Assembly Budget

Assembly Budget panel will consider Christie proposals on Wednesday

By Editor | February 12th, 2010 - 11:44am

 

Assembly Budget Committee will meet on Wednesday to hear testimony on Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to deal with the state’s budget shortfall. 

Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver (D-East Orange) told the committee to meet so it can begin analyzing Christie’s plan and “give it the transparency that it so far has lacked and the public deserves.”
“Gov. Christie’s ill-advised plan steers New Jerseyans toward property tax increases, potential hospital closures and the possibility of higher tuition and transit fares that are no different than tax hikes,” said Greenwald (D-Voorhees). “It also kills job creation. On top of all that, Gov. Christie kept his plan secret and executed it without any public discussion. This is undemocratic and an affront to residents and businesses alike.”
The hearing is scheduled for 10 AM Wednesday in Trenton, and will be streamed live at http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp