Here's part 2 of the Mother Jones piece on Koch that describes Gov. Christie's presentation.
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Indeed, just days after the Koch soiree, the Legislature delivered a prenegotiated budget to the governor. Christie—who, according to the Star-Ledger [8], had promised to work out last-minute details with Sweeney—instead used his line-item veto to make what Sweeney called vindictive cuts targeting people and institutions who had sided against the governor during the negotiations.
In one instance, Christie cut a fellowship program run by a Rutgers University professor who had served as a referee in the state's contentious redistricting fight. He also "mowed down a series of Democratic add-ons, including $45 million in tax credits for the working poor, $9 million in health care for the working poor, $8 million for women's health care, another $8 million in AIDS funding and $9 million in mental-health services," wrote Star-Ledger columnist Tom Moran. "But the governor added $150 million in school aid for the suburbs, including the wealthiest towns in the state. That is enough to restore all the cuts just listed." |
