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Mon Apr 29, 2013, 02:34 PM Apr 2013

Christie: Obama 'kept every promise' on storm aid

Far cry from idiot son.

Christie: Obama 'kept every promise' on storm aid

By WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press


HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy.

Hours later, Obama's housing secretary approved New Jersey's plans to spend $1.83 billion in federal money to help the state rebuild and recover from the storm.

Speaking on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program six months after the deadly storm, the Republican governor said presidential politics were the last thing on his mind as he toured storm-devastated areas with Obama last fall.

When it comes to helping New Jersey rebuild from the storm, "the president has kept every promise he's made," said Christie, widely considered a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. "I think he's done a good job. He kept his word."

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