Sires talks stimulus job creation on the House floor

by: Jason Springer

Thu Jul 30, 2009 at 12:30:00 PM EDT

Earlier this month, the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services' reported that New Jersey would lose $5 billion in federal economic recovery money if the state refused to accept funds with conditions set forth by the federal government, a position held by Christie. A rejection of these funds would include over $1 billion in transportation funding, which would have gone toward funding projects like the Plauderville Station High Level Platform Construction and creating good jobs across New Jersey.

?Since the beginning of his campaign, Christie has made a lot of promises about improving New Jersey?s economy, but offered little in the way of details for how he?d do it,? Weinberg said. ?In times like these, New Jersey needs leaders who will stick to their core values and have the courage to do the right thing for New Jersey. Having worked closely with Governor Corzine to lead our state through this global economic recession, I know that he will provide the leadership we need to create jobs and get our economy back on track.?

Under Governor Corzine?s leadership, New Jersey was the first state in the nation to launch a comprehensive economic recovery plan in October 2008, which is expected to create over 16,000 private sector jobs over the next two years and provide tax relief for New Jersey businesses large and small. In partnering with President Obama on the federal economic recovery plan, Corzine also leveraged $17 billion in benefits for new jobs, individual and business tax relief, and infrastructure investment.