It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congress’s failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels.

We shouldn’t be so dependent on foreign oil.

The games are over. New Jersey must put its fiscal house in order. The time of one-shot budget fixes is past. It's time to balance the books.

The goal of what I have done with my charitable contributions is the same as it is in my public life: to try and make the world a little bit better,

This has been on the schedule for a long time. You don't get President Clinton on a 24-hour notice.

Members will hear me say repeatedly words are important; deeds are a reality.

We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse.

No family gets rich from earning the minimum wage. In fact, the current minimum wage does not even lift a family out of poverty.

I want them to believe I have a vision for the state of New Jersey.

It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congress's failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels.