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Chris Christie
stated on October 21, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign TV ad:

Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent."

Mostly True

By Caryn Shinske • October 27, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on June 26, 2013 an interview on the "Ask The Governor" monthly radio call-in program:

"Not one tax has been raised since I've been governor."

Half-True

By Caryn Shinske • June 30, 2013

Republican Governors Association
stated on May 29, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign TV ad:

"Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards."

Mostly True

By Caryn Shinske • June 6, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on May 22, 2013 A gubernatorial campaign television ad:

"Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2 billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled."

Half-True

By Caryn Shinske • June 2, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on May 13, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign television ad:

"Buono voted 154 times to raise our taxes -- like the sales tax, the income tax, health care taxes, even small business taxes."

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By Caryn Shinske • May 19, 2013

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."

Mostly True

By Caryn Shinske • May 5, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on April 22, 2013 a statement on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program:

"If anyone should know irresponsible it should be Senator Buono. She’s the one, her budget left us with a $2 billion budget deficit in fiscal 10 that I had to fix. Her mistakes. And for fiscal year 2011 an $11 billion budget deficit. Her mistakes, along with her partner Jon Corzine."

Half-True

By Caryn Shinske • April 28, 2013