Gov. Chris Christie has said that if he decides to run for president in 2016 he will not leave office. A run for the White House would entail a tremendous amount of out-of-state travel, but Christie has insisted he can govern the state from anywhere. This may surprise many, but top Democrats in the New Jersey legislature actually agree with the governor.
“He’s running for president. That’s what it sounds like to me and that’s fine, but he’s still the governor of the state of New Jersey and our issues have to be addressed,” said State Sen. President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford). “Listen, if he wants to travel around the country that’s fine. I’m not worried about that. I’m worried about getting our economy going, funding our pensions, funding our TTF (Transportation Trust Fund).”
The governor has been criticized often for his frequent out of state trips while serving as chairman of republican Governors Association in 2014. Assembly Speaker Vinnie Prieto (D-Secaucus) conceded that Christie was able to work with lawmakers while traveling and that must also be the case if he runs for president.
“New Jersey has to be first. That’s what we all got elected for so we assume whether he travels outside of the state New Jersey has to be priority number-one,” Prieto said. Read More on 101.5.
Why should our taxes go to pay his salary if he is not working for us fulltime. This is another big joke in politics……….l
If he need not be in NJ maybe we can outsource his job to India
What’s the difference in or out of the state, he hasn’t done anything but blow hot air around. Are you any better since he took office?
#1, I would not mind if our taxes went to pay him NOT to “work” for us.