U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-Clifffside Park) this evening panned Gov. Chris Christie’s transportation trust fund replenishment plan.
“The Governor’s transportation plan is short on details, but it made one thing very clear. The plan is more proof that the Governor killed the critically-needed new tunnel to Manhattan so he could use its funding as part of a fix for his political problems. Transportation is the economic lifeblood of our state – the most densely populated in the country – and Governor Christie’s policies are undermining years of planning and hard work to keep New Jersey on the move.
“During Governor Christie’s campaign for office, he said borrowing to finance the Transportation Trust Fund is ‘unconscionable.’ Why is it now acceptable? All he is doing is piling more debt on the state.”
