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Expressing outrage over wind energy legislation that passed during the last budget session, the Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative launched a series of ads in battleground legislative districts.
The ad targets incumbent Democrats.
State Senator Joe Lagana (D-38) absorbed one of the ads. So did state Senator Paul Sarlo (D-36), the Senate Budget chairman.
“What would you do with one billion dollars?” the voice over asks in the ad. “Perhaps you would pay off your mortgage or bills maybe you’d pay off your kids’ college funds.
“How about using it to bail out a foreign corporation?”
A screeching sound occurs.
“Well, that’s what Senator Lagana and the state legislature just did,” the voice over proclaims. “Senator Lagana just voted to take one billion dollars of federal tax credits specifically earmarked to reduce your utility bills and gave it away to bail out a foreign company…. Shameful. Tell Senator Lagana you want your money back.”
Take a look at the ad here.
Governor Phil Murphy signed the wind energy legislation into law earlier this month.
Via Politico:
“The offshore wind law will allow energy company Ørsted to keep hundreds of millions of dollars in federal tax incentives that the company otherwise would be required to pass along to state utility customers. Without the deal, the company and Murphy administration officials said the wind farm would not be built. In exchange for the relief, Ørsted agreed — and now by law will be obligated — to spend $200 million at the Paulsboro port where Murphy signed the bill.”
The Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative (ELEC) also targeted LD-11 and LD-5 as part of their initiative to inform voters about what the group regards as punishing legislation that, in the words of one irritated Democrat, “Moved the state’s agenda too far to the left.”
From ELEC’s website:
“Operating Engineers move the equipment that moves mountains – and the Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative (ELEC) puts them to work building the most essential projects for our region’s transportation, energy, and water infrastructure.
“ELEC promotes economic development, infrastructure investment, and construction industry education to provide opportunities for developers, union contractors, and members of Local 825. By working together, our members improve the economy, create good-paying jobs, and overhaul the critical infrastructure systems throughout New Jersey and New York State.”
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