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TODAY FINDS CORZINE CLOSING THE GAP ON HIS REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER. 43% OF LIKELY VOTERS -- IN A POLL FAVORED CHRISSY. 40% CORZINE AND 8 PERCENT FOR ...
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AND INDEPENDENT CHRIS DAGGETT FORMER EPA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR AND STATE COMMISSIONER. WELCOME TO YOU GENTLEMEN. TONIGHT'S EXCHANGE ONE OF TWO FORUMS...
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TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND, THE STATE PENSION SYSTEM, AND FOR IN THE HOSPITAL COMPENSATING LAND OWNERS IN THE HIGHLANDS. AND, YOU ALSO TALK ABOUT AN...
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| 00:03:05 |
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DO THAT. WHAT WE WILL DO, MICHAEL, IS VERY SIMPLE. WE WILL GET DOWN TO TRENTON INTO THAT BUDGET AND WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND MAKE...
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| 00:04:03 |
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SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE FIRST TIME IN
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IT 60 YEARS THE BUDGET HAS BEEN CUT, OVER 12%, AND MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS IN A TOUGH ENVIRONMENT IS WHAT BEING A GOVERNOR IS ABOUT. NO PLAN IS NOT...
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| 00:04:39 |
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IT'S A FAIRER SYSTEM AND IT MAKES NEW JERSEY MORE COMPETITIVE
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AND IT MAKES MORE -- NEW JERSEY MORE AFFORDABLE CONTINUE HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. >> >>. >> MR. CHRISTY, 30 SECONDS FOR YOUR REBUTTAL. >> GOVERNOR CORZINE...
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TAX BURDEN STATE IN AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE OF
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NEW JERSEY ARE SUFFOCATING
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| 00:05:11 |
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UNDER THIS TAX BURDEN AND WE CAN NO LONGER HAVE IT. SO TOUGH DECISIONS DO HAVE TO BE MADE BUT TAKING AWAY PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE...
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| 00:05:43 |
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ENTIRELY DIFFERENTLY. WE ARE GOING TO REDUCE SPENDING. WE JUST SAID IF WE HAD JUST KEPT
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IT AT THE RATE OF INFLATION, FORGET CUTTING, JUST THE RATE OF INFLATION, THE PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY WOULD HAVE
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| 00:05:53 |
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BEEN TAXED $35 BILLION LESS OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. THERE'S A LOT TO BE DONE AND WE WILL DO IT. >> OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM SINTS THEE BURTON...
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| 00:06:21 |
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SERVICES? WILL YOU RAISE TAXES AND FEES? >> CYNTHIA, FIRST OF ALL, WHEN HE
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TO FACE A $7 BILLION BUDGET DEFICIT LAST YEAR AND WE WERE ABLE TO COME IN ON TIME UNDER -- UNDER THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET BY 4.57 BILL BILLION DOLLARS....
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| 00:06:46 |
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HAVE VERY IS LOW PROJECTIONS WITH REGARD TO REVENUES. THEY DON'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE OFFERING IN A 30-MONTHS STIMULUS ...
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| 00:07:51 |
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ABOUT PUTTING MORE CONTRIBUTION INTO THEIR PENSION AND HEALTH CARE
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| 00:07:54 |
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BENEFITS AS WELL AS POSSIBLY TAKE A ROUND OF A SALARY FREEZE OR EVEN POSSIBLY A SALARY CUT. BUT, THAT WILL BE ABLE TO BE DONE TO SAVE JOBS AND SAVE THEIR...
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| 00:08:25 |
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TODAY, WAS THAT EXCESSIVE SPENDING WHEN HE FIRST BECAME GOVERNOR AND HE RAISED
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| 00:08:30 |
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TAXES $9 BILLION AND FEES OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. NEW JERSEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THAT TYPE OF GOVERNANCE. WE NEED TO SAY NO TO THAT AND WE NEED TO...
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| 00:09:02 |
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INSURANCE ROLLS AND I WILL MAKE
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| 00:09:04 |
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SURE THAT THE MOST VULNERABLE ARE PROTECTED. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T TURN OUR BACK ON OUR FUTURE. THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO BE TOUGH ABOUT THE...
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| 00:09:40 |
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WHILE I'VE BEEN HERE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A HARD HIRING FREEZE
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| 00:09:43 |
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THAT WILL REDUCE THE SIZE. WE'VE HAD A 7% WAGE GIVEBACK BY OUR PUBLIC
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| 00:09:49 |
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EMPLOYEES, FURLOUGHS, WAGE FREEZES, WE HAVE TAKEN EVERY STEP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTROLLING THE COST OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND WE'VE SET AN EXAMPLE...
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| 00:10:21 |
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PLACE DURING THE KANE ADMINISTRATION ON A PAY-AS-YOU-GO BASIS. DEDICATED TAXES THAT GO TO THAT
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| 00:10:27 |
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FUND, YOU BORROW SOMETHING AGAINST THAT, AND YOU PAY IT BACK OVER TIME AS YOU ARE GOING FORWARD. SORT OF A PAY-AS-YOU-GO SYSTEM. BUT, WHAT'S HAPPENED...
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| 00:10:35 |
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REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS HAVE BORROWED SO MUCH MONEY THAT STARTING NEXT YEAR ALL THE TAXES THAT ARE DEDICATED TO THIS...
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| 00:11:39 |
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BIGGER MISTAKE. WHAT WE HEAR AGAIN FROM MR. DAGGETT AND
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| 00:11:43 |
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GOVERNOR CORZINE AGAIN HIGHER TOLLS, HIGHER FEES AND TAXES. THE PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY ARE SUFFERING AND SUFFOCATING UNDER THESE TAXES. WE CAN'T DO IT....
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| 00:12:16 |
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PROGRAM GOING ON. WE WILL HAVE TO SIT WITH
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| 00:12:19 |
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THE LEGISLATURE AND DECIDE, AMONG VERY UNATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVES HOW WE GET THIS TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND BACK IN ORDER. YOU CAN'T JUST TURN YOUR...
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| 00:12:51 |
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AND FACE THE ISSUES OF THIS STATE, SQUARELY, HONESTLY, OPENLY AND
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ACROSS THE BOARD. UNTIL WE DO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE NOT COMPETITIVE
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| 00:12:58 |
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AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
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| 00:13:00 |
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DIFFICULT TIME DOING THE SORTS OF THINGS WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE NEW JERSEY AFFORDABLE AND COMPETITIVE ONCE AGAIN. >> THANK YOU, BOB INGAL HAS A FOLLOW-UP....
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| 00:13:28 |
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TAXES, WHO WANTS TO IT RAISE TAXES BUT WE ALSO HAVE CRUMBLING ROADS, CRUMBLING
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| 00:13:32 |
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BRIDGES AND POTHOLES IN TOO MANY PLACES. WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING AND THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
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| 00:13:38 |
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DO IS TO PROBABLY DO AS I PROPOSED EITHER RAISING TAXES OR INCREASING TOLLS, AMOUNT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE DETERMINED...
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| 00:14:08 |
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TESTS, RATHER, LIKE MAMMOGRAMS AND
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| 00:14:10 |
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PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS. WHAT WOULD YOU CUT FROM THE LIST OF
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| 00:14:14 |
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MANDATED COVERAGES IN NEW JERSEY TO IT SAVE MONEY? >> ZINT YEAH, I WOULDN'T CUT FROM THE MANDATED
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| 00:14:20 |
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COVERAGES. WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT, RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 550,000 WOMEN IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE AT ALL. AND, WHAT I'VE PROPOSED...
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| 00:14:38 |
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THAT THEY CAN AFFORD. AND SO, WHAT OUR PLAN IS IS TO GET MORE PEOPLE INSURED THAN ARE INSURED TODAY. A HUNDRED THOUSAND LESS PEOPLE ARE INSURED...
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| 00:15:41 |
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THEY PAY FOR MATERNITY STAYS FOR 48
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| 00:15:44 |
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HOURS FOR WOMEN THAT GIVE BIRTH? THE FACT IS, THE "STAR LEDGER" HAS SAID WE'VE TOLD THE TRUTH. MANDATES THAT COME OFF OF THE INSURANCE POLICIES WILL...
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| 00:16:16 |
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POLICIES? SOMEHOW WE'LL HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT GIVES
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| 00:16:18 |
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PEOPLE A RANGE OF OPTIONS BUT IN DOING SO IT MAY, INDEED, MAKE IT SO THAT SOME OF THE MANDATED COVERAGES AREN'T
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| 00:16:24 |
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PUT IN THE POLICY. THAT MAY NOT BE ALL BAD
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| 00:16:26 |
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SO PEOPLE HAVE AN OPTION IF THEY DON'T HAVE CERTAIN COVERAGES LET THEM ELECT NOT TO HAVE THEM BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE NO MANDATES AND, ALSO, REDUCE PREMIUMS,...
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| 00:16:55 |
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IT. AND THAT'S WHY, TODAY, FOR THE FIRST TIME,
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| 00:16:58 |
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HE SAID SOMETHING NICE IN REGARD TO THAT POSITION. BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT PEOPLE ARE REACTING AWFULLY TO THAT SHAMEFUL AD. HE SHOULD PULL IT DOWN AND...
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| 00:17:30 |
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IT IS SHAMEFUL STANDING UP FOR THE WOMEN OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
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| 00:17:36 |
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HAVE MANDATES WHICH ARE REPEATEDLY STATED IN MR. CHRISTY'S CAMPAIGN LITERATURE AND IN HIS OWN VOICE
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| 00:17:45 |
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AS RECENTLY AT RYDER UNIVERSITY WITH A CANCER SURVIVOR STRUGGLING TO IT HAVE A DEBATE WITH HIM ABOUT THE ISSUE, IT IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT...
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| 00:18:53 |
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MORE COMPETITIVE AND MAKE NEW
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| 00:18:55 |
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JERSEY A LOT MORE AFFORDABLE THAN IT IS TODAY, PARTICULARLY FOR MIDDLE-CLASS
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| 00:18:59 |
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HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE GOING TO GET A 25% PROPERTY TAX CUT. THE LAST RESORT FOR ME IS TO RAISE ANY TAXES BUT THIS IS A TAX BALANCING, NOT RAISING TAXES...
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| 00:19:30 |
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RESORT IT WILL
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| 00:19:31 |
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BE A RESORT HE CHECKS INTO AND HE WILL TAKE MONEY OUT OF PEOPLE'S POCKETS. I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT CHRIS DAGGETT, A $4 BILLION TAX INCREASE....
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| 00:20:04 |
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| 00:20:05 |
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PRESIDENT OBAMA'S RECOVERY PROGRAM WHICH
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| 00:20:07 |
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WILL PUT PROPERTY TAX HIKES ON
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| 00:20:09 |
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STEROIDS. THE FACT, IS WE HAVE CUT TAXES VERY SERIOUSLY IN THIS ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS THE ONES HE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT. $7 BILLION OF PROPERTY TAX...
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| 00:20:43 |
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DON'T? >> THAT
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| 00:20:44 |
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PROPERTY TAX REBATE PROGRAM IS IN A WAY A SHAM BECAUSE WE
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| 00:20:47 |
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SEND A BUNCH OF OUR MONEY DOWN TO TRENTON AND
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| 00:20:51 |
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THEY SPEND TIME MASSAGING IT TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 25% OF THAT MONEY AND SEND A PORTION BACK TO PEOPLE. WHAT I'M GIVING YOU IS A REAL PROPERTY TAX...
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| 00:21:04 |
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WILL GUARANTEE SENIORS GETS THE FULL $2500 CUT, WHICH IS MORE THAN THEY GET TODAY UNDER THE TAX REBATE PLAN. SO, MY PLAN TALKS ABOUT CUTTING CORPORATE...
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| 00:22:09 |
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MEDIAN SALARY HAS DROPPED $7200 SINCE HE'S BECOME
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| 00:22:12 |
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GOVERNOR. THIS IS THE CORZINE SQUEEZE. SALARIES GOING DOWN. TAXES GOING UP. YOU KNOW, IF HE REALLY SENT DOWN $8 $7 BILLION DOLLARS IN TAX RELIEF WE...
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| 00:22:46 |
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MANY TAXPAYERS INCREASED TO ABOUT $800 FOR
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| 00:22:49 |
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PEOPLE UNDER 75,000, EVEN LARGER AT OTHER TIMES. WE'VE EXPANDED THE SENIOR FREEZE. WE'VE PROVIDED EARNED INCOME TAX CRED DUT FOR WORKING FAMILIES UP...
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| 00:23:21 |
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IT GIVES THE CORPORATE TAX CUT AND IT EXPANDS THE SALES TAX TO
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| 00:23:26 |
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COVER A WIDER RANGE OF SERVICES TO MAKE NEW JERSEY MORE COMPETITIVE, TO MAKE IT MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE ECONOMY OF THE 21st CENTURY, WHICH IS A MORE...
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| 00:23:57 |
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IT BUT SITTING DOWN AND WORKING TOGETHER. THE
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| 00:24:00 |
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ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IS BY DOING THAT. THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET PLAN. FOUR YEARS AGO JOHN CORZINE PROMISE AD
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| 00:24:07 |
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40% INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX REBATES IN FOUR YEARS, HAS NOT HAPPENED. THE SILVER BULL PLET PLANS, CHRIS DAGGET THAT RAISES FOUR BILLION IN TAXES NEVER...
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| 00:24:44 |
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AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY. WHAT THE PEOPLE SAW WAS
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| 00:24:47 |
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WHETHER IT WAS DRUG TRAFFICKING OR WHETHER IT WAS CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PORNOGRAPHY, WHETHER IT WAS HUMAN TRAFFICKING OR WHETHER IT WAS POLITICAL
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| 00:24:55 |
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CORRUPTION, WE ENFORCED THE LAW AGAINST REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, NORTH AND SOUTH, REGARDLESS, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU COME FROM IN THIS STATE. PEOPLE...
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| 00:26:00 |
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GOING TO PROSECUTE PEOPLE
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| 00:26:01 |
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FOR NOT REPORTING WHAT IS REQUIRED OR PAYING TAXES THEN I THINK THERE IS ONE SET OF RULES FOR MR. CHRISTY AND ANOTHER SET OF RULES FOR OTHERS AND I...
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| 00:26:35 |
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EVERY MAJOR ISSUE
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| 00:26:36 |
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FACING US. I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THAT. THE ONLY WAY YOU SET AND EXAMPLE IS FROM THE TOP. I WILL SET AN EXAMPLE BY THE WAY I...
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| 00:27:10 |
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GOVERNOR CORZINE OVER NINE YEARS IN PUBLIC LIFE
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| 00:27:13 |
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PERSONALLY DONATED OVER HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO JOE FERRERI, SOMEONE HIS CO-DEFENDANT PLED GUILTY TWO DAYS AGO IS THAT THE KINDS OF EXAMPLE WE'RE...
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| 00:27:52 |
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PREMISES. CERTAINLY, PRESCHOOL IS
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| 00:27:54 |
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THE SINGLE-MOST IMPORTANT REFORM AND IT IS GETTING RESULTS. CHECK OUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR TEST SCORES ON FOURTH -- THIRD, FOURTH, EIGHTH GRADERS WE'RE...
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| 00:28:09 |
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YOU LOOK AT OUR RECORD, WE HAVE EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF CHARTER SCHOOLS FROM 51 TO 68, WE'VE GOT NINE MORE THAT WE'LL ADD NEXT YEAR. 14,000 KIDS GOING...
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| 00:29:13 |
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A 50%
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| 00:29:14 |
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DROPOUT IN A NUMBER OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS OR GREATER.
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| 00:29:17 |
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WE HAVE KIDS THAT THE REMAINING
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| 00:29:19 |
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KIDS ONLY HALF OF THEM PASS THE HIGH SCHOOL PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT TEST AND IF THEY FAIL IT THREE TIMES THEY TAKE PRETTY MUCH A SHAM ROUTE THAT ENDS...
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| 00:29:50 |
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NOT PASS
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| 00:29:51 |
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THE GRADUATION EXAM EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY REQUIRES
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| 00:29:53 |
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AND EIGHTH GRADE READING
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| 00:29:55 |
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PROFICIENCY. THIS IS JUST NOT SUCCESS. WE'RE FAILING THESE CHILDREN. THESE SCHOOLS ARE FAILING AND THE GOVERNOR IS A CAPTIVE OF THE EDUCATIONAL BUREAUCRACY...
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| 00:30:26 |
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PAIR ACROSS THE STATE -- COUNTRY AND
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| 00:30:28 |
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WE CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
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| 00:30:31 |
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WE'RE ADDING SERVICES AFTER SCHOOL, MENTORING AND OTHER ISSUES. THE ISSUE ISN'T OUR TEACHERS. MATTER IT OF FACT OUR TEACHERS ARE AMONG THE BEST IN...
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| 00:31:01 |
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SOME CREDIT FOR PUSHING YOU IN
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| 00:31:03 |
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THAT DIRECTION? >> I'VE BEEN
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| 00:31:05 |
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PUSHING CHARTER SCHOOLS LONG
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| 00:31:07 |
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BEFORE I GOT INTO PUBLIC LIFE. I BELIEVE IN CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE'VE GONE FROM 14,000 KIDS TO 22,000 KIDS. CHARTER SCHOOLS IN MY ADMINISTRATION. A LOT...
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| 00:31:25 |
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CHRISTY LIKES TO TALK ABOUT THE ROBERT TREE, WHICH I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH WELL BEFORE I EVEN GOT INTO POLITIC IT IS. THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR FRANCHISE...
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| 00:31:58 |
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THAN A DEFINED BENEFIT
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| 00:32:00 |
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SYSTEM WE'D CHANGE
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| 00:32:01 |
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IT TO A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR NEW EMPLOYEES BUT FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES AS YOU KNOW THERE'S A $30 BILLION GAP OR
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| 00:32:08 |
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UNFUNDED LIABILITY IN OUR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION SYSTEM, ABOUT 60 OR 70 BILLION ON THE HEALTH CARE SIDE.
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| 00:32:14 |
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WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO IT PROTECT THAT SYSTEM AND -- AND GET IT FINANCED PROPERLY. AND THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, PARTICULARLY...
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| 00:33:16 |
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DOES NOT WORK. FOR NEW
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| 00:33:17 |
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PEOPLE WE NEED TO GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE AND HAVE THEM HAVE A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION 401(K) PROGRAM BUT MUST KEEP FAITH WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE SYSTEM...
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| 00:33:51 |
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TO 55. INCREASED
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| 00:33:53 |
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BENEFITS, 9%. I CAPPED THE DEFINED BENEFIT AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY LEVEL AND WE PUT NEW REQUIREMENTS ON PEOPLE PUTTING MONEY INTO THE SYSTEM. WE CAN...
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| 00:34:30 |
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TO HOPEFULLY WORK WITH PEOPLE AND MY APPROACH IS TO SAVE JOBS AND SAVE THE PENSION
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| 00:34:34 |
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AND HEALTH CARE BENEFIT SYSTEM WITHOUT HAVING TO CUT PEOPLE OR TO HAVE FURLOUGHS ORRING IN ELSE BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER TO DO THAT....
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| 00:35:03 |
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QUESTION. >> I WOULD ASK THEM TO PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS THEY CAN BE ABOUT HOW THEY PLAN TO SOLVE THE STATE'S STRUCTURAL DEFICIT IN THE BUDGET FROM...
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| 00:35:25 |
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ININEASESES, EXEXPLAIN HOWOUOUAN M MAGE THAT. >> OKAY. THIS QUESTNNOEOES TO M CHRISTY AND Y YOU COULD HEAR THE NTNTMAMAN, PLT CHRISTY. >> I COULD....
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| 00:35:49 |
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IN THE PROGRAM, WE SPENT OVER $185 MILLION ON THAT. EVEN THE
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| 00:35:54 |
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WORST MANAGED BUSINESS IN AMERICA WOULDN'T DO THAT. BUT, WE'RE DOING IT NEAR NEW JERSEY AND WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON I. WE HAVE TO MANAGE IT BETTER. ...
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| 00:37:03 |
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WE NEGOTIATED
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| 00:37:05 |
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PENSION REFORMS THAT WILL SAVE 6.5 BILLION DOLLARS. WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR EVERY EFFICIENCY. MATTER OF FACT WE'VE CLOSED DEPARTMENTS. WE'VE DONE...
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| 00:37:33 |
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HAVE TO DO SOMETHING A LOT MORE DRAMATIC
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| 00:37:35 |
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THAN THAT TO MAKE THIS WORK. MY TAX CUT PLAN TAKES CARE ABOUT
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| 00:37:38 |
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A THIRD OF THE BUDGET PROB BLEM WE TALKED
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| 00:37:41 |
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ABOUT THE 8 BILLION FREEZING STATE SPENDING WILL TAKE CARE OF ANOTHER THIRD OF IT AND THE FINAL THIRD WE'LL FIGURE OUT IN THE SPRING ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER...
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| 00:38:11 |
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21 PEOPLE IN THIS STATE. WE HAVE
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| 00:38:14 |
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SEEN THE GOVERNOR
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| 00:38:15 |
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WALK AWAY FROM CONCESSIONS THAT HE GOT AT THE TABLE
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| 00:38:17 |
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FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. GIVING AWAY CONCESSIONS THAT HE GOT BEFORE. THINGS LIKE FURLOUGH DAYS AND SALARY DEFERVORRAL AND GIVING THEM RIGHT BACK TO...
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| 00:38:51 |
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DAGGET'S SOLUTION IS TO RAISE TAXES $4 BILLION. SO WE HAVE A VERY CLEAR CHOICE. THE GOFER RAISED TAXES $9 BILLION OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, MR. DAGGET...
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| 00:39:08 |
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THIS STATE ARE SUFFOCATING UNDER THIS TAX BURDEN AND WE CANNOT ADD TO IT. IT'S THE HIGHEST TAX BURDEN IN AMERICA. SO, THEY WANT TO COME UP WITH ALL...
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| 00:39:41 |
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YOU THINK WOULD KEEP PEOPLE INSIDE, OR KEEP PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY AS OPPOSED TO LOOKING ELSEWHERE FOR MORE
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| 00:39:50 |
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AFFORDABLE LIVING CONDITIONS? >> AND THAT QUESTION GOES TO YOU, GOVERNOR. >> WELL, THE REALITY IS PRINCETON STUDY SHOW THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE GROWTH...
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| 00:40:12 |
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ARE -- WE ARE GROWING ECONOMICALLY OPPORTUNITY FOR
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| 00:40:16 |
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FOLKS. JUST REPORTED IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES" GOT 1600 JOBS MOVING FROM NEW YORK CITY INTO JERSEY CITY. BAYER COMPANY, UNILEVER ALL OF OUR FARM SUIT...
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| 00:41:15 |
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I'VE PROPOSED, PROPERTY TAX
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| 00:41:17 |
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CUT, CORPORATE TAX CUT,
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| 00:41:19 |
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INCOME TAX CUT. SHARE -- I MEAN
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| 00:41:22 |
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EXPAND THE SALES TAX TO COVER A BROADER ARRAY OF SERVICES, MAKE THE SYSTEM LESS DEPENDENT ON THE PROPERTY TAX. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. IT'S NOT A TAX INCREASE...
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| 00:41:55 |
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DROVES. BUSINESSES ARE LEAVING IN DROVES AND TAKING THEIR JOBS WITH THEM, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE
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| 00:41:59 |
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THE WORST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WE'VE HAD IN 33 YEARS. THE GOVERNOR HAS TO STEP UP AND ADMIT HIS ECONOMIC POLICIES HAVE NOT WORKED ARRANGE WE NEED TO ...
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| 00:42:29 |
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THE KINDS OF TAX INCREASES SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO
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| 00:42:32 |
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PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX REBATES FOR MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT OUR PROPOSALS ARE ALL ABOUT. AND IF WE CONTINUE TO PRETEND THERE ISN'T...
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| 00:43:08 |
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AND YUNILEVER, BOTH OPENED THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, ONE CAME FROM CONNECTICUT, ONE CAME FROM PENNSYLVANIA....
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| 00:43:23 |
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10.75, WHY WE PUT IT ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, IT WOULD HURT US WITH HIGH INCOME TAXPAYERS. THE FACT SK IT WILL REVERT BACK TO 8.97 AT THE END OF THIS...
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| 00:43:53 |
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CONTROL SO THAT OUR YOUNG WOMEN CAN STAY AWAY FROM MOTHERHOOD UNTIL THEY'RE REALLY
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| 00:43:59 |
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READY AND THEREBY IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION. >> AND THIS QUESTION IS FOR MR. DAGGET. MR. DAGGET? >> I AGREE WITH THE
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| 00:44:07 |
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QUESTIONER THAT EDUCATION IS AN IMPORTANT PART
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OF THIS. BUT, I'M NOT QUITE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTAND THAT QUESTION ENOUGH IN TERMS OF -- IT'S CERTAINLY AN EDUCATION ISSUE. CERTAINLY, WE NEED TO...
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| 00:44:22 |
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AND WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. I'M -- I AM
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| 00:44:27 |
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PRO-CHOICE. I BELIEVE IN WOMEN HAVING THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE AND MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION ABOUT WHAT THEY DO WITH RESPECT TO REPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AND...
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| 00:45:16 |
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13 AND
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6. AND WE NEED TO HAVE PARENTS MORE INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS ARE NOTIFIED ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, GOING ON...
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| 00:45:53 |
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IDEDUCATION. I DO
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| 00:45:54 |
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BELIEVE THAT ABORTION SHOULD BE SAFE, LEGAL, AND RARE. BUT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FAMILY PLANNING CHARACTERISTICS THAT WILL MAKE ABORTION A...
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| 00:46:32 |
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TAXES. HOW
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| 00:46:33 |
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MUCH FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE WE GETTING THAT'S GOING TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE? BECAUSE BASICALLY, THE STATE TAXES -- THE CITY TAXES ARE SKYROCKETING...
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| 00:46:45 |
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IT'S MAKING A LOT OF PEOPLE GO INTO FORECLOSURE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WHAT ARE THEY ACTUALLY GOING TO DO,
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| 00:46:52 |
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PUTTING PARTISAN POLITICS ASIDE TO HELP WITH THAT. >> I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX PROBLEM IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY....
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| 00:47:15 |
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ROAD TAXES. THE ROAD IN NEW JERSEY ARE THE WORST IN THE COUNTRY. THE TAXES IN NEW JERSEY ARE THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME THAT...
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| 00:47:25 |
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MONEY THAT THE TAXPAYERS RR PUTTING OUT ARE GOING TO WHERE IT'S NEEDED THE MOST. >> I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR POLICY IS ABOUT TAXES AND WHAT THEY'RE...
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| 00:47:51 |
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DIFFERENCE ON THIS STAGE. WHAT YOU JUST SAW ON YOUR TV IS
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| 00:47:55 |
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WHAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AS I'VE BEEN CAMPAIGNING SINCE FEBRUARY. PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT AGES AND REGIONS OF OUR...
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| 00:48:09 |
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PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY ARE SUFFOCATED BY THESE TAXES. WE HAVE TO LOWER TAXES IN THIS STATE AND THE WAY TO DO IT IS TO LOWER SPENDING. YOU KNOW THAT IN...
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| 00:49:12 |
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DOLLARS FOR REBATES BY $2 BILLION, 35% OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. WE'VE PUT A
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| 00:49:17 |
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4% CAP, WHICH WE HAVE SYMPATHY WITH SOME OF THE EFFORTS MR. DAGGETT IS TALKING ABOUT. WE'VE PUT NEW MONEY IN A SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA. FIRST IN 40 YEARS...
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| 00:49:48 |
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25% FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND
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| 00:49:50 |
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LARGE BUSINESSES. WE ARE GOING TO EXPAND THE SALES TAX TO COVER THAT, AND THAT WILL BE PAID LARGELY BY
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| 00:49:58 |
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PEOPLE OF UPPER MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT MORE FAIR AND BALANCED TO MAKE NEW JERSEY MORE AFFORDABLE. WE ARE GOING TO CUT TAXES....
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| 00:50:29 |
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FOUR YEARS. $9
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| 00:50:31 |
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BILLION IN NEW TAXES AND FEES UNDER JON CORZINE. HIGHEST TAX BURDEN IN AMERICA UNDER JON CORZINE. THAT'S THE FACT. THE WAY WE WILL TAX LESS IS BY ...
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| 00:51:04 |
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A COUPLE OF CALLS ON THIS ONE. IT PASSED THE SENATE, MEDICAL MARIJUANA. IT'S IN THE ASSEMBLY. A
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| 00:51:10 |
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HEALTH COMMITTEE. THEY DON'T QUITE JIVE. BUT IT'S GETTING THERE. THE GENTLEMAN'S QUESTION. >> I'LL SIGN THE BILL. >>
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| 00:51:22 |
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OKAY. >> THAT'S WHAT HIS QUESTION WAS. I'LL SIGN THE BILL. >> MR. DAGGY? >> I'D WANT TO SEE ALL THE BILL. I'M GENERALLY IN FAVOR AS LONG AS IT CAN BE...
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| 00:51:41 |
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MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA. >>
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| 00:51:43 |
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MR. CHRISTIE? >> LISTEN, I WANT TO DO
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| 00:51:45 |
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WHATEVER WE CAN DO LEGALLY
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| 00:51:47 |
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AND RESPONSIBLY TO ALLEVIATE THE AWFUL SUFFERING FOR
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| 00:51:51 |
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PEOPLE WHO HAVE AWFUL DISEASES THAT ARE CAUSING THEM GREAT PAIN. BUT GIVEN MY LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND, I AGREE WITH MR. DAGGETT. THE DEVIL IN THIS...
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| 00:52:03 |
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GET MEDICAL MARIJUANA. WHERE THERE IS TRUE PAIN
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| 00:52:05 |
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AND SUFFERING, THAT CAN BE HELPED BY THIS, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF IT. BUT THERE HAS TO BE SUFFICIENT LEGAL SAFEGUARDS TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T TURN...
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| 00:52:42 |
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OF MR. CHRISTIE. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DEVIL BEING IN THE DETAILS. THERE ARE DETAILS THERE. THERE'S A SENATE BILL THAT PASSED. THERE'S AN ASSEMBLY BILL...
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| 00:53:01 |
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AND I HOPE THE ASSEMBLY WILL DO THAT. I DON'T THINK THERE ARE SUFFICIENT SAFEGUARDS IN THE SENATE BILL. BUT I THING RHETORIC THAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE...
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| 00:53:18 |
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WOULD BE WILLING TO SIGN A BILL LIKE THAT. BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE STRENGTHENED BEYOND WHERE THEY ARE NOW. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FROM...
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| 00:53:33 |
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SLOW OR GOING
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| 00:53:35 |
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OUT OF BUSINESS. MY QUESTION TO HIM WOULD BE, WHEN DO YOU THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A TURNAROUND AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR MORE -- FOR
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| 00:53:43 |
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MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY? >> ALL RIGHT. WE BEGIN THIS ROUND OF QUESTIONS WITH
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| 00:53:48 |
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MR. DAGGETT. MR. DAGGETT? >> UNFORTUNATELY, A TURNAROUND IS EXPECTED TO BE A LOT SLOWER THAN ANYBODY WOULD HOPE. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO GROW -- THE ECONOMY...
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| 00:54:05 |
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ECONOMY, ATTRACT JOBS TO NEW JERSEY AND RETAIN THE JOBS THAT ARE HERE IS BY GETTING ON TOP OF THE COSTS OF GOVERNMENT AND
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| 00:54:12 |
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BY PUTTING IN PLACE THE TAX PLAN THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT TO MAKE THE SYSTEM LEVELLER, MAKE IT FAIRER AND TO BE ABLE TO CUT TAXES, CORPORATE TAXES,...
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| 00:54:53 |
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PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS JUST WHAT MR. DAGGETT SAID. IT IS THE TAX POLICIES PURSUED BY THE CORZINE ADMINISTRATION THAT...
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| 00:55:26 |
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HAVE A CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM THAT IS UNMATCHED IN THE COUNTRY. WE'VE INSTALLED MORE SOLAR PANELS THAN ANY STATE IN THE COUNTRY OTHER THAN CALIFORNIA....
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| 00:56:02 |
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MY PLAN TO CUT
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| 00:56:03 |
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PROPERTY TAXES AND TAXES ACROSS THE BOARD ON THE CORPORATE SIDE AND SOME INCOME TAXES WILL START TO MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE AND MORE COMPETITIVE. IT'S...
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| 00:56:38 |
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550,000 WOMEN IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WITH NO INSURANCE AT
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| 00:56:41 |
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ALL. 1.4 MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT INSURANCE. AND IN FACT, 100,000 MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT INSURANCE THAN THERE WERE EIGHT YEARS AGO IN NEW JERSEY. THE POLICIES...
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| 00:56:53 |
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A FAILURE. WE NEED TO MAKE INSURANCE FOR THOSE
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| 00:56:56 |
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FOLKS MORE AFFORDABLE. WE NEED TO ALLOW OUT OF STATE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO COME IN AND COMPETE FOR THE INSURANCE OF THOSE UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS TO TRY...
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| 00:57:56 |
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PEOPLE WHO
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| 00:57:58 |
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ARE WITHOUT INSURANCE BY ABOUT 80% SINCE I'VE BEEN GOVERNOR. AND WE ARE WORKING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MR. CHRISTIE, AGAIN, SAYS HE WANTS OUT OF STATE...
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| 00:58:37 |
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AS WELL AS THE REST
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| 00:58:38 |
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OF THE COUNTRY. IT'S A SHAME WE HAVE SO MANY UNINSURED IN THIS COUNTRY. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I DON'T THINK THAT DEBATE IS GOING TO BE...
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| 00:59:14 |
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CHILDBIRTH. THESE ARE NOT GOING TO BE
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| 00:59:16 |
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MANDATE-FREE,
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| 00:59:17 |
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COMPLETELY MANDATE-FREE POLICIES COMING IN. THEY'LL BE MORE AFFORDABLE POLICIES THAN THE POLICIES AVAILABLE IN NEW JERSEY RIGHT NOW, WHICH HAS THE...
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| 00:59:52 |
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TO CASINO INDUSTRIES. YOU SAY THERE'S A FIREWALL BETWEEN THAT COMPANY AND ITS PARENT. MY QUESTION, ALL THAT ASIDE WHY DON'T YOU PUT YOUR CONSIDERABLE...
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| 01:00:27 |
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JUST MAKE UP YOUR OWN VERSION. THE FACT IS THAT THE TIME WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, WE TURN AND AROUND FIND OUT MR. CHRISTIE IS INVESTED IN...
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| 01:01:26 |
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THE HEALTH CARE AND PENSION BENEFIT
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| 01:01:28 |
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SYSTEMS AND PUTTING IN JEOPARDY THE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES' JOBS
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| 01:01:32 |
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AND --
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| 01:01:34 |
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PENSION AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS. THIS BASH THE GOVERNOR'S INVESTMENTS IS A NONISSUE, IN MY MIND. IT'S ANOTHER DIVERSION FROM PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT...
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| 01:02:08 |
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY. ALL OF YOU
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| 01:02:10 |
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HAVE WATCHED ME OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AS U.S. ATTORNEY. WE WILL ENFORCE THOSE LAWS AND WE'LL ENFORCE THEM AGAINST REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS,...
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| 01:02:41 |
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HOW WE'RE GETTING THE NEXT 100,000 CHILDREN ON TO
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| 01:02:44 |
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OUR FAMILY CARE PROGRAM. WE OUGHT TO BE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE KIDS INTO PRESCHOOL SO WE CAN GET PERFORMANCE IN OUR URBAN EDUCATION...
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| 01:03:21 |
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TO WIN OR JUST TO GET SOME IDEAS INTO THE PROCESS OR AS SOME HAVE SUGGESTED TO PLAY THE SPOILER ROLE? >> DO I LOOK LIKE I'M IN THIS TO PLAY THE SPOILER...
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| 01:03:56 |
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AND LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WILL GIVE THEM A RESPONSIBLE SET OF ALTERNATIVES FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUES THAT FACE US, I THINK PEOPLE WILL...
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| 01:04:52 |
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AS WE LISTEN TO THE GOVERNOR,
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| 01:04:54 |
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WE HEARD NO PLANS ABOUT HIS VISION FOR THE FUTURE OR WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO GOING FORWARD. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS REDUCE SPENDING IN THIS STATE. THEN...
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| 01:05:27 |
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ABOUT DURING A TIME OF RECESSION DOESN'T
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| 01:05:29 |
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MAKE SENSE, BUT THE
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| 01:05:30 |
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FACT IS, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. HE'S TALKING ABOUT CAPS. WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY PUT IN PLACE, WHICH HAS LOWERED THE PROPERTY TAX RATE FROM...
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| 01:06:07 |
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TOGETHER TO SOLVE DIFFICULT
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| 01:06:08 |
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PROBLEMS. I KNOW THIS STATE. I'VE GIVEN A LOT OF MY LIFE TO THIS STATE. AND I KNOW THAT I CAN WIN AND THAT WITH THE MANDATE OF THE VOTERS OF THIS STATE...
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| 01:06:43 |
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THAT HAD UNACCEPTABLE STRINGS ATTACHED, BUT YOUR CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK SAID YOU DIDN'T MEAN THE $2 BILLION IN EDUCATION MONEY THAT CAME TO NEW JERSEY PRESUMABLY...
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| 01:06:57 |
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BENEFITS AND WHY NOT ACCEPT ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET? >> MICHAEL, FIRST, I THINK I JUST HEARD THE GOVERNOR SAY IN RESPONSE TO THAT LAST QUESTION IN...
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| 01:07:21 |
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CAMPAIGNS. HE SAYS THAT CONCERNING MR. DAGGETT'S PLAN WITHOUT ANY RECOGNITION OF THE FACT HE DID JUST THE SAME THING. NOW ON FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY....
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| 01:08:22 |
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SO THE FACT IS YOU HAVE TO DO THOSE THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
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| 01:08:27 |
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WHAT ANYBODY WOULD BE THINKING ABOUT NOT TAKING $17.5 BILLION TO GET OUR ECONOMY BACK ON ITS FEET. PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS DONE EVERYTHING -- >> TIME,...
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| 01:08:58 |
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STIMULUS MONEY FOR THE
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| 01:09:00 |
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OPERATIONAL COSTS OF THE -- OF GOVERNMENT AND, IN ENGINE UNTIL,
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| 01:09:04 |
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OF THAT $8
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| 01:09:06 |
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BILLION BUDGET GAP, 1.6 IS STIMULUS MONEY THAT WON'T BE COMING IN USED FOR OPERATIONAL COST. NOW WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. WE...
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| 01:09:41 |
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K TO 12 EDUCATION SPENDING IS STIMULUS MONEY THAT'S NOT RECURRING NEXT YEAR. WHERE IS HE GOING TO FIND THAT BILLION DOLLARS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CUT K...
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| 01:10:14 |
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ON PROPERTY TAXES. WE'RE DOING MORE ON SHARED SERVICES
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| 01:10:17 |
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AND CONSOLIDATIONS THAN ANY GOVERNOR HAS. YOU KNOW WE CLOSED 26 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE CHILDREN ATTENDING THOSE DISTRICTS. WE HAVE AN ENORMOUS...
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| 01:10:34 |
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IS COMING UP IN PRINCETON BOROUGH AND PRINCETON TOWNSHIP BECAUSE WE'RE STIMULATING THAT EFFORT WITH CAPS. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE EDUCATEING...
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| 01:11:08 |
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IN THE NATION, WHY ARE OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATES THE HIGH NEST THE REGION? >> IT DEPEND ON HOW YOU CUT UP
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| 01:11:16 |
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THE REGION. NEW YORK CITY, WHICH IS 9 MILLION PEOPLE OR 8.5 MILLION PEOPLE, RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO US, HAS ABOUT 6 OR 7 TENTHS HIGHER. PHILADELPHIA HAS...
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| 01:11:35 |
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24 MONTHS. WE HAVE GROWING INCOMES IN THIS STATE. OUR MEDIAN INCOME WENT UP, ONE OF THE FEW STATES IN THE NATION THIS YEAR. WE HAVE FORECLOSURE RATES...
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| 01:12:41 |
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CUT CORPORATE TAXES,
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| 01:12:42 |
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CUT SOME OF THE INCOME TAXES AND, BY EXPANDING THE SALES TAX, MAKE THIS A FAIRER SYSTEM AND A MORE BALANCED SYSTEM. THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO FIX THIS...
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| 01:13:12 |
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SMALL BUSINESSES ALSO. AND IT'S DESTROYING JOBS.
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| 01:13:15 |
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THAT IS WHAT'S GOING ON IN NEW JERSEY. HE NEEDS TO GET ON THE GROUND IN NEW JERSEY AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE AND HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING. IT IS OUR TAX...
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| 01:13:51 |
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EXPENDITURES
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| 01:13:52 |
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AND REVENUES. JUST LIKE MR. DAGGETT IS PROPOSING THAT YOU HAVE TO RAISE SALES TAXES WHICH ACTUALLY GO ON THE MIDDLE CLASS AND WORKING FAMILIES MUCH MORE...
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| 01:14:28 |
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AT THE LEVEL. WHETHER IT'S THE NATION OR
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| 01:14:31 |
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ACROSS THE GLOBE. BUT WE HAVE SEEN PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH FOR TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. IT WAS VERY SLOW DECLINES THE PREVIOUS TWO MONTHS. WHAT
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| 01:14:41 |
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WE'VE SEEN IS FALL-OFF IN PUBLIC SECTOR GROWTH. UNEMPLOYMENT IS GOING UP IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A HIRING FREEZE AND SOME OF THE LOCAL...
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| 01:15:13 |
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CHRISTIE AND MR. CORZINE HAVEN'T
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| 01:15:15 |
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READ MY TAX PLAN YET. BUT I AM NOT RAISING THE SALES TAX. IT WILL
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| 01:15:19 |
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STAY AT 7%. WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND IT TO A BROADER ARRAY
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| 01:15:24 |
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OF SERVICES THAN ARE NOW COVERED. AND THOSE SERVICES ARE SERVICES USED LARGELY BY PEOPLE WITH MUCH MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME THAN MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES...
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| 01:16:24 |
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BILLION, AND I KNOW THAT IT
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| 01:16:26 |
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ALSO RAISES IT ON SHORE RENTALS. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DESTROY THE SHORE RENTAL BUSINESS IN THE JERSEY SHORE AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO TO...
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| 01:17:00 |
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STAKE HERE.
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| 01:17:01 |
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THE CIVIL UNIONS LAW ALREADY PROVIDES FOR THAT, AND THIS IS AN ISSUE OF WHAT YOU LABEL IT. >> MR. DAGGETT, A REBUTTAL? >> GOT TO GO BACK TO SHORE RENTALS....
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| 01:17:29 |
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SOURCE OF FUNDING
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| 01:17:30 |
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FOR OPEN SPACE WHICH WE HAVEN'T DONE. WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE THE TOURISM BUDGET SO WE CAN HAVE MORE PROMOTION FOR TOURISM AT THE SHORE, WHICH IS THE...
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| 01:18:06 |
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WHO ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH CHARTER SCHOOLS
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| 01:18:08 |
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WHICH IS WHY YOU'VE SEEN THE DISMAL GROWTH IN CHARTER SCHOOLS. YOU'VE SEEN DESPITE THE FACT THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE ON WAITING LISTS IN OUR URBAN AREAS...
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| 01:18:22 |
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WE'LL HAVE A COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION WHO WILL BE PARTNERS WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL MOVEMENT WHO WILL SAY TO PEOPLE IN CHARTER SCHOOLS, WE'LL BE YOUR...
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| 01:19:28 |
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I DON'T AGREE
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| 01:19:29 |
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WITH. AND THAT IS VOUCHERS AND DRAINING RESOURCES FROM THE PUBLIC SYSTEM THAT WILL UNDER MINE NOT ONLY OUR ABILITY TO FINANCE CHARTERS BUT ALSO OUR...
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| 01:20:03 |
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AREAS THAT
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| 01:20:04 |
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ARE FAILING NOW. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WE HAVE TO EXPAND CHARTERS AND STAY ON TOP OF THEM TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE PERFORMING. WE OUGHT TO DO THE SAME...
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| 01:20:38 |
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PRECIOUS POSSESSIONS. AND THEY WANT THEM
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| 01:20:40 |
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TO GET AN EDUCATION NOW. THAT'S WHY AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC AMERICAN PARENTS IN THESE CITIES ARE SAYING THEY WANT CHOICE. THEY WANT COMPETITION...
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| 01:21:12 |
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I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU OUR SYSTEM IS BROKEN AND REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES TOR BLAME AND YOUR HEART YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT. ONLY INDEPENDENT...
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| 01:21:29 |
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APPOINT THE BEST PERSON FOR EACH JOB WITHOUT REGARD TO PARTY IDEOLOGY OR LOYALTY. OURS IS THE ONE CAMPAIGN THAT'S TOLD YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT'S GOING...
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| 01:22:31 |
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THE NATION. THAT'S WHY WE'RE PUSHING AHEAD AND GROWING PRIVATE
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| 01:22:34 |
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| 01:22:36 |
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SECTOR JOBS. ON
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| 01:22:39 |
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MR. CHRISTIE'S BEHALF HE WOULD HAVE TURNED DOWN NOW $200 BILLION, AS MUCH AS $500 MILLION. WE ARE EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT HAVE FAMILY CARE....
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| 01:23:40 |
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AMERICA ON EACH AND
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| 01:23:41 |
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EVERY NEW JERSEY CITIZEN. THE HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN AMERICA, GOING UP OVER $1,000 ON
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| 01:23:47 |
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AVERAGE PER HOUSEHOLD IN THE
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| 01:23:50 |
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LAST FOUR YEARS. 200,000 JOBS NOW NEARLY LOST, NEARLY 200,000, JUST THIS YEAR. NEW JERSEY IS IN CRISIS. WE ARE IN CRISIS BECAUSE WE ARE TAXED TOO MUCH....
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| 01:24:55 |
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ARON, STAY RIGHT HERE WITH NJN, SCORING THE GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE IS UP NEXT. I'M JIM HOOKER. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOOD NIGHT. >>> FEDERAL RESERVE...
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