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NJ Gov. demands aid now, budget cuts be darned
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| Last Edited | COSDem Sep 01, 2011 04:26am |
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| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:25:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Firebrand Gov. Chris Christie let loose against Congress on Wednesday, saying he wouldn't let a fight brewing in Washington over whether disaster aid needs to be offset by federal spending cuts hurt Hurricane Irene flood victims in his state.
"Our people are suffering now, and they need support now. And they (Congress) can all go down there and get back to work and figure out budget cuts later," the Republican governor told a crowd in the flood-ravaged town of Lincoln Park.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has less than $800 million in its disaster coffers, and U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has said the House will require offsetting spending cuts to pay for aid.
Christie, who some Republicans are pushing to run for the White House in 2012, chastised Congress — with three members of the state's delegation standing feet away as he did — for playing games at a time when people need government assistance most.
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