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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 18, 2023 an interview
“In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand."
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 20, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 6, 2023 campaign announcement speech
Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.”
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By Amy Sherman • June 12, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 his “State of the State” address
"In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."
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By Bill Wichert • January 26, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 a State of the State address
"Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."
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By Caryn Shinske • January 19, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"Given how expansive our program already was," expanding Medicaid in New Jersey due to Obamacare "was a relatively small expansion."
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By Julie Kliegman • November 14, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 21, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign TV ad
Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent."
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By Caryn Shinske • October 27, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 1, 2013 a television ad
"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
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By Caryn Shinske • May 9, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on April 22, 2013 an interview on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program
"We’re spending less money today, in upcoming fiscal year 2014 than the Corzine-Buono budget spent in fiscal year 2008."
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By Caryn Shinske • May 5, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 26, 2013 a budget speech to the New Jersey Legislature
"Since January 2010, New Jersey has added 103,000 new private sector jobs. The last two years -- 2011 and 2012 -- have been the best two years of private sector job growth since 1999."
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By Caryn Shinske • March 3, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 26, 2013 a budget speech to the state Legislature
"Property taxes had increased 70 percent in the previous 10 years."
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By Caryn Shinske • February 28, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 22, 2013 a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”
Says "on the state level, we spend less today than Jon Corzine spent in fiscal year 2008, five years later."
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By Bill Wichert • February 3, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 30, 2012 an interview on NBC Nightly News
Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars."
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By Erin O'Neill • November 18, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 16, 2012 a town hall meeting in West Milford
"Now remember, property taxes went up 70 percent in the 10 years before I became governor."
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By Erin O'Neill • October 22, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
There has been "$5 trillion in debt added over the last four years."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 9, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says Jon Corzine "gave away 14 percent raises over 4 years and he stood on the front steps of the Capitol at a public-sector union rally and said, 'I will fight to get you a great contract.’"
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By Bill Wichert • August 20, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 26, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says state Sen. Paul Sarlo "said in February on NJTV, ‘there will be no tax increases in this budget’" and "voted the other night in the Senate Budget Committee to raise income taxes $800 million."
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By Bill Wichert • July 8, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 his budget speech
"New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization" of people with developmental disabilities "in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey. "
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By Erin O'Neill • February 26, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 18, 2011 a speech at Notre Dame's law school
"They say teachers only make on average in New Jersey 60,000 dollars a year. They only work 180 days."
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By Caryn Shinske • December 12, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 18, 2011 a forum at the University of Notre Dame
Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid."
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By Bill Wichert • December 1, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 2, 2011 a press conference at Point Pleasant Beach
"The water quality in the ocean is perfect. It’s been tested up and down every ocean shore in New Jersey."
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By Caryn Shinske • September 25, 2011
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