Greenwald: Public Testimony Shows Pain Christie Budget Would Inflict on Senior Citizens, Middle Class & Students

(TRENTON) – Assembly Budget Chairman Lou Greenwald (D-Camden) released the following statement Monday as the Assembly Budget Committee convened a public hearing on Gov. Chris Christie’s budget proposal.

More than 150 people have signed up to testify at the hearing, which is being streamed live at http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp:

“The testimony we’re hearing today once again emphasizes this plain fact - Gov. Christie’s budget plan directly targets senior citizens, students and the middle-class with painful tax and fee increases that would make it more difficult to live in New Jersey.

“This much is also becoming very clear – no one is buying Gov. Christie’s claim that this budget plan is based on shared sacrifice.

“A budget that hits senior citizens, the middle-class, poor and college students with tax increase after tax increase and fee increase after fee increase is not shared sacrifice.”

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For Release: April 19, 2010
Contact: Assemblyman Greenwald, (856) 435-1247