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New Jersey must prioritize fairness, opportunity, and keeping families together, and that means making the Values Act law.

As we take stock of this year’s accomplishments, it’s also important to look at where the Legislature fell short, and to look forward to what we want for New Jersey in 2023.

As the Legislature reconvenes, we as New Jerseyans must remind our lawmakers that every decision they make is urgent and impacts our lives, our families, and our futures.

We need a budget that reflects our values and invests in justice. That means housing assistance, aid for those excluded from federal pandemic funds, language access, and legal counsel for immigrants.

When Texas banned nearly all abortions, it showed us that what happens on the state level can reach far beyond state lines. Just as starkly, it has shown the grim reality that when reproductive freedom comes under threat, people of color and those on the economic margins will undeniably bear the brunt of the harms caused by abortion restrictions.