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• VIDEO: Garrett Sells GOP Derivative Reform

  —The Save Jersey Blog

   | December 11, 2009
  
  
  Democrat "regulatory reform" equates to more bailouts, Save Jerseyans.
  New Jersey's conservative Congressman Scott Garrett (R-Paramus) isn't having any of it:
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

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• Garrett Against Tax Breaks

  —Blog the Fifth

  Representative Scott Garrett joined all but two Republicans in voting against extending $31 billion in tax breaks. Here's how the AP describes it:
  
  

  The tax breaks include a sales tax deduction that mainly helps people in the nine states without local income taxes, a property tax deduction for [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 10:30pm EST
  

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• Garrett vs. Equal Rights

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  I wrote yesterday about my belief at this point that marriage equality was due. Herb Jackson posted a nice piece explaining that once again the rest of the nation is looking to New Jersey to lead. In the piece, he highlights Representative Scott Garrett and his standing opposition:
  A bill [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 6:01pm EST
  

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• Political meddling in Roselle Civil Service case?

  —PLAINFIELD TODAY

  
  If you think Plainfield politics is a jungle, consider outside political intervention in the affairs of Roselle, and the statewide effects of same.
  
  When Roselle's mayor, Garrett Smith, appealed a borough Council layoff plan which eliminated the borough's CFO, Adrian Mapp (who is also a Plainfield council member) [...]

  Posted: December 04, 2009, 11:11am EST
  

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• Garrett Fails Purity Test

  —Blog the Fifth

  The announcement of the Republican Purity Test is further proof of how far from an inclusive party the Republicans have gone, and how far the authoritarians written about by John Dean have come. Instead of allowing people to choose their own Representatives, the powerful few want to dictate [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:32pm EST
  

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• Garrett vs. 1.4 million Home Buyers

  —Blue Jersey

  Live in the 5th congressional district? You can get reporting at Blog the Fifth you won't find in your newspaper, plus context on some of the nutty, nutty things your congressman does, plus opportunities to join up with efforts to make a change there. - - - Promoted from the' [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:42pm EST
  

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• Garrett a Birther? Nah.

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  Representative Scott Garrett seems to have been backed into a corner by Birthers. During the health care "house calls", Garrett managed to get badgered by a couple of birthers (those that refuse to believe the evidence President Obama was born here).
  
  After a few minutes of his [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  

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• Garrett vs. 1.4 million Home Buyers

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  Representative Scott Garrett finally explained why he voted against extending unemployment benefits and the first time home buyer tax credit:
  

  So, in sum, we have a program rampant with fraud, which gives taxpayer dollars to people who don’t legitimately qualify, and fails to appropriately credit the individuals that do [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:00pm EST
  

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• Garrett Talks Health Care

  —Blue Jersey

  Promoted by Jason Springer: An interesting exchange with Congressman Garrett talking healthcare and more great work by rmfretz keeping an eye on the Congressman at Blog the Fifth.

  Cross-posted at Blog the Fifth.

  Representative Scott Garrett chats with Fox 5 about his vote against the health care bill. Garrett talks almost [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:40pm EST
  

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• Garrett Talks Health Care

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  Representative Scott Garrett chats with Fox 5 about his vote against the health care bill. Garrett talks almost exclusively about Medicare Advantage as his reason, which as I've written before can currently charge taxpayers up to a 40% mark up on services.
  
  It's good to see Garrett using [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:05pm EST
  

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• Maryland Black Bear Hunt Closed

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  OAKLAND, MD — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the conclusion of the 2009 black bear hunting season. The season opened Monday, October 26 in Garrett and Allegany counties. The hunt was officially... [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:55am EST
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