PRESS RELEASE: Sawyer Calls On Burzichelli And Taliaferro To Break Their Silence On Project Veritas Video

Republican candidate for Assembly in the 3rd Legislative District, Beth Sawyer, called out John Burzichelli and Adam Taliaferro on their silence after the release of a Project Veritas video in which a Phil Murphy campaign staffer says Murphy will mandate vaccines after the election. Her press release on the matter follows (for context we’ve posted the Project Veritas video below the text of Sawyer’s press release):

WOOLWICH – Republican candidate for Assembly in New Jersey’s third legislative district, Beth Sawyer, called on John Burzichelli and Adam Taliaferro to break their silence on the recently released Project Veritas video in which a senior Phil Murphy campaign staffer stated that Murphy plans on mandating vaccines after Election Day.

“Phil Murphy knows John Burzichelli and Adam Taliaferro are his South Jersey Tax Team and relies on their votes in the Assembly. Burzichelli and Taliaferro even voted to tax the rain,” Beth Sawyer said. “Burzichelli voted to allow Murphy keep certain executive orders, directives and powers until after the election. That same vote is one of the 324 votes Taliaferro missed in this legislative session.”

“Perhaps the reason Burzichelli has remained silent since the release of the Project Veritas video is he knows his yes vote on bill A-5820 is what gives Murphy the authority to mandate vaccines after the election.” Sawyer added, “Taliaferro’s silence is his go to stance given the fact he has not voted 555 times since arriving in the Assembly.”

“It’s time for Burzichelli and Taliaferro to break their silence and explain to South Jersey voters why they believe it is okay for Phil Murphy to wait until after the election to mandate vaccines,” Sawyer said.

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PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Van Drew's Statement on Surfaced Videos of Governor Murphy's Vaccine Mandate Stance

Congressman Jeff Van Drew issued a statement this morning regarding the recent recordings that surfaced alleging that Governor Phil Murphy plans on mandating vaccines following the upcoming election. His statement follows:

Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement on recent recordings that surfaced alleging that Governor Phil Murphy plans on mandating vaccines following the upcoming election. 

"If Governor Murphy truly cared about the health of New Jersey residents and believed that vaccine mandates could keep our community safe, he would implement the mandates now, not after the election," said Congressman Van Drew. "This is clearly a political move; he knows Democrats are losing momentum across the country. People are tired - they are tired of government overreach; they are tired of being told what they can and cannot do. Governor Murphy realizes he cannot win an election if he continues inserting himself in individuals' personal health decisions.

"COVID cases are decreasing, states are opening back up, and the decision by Governor Murphy to wait until after the election to impose vaccine mandates is nothing short of a political maneuver. Governor Murphy is fully aware that his policies are unpopular amongst undecided and independent voters, and now he is doing everything he can to maintain power. A Governor has the responsibility of the safety and well-being of his residents, and this revelation proves that Governor Murphy is acting disingenuous. If he was concerned about public safety, he would mandate vaccines now, and not wait until he's guaranteed four more years in office. We must always put our constituents first, and this game Governor Murphy is playing indicates that New Jerseyans are not his number one priority." 

PRESS RELEASE: Durr, McCarthy-Patrick and Sawyer call on Sweeney team to pull deceptive ad

Republican candidates in the 3rd legislative district, Ed Durr for Senate, Bethanne McCarthy-Patrick and Beth Sawyer for Assembly are pushing back on “a deceptive ad on cable television” launched by Senator Steve Sweeney, Assemblyman John Burzichelli and Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro. The LDe candidates’ press release on the issue follows:

Third legislative district Republican candidates for state Senate, Ed Durr, and Assembly Bethanne McCarthy-Patrick and Beth Sawyer have called on Senator Steve Sweeney, Assemblyman John Burzichelli and Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro to stop running a deceptive ad on cable television.

The ad in question makes false claims about the Republican candidates’ stance on issues, job performance and bill payment history.

“While we all expected the Democrats to be aggressive, we did not expect them to resort to outright lies,” Republican state Senate candidate Ed Durr said. “The ad says I am against workers being paid overtime, I’m a non-union truck driver who relies on overtime pay to support my family. Why would I ever say such a thing? It’s made up, a lie that needs to stop immediately.”

GOP Assembly candidate Bethanne McCarthy-Patrick added, “Their ad claims I had a no-show government job. I was shocked to learn my 21 years as a union firefighter/EMT counts as a no-show job! While my co-workers and I were saving lives and property these guys were casting votes to raise our taxes. Apparently, lying is the best way for them to attack a first responder.”

“Sweeney, Burzichelli and Taliaferro do their best to stretch the truth, making things appear as something they aren’t. As a mom I always taught my kids that is lying. Sweeney, Burzichelli and Taliaferro should all know better.” Republican Assembly candidate Beth Sawyer continued, “The trio goes so far as to bring up a medial bill after the birth of my son nearly 26 years ago that my ex-husband was responsible for. Then, to add insult to injury they claim I failed to pay taxes on a property I sold and did not own, which was very easy for them to fact check.”

“While we all understand politics can be rough, lying is completely unacceptable. Sweeney, Burzichelli and Taliaferro should immediately pull their deceptive ad. The voters of our district deserve better than a bunch of lies,’ Sawyer said.