Christie vetoes money for women’s health programs ‘to protect taxpayers’
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie rejected legislation Thursday that would have raised monthly welfare benefits for the first time in 30 years, and would have restored $7.5 million in grants for women’s clinics which he eliminated when he first took office in 2010. In veto statements released just before 10 p.m. — two hours before the…
6 responses to Christie vetoes money for women’s health programs ‘to protect taxpayers’
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KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker July 2nd, 2016 at 08:03
More like protect the wealthy from paying their fair share.
Hey New Jersey…you own this buffoon!
Larry Schmitt July 2nd, 2016 at 08:14
The best thing he could do to protect the taxpayers is to resign, and let someone take over who isn’t afraid of doing the job he was elected to do.
Larry Schmitt July 2nd, 2016 at 08:17
“…the Legislature has continued its annual ritual of attempting to pass additional unbudgeted spending for selected interests,” As if those on welfare form some kind of powerful lobby group who press for higher benefits. The poor have no one to speak for them, that’s supposed to be the legislature’s job.
pinballsdoll July 2nd, 2016 at 08:48
The plethora of assistance?
Larry Schmitt July 2nd, 2016 at 09:42
He sounds like Stuart Varney on CNN, talking about all the “stuff” that poor people have, and therefore they aren’t actually poor at all. And he said that crap repeatedly, while earning a couple of hundred thousand at least, for doing nothing more strenuous than yakking on TV for a few hours a day.
pinballsdoll July 3rd, 2016 at 09:29
They love to push that piece of false propaganda