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De Blasio: Christie Apology 'Raises Bigger Questions'
De Blasio: Christie Apology 'Raises Bigger Questions'
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Thursday that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) marathon apology for the George Washington bridge scandal "raises bigger questions" about how it happened on his watch.
“I’m glad he came clean and said that he would take resolute action," the newly-minted mayor said at a press conference, as quoted by Politicker. "But I think it obviously raises bigger questions about how something like that ever happened to begin with. And it’s unacceptable. And it’s not tolerable for anyone in government to play with the people’s needs that way."
De Blasio added that a lot of New York residents got snarled up in the massive traffic jams that lane closures on the bridge caused in September, and said those people were "treated wrong" by the "bureaucrats" tied to the scandal.
"Look, it’s really troubling," he said, as quoted by Politicker. "What happened was absolutely inappropriate … this was a big problem. And this is not how we’re supposed to treat the people we represent."
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/deblasio_christie_bridge_scandal_
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Thursday that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) marathon apology for the George Washington bridge scandal "raises bigger questions" about how it happened on his watch.
“I’m glad he came clean and said that he would take resolute action," the newly-minted mayor said at a press conference, as quoted by Politicker. "But I think it obviously raises bigger questions about how something like that ever happened to begin with. And it’s unacceptable. And it’s not tolerable for anyone in government to play with the people’s needs that way."
De Blasio added that a lot of New York residents got snarled up in the massive traffic jams that lane closures on the bridge caused in September, and said those people were "treated wrong" by the "bureaucrats" tied to the scandal.
"Look, it’s really troubling," he said, as quoted by Politicker. "What happened was absolutely inappropriate … this was a big problem. And this is not how we’re supposed to treat the people we represent."
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/deblasio_christie_bridge_scandal_
Jersey's Top Paper Isn't Buying Christie's Story: It 'Stretches The Bounds Of Belief'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024309549
