Christopher James Christie Quotes

• Insisting that we must tax and take and demonize those who have already achieved the American Dream. That may turn out to be a good re-election strategy for President Obama, but is a demoralizing message for America.

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• If we make the tough decisions now, we will be one year ahead of 80 percent of the states in the race to economic growth. If we fail to act, we will fall even further behind… by going first, we can become first.

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  Tags in Become, Percent

• I’m making this decision based on whether I believe in my heart that I’m ready to be president of the United States and that I want to be president of the United States right now.

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• I think America needs lots of tough people. Not just me. I think America needs to get tougher, all of us.

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• I said we are going to balance an $11 billion budget deficit in a $29 billion budget, so by percentage, the largest budget deficit in America, by percentage, larger than California, larger than New York, larger than Illinois. And we’re going to balance that without raising taxes on the people of the state of New Jersey.

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• I can guarantee you this, that more pension and benefit reforms which I will consider arbitration reform to be one of them, are things that when they come to my desk, they will be signed.

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• I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. That’s my view, and that’ll be the view of our state because I wouldn’t sign a bill that – like the one that was in New York.

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• I am pro-life, I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. That’s my position, take it or leave it.

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• I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that’s other than in their own self- interest. And everything they have done so far is in their self-interests, and that’s it.

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• Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts.

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• Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account.

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  Topics in Family, Uncategorized

  Tags in Extremists, Members, Position

• Everyone wants to demagogue everyone else. That may be good politics, but it’s awful policy.

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  Topics in Politics

  Tags in Policy, Everyone

• And on this you have my pledge – unlike in the past, when you stood up and did what was right, this governor will not pull the rug out from underneath you – I will sign strong reform bills.

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• And I think what people in New Jersey have gotten to know about me over the last decade that I’ve been in public life is what you see is what you get. And I’m no different when I’m sitting with you than I am when I’m at home or anyplace else.

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• And I think if the president’s made a mistake here, it’s this laid-back kind of approach where he’s waiting for someone else to solve the problem. Some people say it’s a political strategy. No matter what it is, it’s not effective in solving problems.

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  Tags in People, Waiting, Political

• And I just think that we’re at a point in our economic life here in our state – and – and, candidly, across the country, where increased taxes is just the wrong way to go. The people of our state are not convinced that state government, county government, local government has done all they can with the money we already give them, rather than the money that we have before.

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  Tags in People, Government, Convinced

• A retired teacher paid $62,000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215,000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime.

  Christopher James Christie

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  Tags in Teacher, Care, Coverage

Christopher James Christie (37)

Birth:	6th September, 1962
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lawyer, Politician

About

Christopher James "Chris" Christie was born in Newark, New Jersey. He is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has served as the 55th Governor of New Jersey since January 2010. A 1984 graduate of the University of Delaware, Christie earned a J.D. at Seton Hall University School of Law. He was elected county legislator in Morris County, serving from 1995 to 1998, during which time he generally pushed for lower taxes and lower spending. George W. Bush; the latter appointed him as United States Attorney for New Jersey, a position he held from 2002 to 2008.

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