now more of the mark simone show one seven ten w o r filling in for mark here again is ken rosado

had a good morning to you you know new jersey republican state senator owen henry is upset and rightfully

so that no matter what solutions the few members of the republican party in the new jersey

legislature offer for spending on schools,

the Democrats simply blow them off and ignore them because they have a supermajority in both

the Assembly and the Senate, and New Jersey schools remain a mess, especially in the

state's larger cities. Joining us now on the phone is New Jersey Republican State Senator

Owen Henry. Good morning. Good morning.

Thank you for having me. Well, good to have you. And I know you work with an acquaintance of mine, Senator Bucco, whom I've had on my show in New Jersey a number of times. It must be so... Mr. Bucco, the boss. He's a good man. He is the head of the Senate, the Republicans there, right? His father and himself, just the salt of the earth, the boot goes.

God bless him.

Good, good folks. He is the head of the Senate, the Republicans there, right? His father and himself, just the salt of the earth, the boot goes.

God bless him.

Good, good folks.

Yes.

Tell me about what's going on in the state.

I know that a lot of people in the better school districts, if you will, throughout the state,

you guys end up spending a fortune.

Literally, it's like a bottomless pit of cash that goes to the city or the

state's larger cities and their school districts are still floundering tell me about this it's it's very

frustrating very very frustrating as you mentioned in your opening comments um what's going on with the

school funding here in the state of new jersey as you you said, performing districts, districts that get the job done and prepare their students for college or career

or being punished. And districts that, you know, average a third grade reading level are not

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