Nearly a year ago, N.J. State Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R-Bergen) suffered and survived a brain aneurysm. Today, the attorney, wife and mother is beginning her third term in the state legislature. The term has started with some controversy. Schepisi recently made a trip to Cuba with a group of about 19 people including other members of the State Legislature. The trip drew criticism from those who said there were still some major issues to settle with the nation of Cuba before relations could be normalized. In this episode, Schepisi explains why she and her colleagues made the trip and what they accomplished while they were there. She also talks about her harrowing experience of having a brain aneurysm and how it has impacted her work in the State Assembly, and she gives her ideas on solving the state’s $80 billion pension crisis.
