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Joe Kyrillos on Jobs
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Supports state law for minimum wage, but no Amendment
When Kyrillos said he favored raising New Jersey's minimum wage next year--though not by constitutional amendment, as the state's Senate Democratic leader wants to do--Menendez noted that he had a chance to vote for it in
2005. "You've become the biggest flip-flopper in the Legislature," said Menendez. "You voted against a minimum wage increase when you had the chance."Menendez and Kyrillos cast blame in each others' direction for
New Jersey's 9.9% unemployment rate, which is significantly above the national rate of 7.8%. "Other states see their unemployment rates lowering," Menendez said. "What are you doing to create jobs? I don't see it."
For his part, Kyrillos said Menendez was "outsourcing his responsibility" for New Jersey's troubles, and on the state level brought the blame back to the last governor, a Democrat.
Source: Newark Star-Ledger on 2012 N.J. Senate debate
, Oct 10, 2012
Page last updated: Nov 20, 2012
