to demonize Republican Scott Garrett  over a pro-ported embellished  flier on Garrets work on Sandy relief..

Yes Garret Voted against “Sandy Relief” just like he voted No over Katrina relief. The Heritage Foundation noted that “While Hurricane Sandy was a major disaster, the majority of the funds originally requested by the Obama Administration and in the subsequent Senate passed Sandy bill were to be spent beyond FY 2014.  Furthermore, far too much of the funding goes toward superfluous programs that are not related to Hurricane Sandy relief, from repairs to the Smithsonian Institution to upgrades to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration airplanes to more funding for the federal government’s epic educational failure known as Head Start, among myriad other extraneous items.  The inclusion of $16 billion in wasteful community development funds is also concerning, especially because the Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated it would need a comparatively much smaller $5.2 billion for its “unmet needs.”  These non-emergency measures prove how irresponsible Washington has grown, unabashedly using a natural disaster to spend more taxpayer money.

This legislation not only contains glaringly excessive spending, but it also feeds into Congress’s problem of failing to budget responsibly. ” https://heritageaction.com/key-votes/no-on-supplemental-appropriations-for-disaster-assistance-2/

On top of the pork barrel  nature of the “Sandy Aid”  worse  yet has been the distribution of funds in New Jersey  which the Record not surprisingly failed to mention  that since the “Sandy Aid ” has passed even Jersey City’s Democratic mayor called New Jersey’s allocation of federal disaster relief a “disaster,” and said the state “has a poor track record” of working with local municipalities. https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/04/fulop_tells_congress_njs_distribution_of_sandy_aid_is_a_disaster.html

“The distribution of federal Sandy relief aid was arguably not entirely based upon non objective data, slow to be forthcoming, unresponsive to homeowners and business,” Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop said. “In a word, the distribution of the aid was in and of itself a ‘disaster’ of our own making.”https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/04/fulop_tells_congress_njs_distribution_of_sandy_aid_is_a_disaster.html

Some people take their fiduciary responsibility very serious  Garrett said in April,  “Our fiscal situation is dire.  Each of our children and grandchildren are on the hook for nearly $56,000 of our $17.5 trillion dollar debt.  It’s time for us to put an end to the overspending and borrowing of more and more money each year.  Today, the House Budget Committee puts forth a budget that recognizes that the status quo is unacceptable and unsustainable.  Rather than continuing on the road to debt and decline, we instead offer a path forward that focuses on economic growth, expands opportunity, and restores fairness.  Years of foolish overspending have brought us to this point, but America’s current economic path is no laughing matter.”

Some people even politicians care about their Kids and the future and Scott Garrett is one of them . In April  Garret issued the following statement , “Our fiscal situation is dire.  Each of our children and grandchildren are on the hook for nearly $56,000 of our $17.5 trillion dollar debt.  It’s time for us to put an end to the overspending and borrowing of more and more money each year.  Today, the House Budget Committee puts forth a budget that recognizes that the status quo is unacceptable and unsustainable.  Rather than continuing on the road to debt and decline, we instead offer a path forward that focuses on economic growth, expands opportunity, and restores fairness.  Years of foolish overspending have brought us to this point, but America’s current economic path is no laughing matter.” 

Meanwhile Garret helped out with the Post Sandy clean up even taking time to hand out Turkeys for Thanksgiving at Lowe’s in Paramus . In Ridgewood Our Lady of Mount Carmel church  made a massive effort to reach out to the community offering food and shelter with little or no help from “sandy aid” .

The funny thing is now the New Jersey “media”like the Bergen Record or NJ .Com , the Star ledger and a few others , organizations that never covers Scott Garret, never attend his press briefings , never reports or bills or policy debates in Washington hosted by Garret , suddenly are experts on everything Scott Garret was up to during the post Sandy cleanup ?  We seem to have heard all this before

So this all begs the question , What was Investment Banker Roy Cho , doing in the aftermath or hurricane Sandy

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Democrats counting on Bergen voters to unseat Garrett

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Democrats counting on Bergen voters to unseat Garrett
By Myles Ma/NJ.com 

RIDGEWOOD — Scott Garrett has handily won every race he’s run for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District since 2002.

Garrett has vastly outspent his opponent in every election year, with the exception of 2008, when he outspent Dennis G. Shulman, but not vastly.

But Roy Cho, his Democratic opponent, believes Garrett can be beaten. So too, does rapper Ghostface Killah.

It was Killah’s (Ghostface’s?) endorsement over Twitter last year that first put Cho and his campaign on the map. But it is the new math in the 5th that Cho believes will put his campaign over the top.

Redistricting in 2010 added Democratic-leaning Fair Lawn, Lodi, Hackensack and Bogota, and parts of Teaneck to the 5th. By population, Bergen County makes up almost three-quarters of the district.

Rob Esposito, Cho’s campaign manager, said these towns have turned the 5th from a safe Republican stronghold dominated by Sussex and Warren voters into a competitive district.

“We know we have a real shot,” he said.

https://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/07/democrats_counting_on_bergen_voters_in_5th_district_race.html