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[spanone]

Christie and Cuomo veto post-Bridgegate reform of Port Authority

Thumbing their noses at their state legislatures, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo jointly vetoed a bipartisan bill on Saturday to overhaul the Port Authority, which is trying to move past a series of scandals tied to lane closures at the George Washington Bridge last year.

The Port Authority, which manages bridges, airports and trains in the region, among other duties, is jointly run by both states and thus requires both states’ approval to enact an overhaul. Both states’ legislatures unanimously approved bipartisan legislation, which would have created a new top executive position and required commissioners to take a pledge of fiduciary responsibility to avoid any appearance of political gamesmanship.

In a statement Saturday night, Christie, a Republican, and Cuomo, a Democrat, offered up a long list of reforms they supported, including a new chief ethics officer position, but concluded that they would not support the bill in question. They said they would ask for all Port Authority board members to offer their resignation.

“[W]hile neither Governor is approving the legislation as passed, they are urging their respective Legislatures and the Port Authority to work with them to implement the broad reforms package recommended by the Special Panel, recommendations which will mark a new beginning and form a basis for meaningful reform for decades to follow,” the statement read.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/christie-and-cuomo-veto-post-bridgegate-reform-port-authority

[KansDem]

1. "By the way, I took care of that thing for ya"

[rocktivity]

2. What part of "independent federal prosecutor" do they not understand? n/t

rocktivity

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. They'd look better in orange.