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And you might find this hard to believe but it's been three months now since -- -- but still a lot to clean up in fact.
Of real and -- unions are the ones who could really be cleaning up and casting it Americans for prosperity.
-- Democrats are pushing for unions to get those construction and repair rebuilding jobs and that would slow things down even more.
And pushed costs up.
Even more.
You know you're saying during the breaks -- a beggars can't be chooses -- take any help you can debt but now if they're they're sticking to the union.
Yet would quite project labor agreements via which according to the Beacon Hill -- to write raises prices DT where it percent according to new Jersey's own Department of Labor.
Will increase prices -- with 30% in slow them down.
You know it's fascinating because months ago when New Jersey needed this money congressman around the country voted.
The send billions to New Jersey over thirty billion dollars not realizing that a lot of this money a big chunk of this money is now gonna go to pay off the -- This hurricane fund it.
-- -- funding was supposed to be about the victims in New Jersey.
Doubts about paying of union bosses is an absolute disgrace and -- congressman in right to work states like Florida and Texas and Oklahoma.
Need to explain to their constituents now why New Jersey said we did this about face and now it's going to war why did they had this -- just pick about an hour now to purely political -- -- -- -- the senate majority leader he's also erupted of the few workers union if it's all about.
You get re establishment if all the Democrat base if it was a party line vote in the project labor agreements I'm confident that Governor Christie will veto it.
And are often -- you know because the governor's gotten high high marks approval marks in fact of the unbelievable.
Poll numbers over his handle it.
Of sanity in the bipartisan -- went out of with the president but you're saying it's true that the these numbers might be getting ahead of the reality -- -- I'm anticipating he will veto project -- -- with IP people get it.
The money coming into -- he was not supposed to be.
For union pay off because this is gonna -- a lot of New Jersey businesses who are merit shop we're not and it's very transparent and it is very interesting at a right -- the I think he vetoes it I think the Democrats try to overturn the veto any -- like the real issue but how would you explain it to people that because they would say hey you're denying these folks help he would explain is -- on this -- work every right there's a lot of workers is -- if anything project labor agreements limit.
The amount of -- route that would slow down project considerably.
This is supposed to be about getting this is the that it really less -- for you necessarily get there well I think it's the first step -- -- Christie should not just the veto practically agreements.
He should repeal that.
We should be repealing them in New Jersey that Obama -- Well the other thing is -- this could be a first step towards real change which is to make New Jersey right towards -- -- -- -- well you look around the country all the states the growing economically that -- doing really well Texas Florida North Carolina.
Interestingly enough the state that New Jersey people moving to.
To get away from my taxes are right to work states -- I hate you you you were running for that -- somebody Christie is doing editing he will do.
On our key issues in -- important issues he he's the one of the only govern the country that has vetoed that the president's health care exchanges twice he stuck to that which is excellent.
He got that of the cap and trade program he has big challenges but he as a Democrat legislature so I gotta give a little -- on that we'd like to see more.
But that's easy for -- instead there it's.
-- a lot of ill will toward him within the Republican Party and that they'll never forgive.
His overtures to -- Obama and that that he might do very well a general election but he wouldn't get the Republican nomination to be there.
It's all about what have you done for me lately.
And I think that time the presidential race comes have to be a long time ago today will be three years back -- they'll -- new things that'll happen between now and then.
He can veto project labor agreements and let the rest of the country noting how has -- stuff -- -- he's got the gun issues to deal with he could also talk about right to work -- -- huge issue for New Jersey.
New Jersey needs sweeping change in real gutsy leadership in this legislative race this year new Jersey's entire legislature is up for re election.
There's an opportunity now that Republicans take control the whole thing.
And then there's no excuse that we could see those -- changes that New Jersey needs which includes by the way right to work.
Are all the stuff that you weren't happening well before became politically fashioned about that cutting -- Steve Rhonda thank you very very -- -- to be done.
