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No posts with label At a speech at the Democratic State Convention this afternoon, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) ripped into Gov. Chris Christie for cutting funding for family planning centers and other social programs. At the “Women’s Step Up Luncheon,†Lautenberg called Christie’s cuts “shameful†and said he was “working to destroy the progressive state we’ve built.†Lautenberg went on to criticize Democrats who have forged alliances with the governor, though he did not single them out by name. “We see some Democrats sitting on their hands and even in some cases helping the Republicans, trying to move over on the other side to make up a few votes,†said Lautenberg. “It won’t help New Jersey if we leave the ranks of Democrats.†Lautenberg’s speech only got more heated as it went on. He pointed out Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver and noted that Christie had once called one of her claims a “lie.†“Gov. Christie actually called (Oliver) a liar in the press. Imagine Gov. Christie calling someone else a liar. Show all posts
No posts with label At a speech at the Democratic State Convention this afternoon, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) ripped into Gov. Chris Christie for cutting funding for family planning centers and other social programs. At the “Women’s Step Up Luncheon,†Lautenberg called Christie’s cuts “shameful†and said he was “working to destroy the progressive state we’ve built.†Lautenberg went on to criticize Democrats who have forged alliances with the governor, though he did not single them out by name. “We see some Democrats sitting on their hands and even in some cases helping the Republicans, trying to move over on the other side to make up a few votes,†said Lautenberg. “It won’t help New Jersey if we leave the ranks of Democrats.†Lautenberg’s speech only got more heated as it went on. He pointed out Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver and noted that Christie had once called one of her claims a “lie.†“Gov. Christie actually called (Oliver) a liar in the press. Imagine Gov. Christie calling someone else a liar. Show all posts
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