The Jersey Comeback Has Begun
Posted on January 18th, 2012 by Jerry ConatyTagged With:
Join the Discussion!Reorganization Meeting Location Set
Posted on January 5th, 2012 by Jerry ConatyThursday, January 26th - Reorganization Meeting
Location: Tuscan House on Hooper Avenue in Toms River
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 (meeting begins at 7:00)
Contact person: Jerry Conaty, President – OCYRTeam.President@gmail.com
Additional information: Berkeley Township’s own Mayor Carmen Amato will be swearing in all of our new executive board members for the 2012 year. We will also be announcing some of the major initiatives we will be planning for the upcoming year. We’ll provide dinner and a cash bar. The event will be free for all members that have paid their 2012 dues and $10 for guests. Make sure you get your 2012 membership applications in as soon as possible. For an application or to be added to the Club’s e-mail list, please email OCYRTeam.President@gmail.com
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Washington D.C.
Posted on December 27th, 2011 by Jerry ConatyHello Everyone!
The Ocean County Young Republicans are currently planning a fun and educational trip to Washington D.C. I know a number of you have signed up already but we’re still looking for more! We’re looking to set a date but we’re looking to see which dates work best for the most amount of people. No one will be locked into the trip right now but we’re gathering interested parties and dates. Below are the three weekends we are looking at:
*March 23rd – March 25th
*March 30th – April 1st
*April 27th – April 29th
We have a number of activities planned including tours of the White House, Capitol Building, Washington Monument, Monuments at Night, Arlington Cemetery, Mt. Vernon & George Washington’s house, and depending on the weekend we will be able to attend the Cherry Blossom Festival (March 20 – April 27th) or the Young Republican Leadership Conference (April 26th-29th – additional fees apply if you choose to attend YRL Conference).
Since we do not have a weekend set yet, costs are only estimates but our initial cost estimates are approximately $380-$440 per person. This will include a bus to bring us to and from Washington D.C., two nights in a hotel in the city, and food during the trip/stay.
Please e-mail OCYRTeam.President@gmail.com and cc Chris.Filiciello@gmail.com if you are interested in coming and which weekends you would be able to attend. We need a response by Friday, January 6th in order to properly plan the trip.
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2012 Executive Board
Posted on December 19th, 2011 by Jerry ConatyWe announced our 2012 Executive Board at the holiday party on Friday night. For those of you that were not in attendence, it is as follows:
President – Jerry W. Conaty
1st Vice President – David Nicola
2nd Vice President – Stacey Chait
3rd Vice President – Michael Thulen, Jr.
Secretary – Ryan Reilly
Treasurer – Dawn DiStefano
General Counsel – Brian DiStefano
Campaign Chairman – Michael Schwartz
Committee Liaison – Christopher Dasti
State Committeewoman – Aimee Quinn
State Committeeman – Jon-Paul Bowen
Thank you to our 2011 Executive Board and I’m looking forward to all the great things we have planned for 2012!!!
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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley endorses Mitt Romney
Posted on December 16th, 2011 by Jerry Conaty(CBS/AP) SIOUX CITY, Iowa – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is endorsing Mitt Romney for president.
Haley said Friday on Fox News she is throwing all of her support behind Romney in the Republican primaries. She says jobs, the economy and spending are most important and the former Massachusetts governor is the best candidate to address those issues.
Haley also said President Barack Obama seems most afraid to face Romney.
Haley, a Tea Party favorite, is a rising star within the GOP and her endorsement in the first-in-the South primary state has been sought by many other presidential contenders.
Her endorsement could prove pivotal for Romney in South Carolina as he looks to burnish his conservative credentials and push back against criticism that he hasn’t demonstrated a consistent commitment to conservative ideals through his political career.
“I think this Nikki Haley [endorsement] … is big. It’s the Tea Party that doesn’t like Mitt Romney and I think that is where his problem is. The problems with Mitt Romney [are] why we have these anybody-but-Romney candidates come up,” Bob Schieffer, moderator of “Face the Nation,” said on “The Early Show.”
Romney will appear with Haley Friday afternoon in South Carolina. Haley says they will campaign together Saturday.
Balanced Budget Amendment Fails In Senate
Posted on December 14th, 2011 by Jerry ConatyBy Tom Cohen, CNNWashington (CNN) -
The Democratic-controlled Senate on Wednesday rejected two proposed versions for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution — a setback to GOP leaders and conservative activists who say the measure is necessary to end the federal government’s spiraling deficit spending.
A Democratic version opposed by Republicans fell on a 21-79 vote. Then a Republican version also failed to get the two-thirds majority required with a 47-53 vote.
Last month, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives failed to pass a GOP-proposed amendment, falling 23 votes shy of the two-thirds majority required for passage.
The congressional votes on the amendment were agreed to by both parties in August as part of the agreement raising Washington’s debt ceiling.
Democratic leaders, however, are vehemently opposed to the idea, arguing that it would force the government into an economically destructive cycle of massive spending cuts.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, said Wednesday that a step as historically significant as a constitutional amendment was unnecessary.
Getting government spending under control “takes political will, even political courage,” Durbin said, but “it doesn’t take a constitutional amendment.”
Conservative Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah disagreed, saying Congress has repeatedly proved it’s unable to control itself on spending.
“We are taxing and spending this country into bankruptcy,” Hatch said, later adding, “We don’t have any restraint around here.”
Despite the proposal’s defeat, it has been favored by the public. Nearly three in four Americans favored passage of the amendment in a July 18-20 CNN/ORC International Poll, while 24% were opposed.
Sixty percent of Americans say they believe a balanced budget amendment is necessary to get the deficit under control, according to the poll.
The House passed a balanced budget amendment in 1995, but the measure fell one vote short in the Senate in both 1995 and 1997.
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Holiday Party
Posted on December 6th, 2011 by Jerry ConatyThe Ocean County Young Republicans will be hosting our annual Holiday Party at 7pm on Friday, December 16th at the Brick PAL (60 Drum Point Road, Brick, NJ). We’ll supply the food and the fun but to help keep the cost down, the party will be a BYOB. Tickets are only $25 per person. We will also be presenting our Executive Board for the 2012 year at this party.
We are also offering a reduced ticket price of $15 for high school and college students. In order to get the reduced rate of $15, students MUST RSVP to Jerry Conaty by the end of the day on Monday, December 12th. Otherwise tickets can be purchased for full price at the door.
You can mail checks made payable to “OCYRO” to P.O. Box 761, Toms River, NJ 08754. Feel free to contact Jerry Conaty [OCYRTeam.President@gmail.com or (732) 779-3264] to RSVP or for any questions.
We’re looking forward to seeing all of you!!
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