Gordon Sponsors Attempts To Override Christie Budget Vetoes

Following Governor Chris Christie’s line-item veto of various portions of the state’s $30.6-billion budget, the State Senate met last week to try to override the governor’s cuts. All override votes failed to pass, as Senate Democrats could only muster 24 of the 27 votes needed. Below is a list of overrides, and how your representative, Senator Robert M. Gordon, voted. All state legislation and how your representatives voted can be accessed via the NJ State Legislature’s website.
  
SCR200 – Override veto eliminating appropriations for Wyonna M. Lipman Child Advocacy Center, Essex County.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR201 – Override veto reducing 2012 appropriation for General Services in Department of Human Services.
Gordon - Yes

SCR202 – Override veto of language provision imposing restrictions on Medicare Waiver sought by state.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR203 – Override veto of language concerning reporting of the adequacy of general educational development programs in the Department of Corrections.
Gordon - Yes

SCR204 – Override veto of language concerning reporting of the adequacy of drug treatment programs in the Department of Corrections.
Gordon - Yes

SCR205 – Override veto reducing appropriation for Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Gordon - Yes

SCR210 – Override veto eliminating appropriation for Family Planning Services grants.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR211 – Override veto reducing appropriation to NJ Comm. on Higher Education for Opportunity Program Grants.
Gordon - Yes

SCR212 – Override veto reducing appropriation to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority for Part-Time Tuition Aid Grants for County Colleges.
Gordon (Primary Sponsor) - Yes

SCR213 – Override veto reducing appropriation to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority for Tuition Aid Grants.
Gordon (Primary-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR215 – Override veto reducing an appropriation and changing a related budget language provision for the AIDS Drug Distribution Program.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR217 – Override veto of two related language provisions concerning allocation and use of reduced rate sales and use tax collections generated in Urban Enterpise Zones.
Gordon - Yes

SCR218 – Override veto eliminating appropriation for and budget language allocation of Municipal Public Safety Aid in the Department of Community Affairs.
Gordon - Yes

SCR219 – Override veto reducing an appropriation for Transitional Aid to Localities in the Department of Community Affairs.
Gordon - Yes

SCR220 – Override veto eliminating Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation to Clinical Legal Programs for the Poor - Seton Hall University.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR221 – Override veto eliminating appropriation to Rutgers University for Clinical Legal Programs for the Poor - Camden Law School.
Gordon - Yes

SCR222 – Override veto eliminating appropriation to Rutgers University for Clinical Legal Programs for the Poor - Newark Law School.
Gordon (Primary Sponsor) - Yes

SCR226 – Override veto eliminating an appropriation for New Jersey After 3 student services and a related language provision in the Department of Education.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR227 – Override veto reducing Fiscal year 2012 appropriation for Work First New Jersey - Child Care.
Gordon - Yes

SCR229 – Override veto eliminating appropriation for Grants to Hispanic Women's Resource Centers in the Department of Community Affairs.
Gordon - Yes

SCR230 – Override veto eliminating an appropriation for Governor's Council on Mental Health Stigma in the Department of Human Services.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR231 – Override veto reduction of appropriation for the Court Appointed Special Advocates in the Department of Children and Families.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR232 – Override veto eliminating an appropriation for Postpartum Education Campaign grants in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR234 – Override veto eliminating Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation for Medicaid coverage of certain prescription drug expenses of Medicaid recipients who are enrolled in Medicare Part D program.
Gordon (Primary Sponsor) - Yes

SCR235 – Override veto reducing Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation to Legal Services of New Jersey - Legal Assistance in Civil Matters.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR236 – Override veto eliminating appropriation for Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund grants in the Department of Community Affairs.
Gordon - Yes

SCR237 – Override veto reducing an appropriation for Patient Care and Health Services salaries and wages for Mental Health Services in the Department of Human Services.
Gordon (Co-Sponsor) - Yes

SCR238 – Override veto reducing an appropriation for Payments for Medical Assistance Recipients - Nursing Homes in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Gordon (Primary Sponsor) - Yes