June 18, 2009 Contact: Tim Saler (856) 361-8989

For Immediate Release

Lawrence & DiCicco Call on Corzine to Implement Republican Budget Savings and Restore Property Tax Relief for New Jerseyans

Assembly Republicans' $783 million in proposed savings
and $300 million in "new" amnesty revenues means
Democrats have no excuse not to restore property tax relief

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP -- Eugene Lawrence and Domenick DiCicco, candidates for the General Assembly in the 4th Legislative District, called on Governor Jon Corzine to implement the Assembly Republicans' proposed budget savings in order to restore property tax relief for all New Jerseyans.

The New Jersey Assembly Republicans have proposed $783 million in additional savings from the current FY2010 budget. If Corzine and the Trenton Democrats were to implement the Republicans' responsible plan, they would have enough funding -- along with the $300 million in amnesty revenues -- to restore the entire property tax relief program that Corzine gutted earlier this year.

"There is no excuse for Jon Corzine, Paul Moriarty, and the rest of the Trenton Democrats not to take advantage of this opportunity," Domenick DiCicco said. "For them not to take advantage of the specific savings proposed by the Assembly Republicans is a thumb in the eye to the millions of New Jerseyans who will continue to have their promised property tax relief taken away."

"If Corzine and his team will not lead, then voters will replace them with representatives who will," Eugene Lawrence added. "If Jon Corzine and the Democrats pass on this unique opportunity, it will provide voters will have a clear choice in November: a choice between more of the same from the Democrats, or real change represented by Domenick and I."

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