BY VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
COMMENTARY
At a recent town hall meeting Gov. Chris Christie accused the Legislature of being on "vacation" and not coming back to Trenton until Nov. 8, a comment that I found to be offensive and ill-informed.
When my colleagues and I are not in Trenton working to find realistic solutions to the issues facing New Jersey residents, we're in our district offices speaking with families, elderly residents and unemployed workers who are worried about their futures.
By implying that our constituent discussions amount to a vacation, rather than a critical part of the legislative process, it's clear that Gov. Christie has little understanding of state government and even less consideration for the valuable input of the voters who elect legislators to represent them.
This fall Gov. Christie traveled out of New Jersey to campaign for candidates all over the country.
Instead of going to Ohio or California, I invite Gov. Christie to come to my legislative district the next time he hits the road. I am sure that he will find that what legislators do in their districts is just as a vital as the work we do in Trenton and certainly impacts the way we approach legislative matters.
Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle is a Democrat from Englewood, who represents the 37th Legislative District
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doing what the people want, lower taxes, and smaller government.
Unions might line your pockets but there are more votes that don`t
belong to one,
There are plenty of ways constituents can contact you:
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Teaneck, NJ 07666
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Give us a break and STOP the excuses and get BACK to work...be lucky you have a job, for now!
We want tax relief now, not when you're done conspiring with the public sector unions to gut any meaningful legislation.
Hard at work representing your district? S1643 Having cats and dogs sterilized before they are adopted. Destroying contraband tobacco in the proper way. S2215 Notifying seniors their dentures are from China.
Anyone with an 8th grade education can see that your useless Democratic party is dragging their feet. 70% increase in property taxes since 2000 and real pension and benefit reform for our public workers isn't a priority? Start representing the families, seniors and unemployed by making the state affordable again and stop representing the unions that keep stealing.
Christie is going to cut you useless democrats apart on the issues when you're up for re-election in the not so distant future. Get ready.