Statement of Democratic State Committee Chairman John Wisniewski:

Statement of Democratic State Committee Chairman John Wisniewski:

“I applaud Governor Christie for finally recognizing that his warped vision of shared sacrifice, when applied to our older residents, would have forced many of them to do without important medicine that enhance and preserve their quality of life. Today Chris Christie, bowing to pressure from Democrats, announced he was reversing course on huge cost increases for seniors in New Jersey’s PAAD program. I hope instead of trying to act like a heroic convert, he thanks who is truly responsible for the ‘found money’. Most of the funding cited by his office today comes as a result of the passage of the historic Health Care Reform passed by Democrats in Congress and signed by President Obama. “

“So while he refuses to stand up to his many Republican colleagues in the legislature pushing him to sue the federal government to stop health care reform, he has no problem taking credit for the benefits from the bill.”

“Hopefully Governor Christie will also come around on our plan to restore property tax rebates to hundreds of thousands of senior and disabled homeowners”

Robert Asaro-Angelo
Executive Director - NJ Democratic State Committee
196 West State St.
Trenton, NJ 08608
609-392-3367 - Phone
609-396-4778 - Fax