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brooklynite

(94,609 posts)
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 09:58 PM Dec 2014

Governors veto bill to reform Port Authority

Source: Salon

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The governors of New York and New Jersey have vetoed legislation intended to clean up the troubled Port Authority.

The bill was designed to right an agency long known for dysfunction and scandals, including most recently the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge that ensnarled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration.

The bill would have created an office of inspector general and required annual audits of the agency. It also would have restricted lobbying and created a whistleblower protection program.

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Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced their vetoes in a statement Saturday and proposed instead measures they said would go further in bringing accountability to the agency.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2014/12/28/governors_veto_bill_to_reform_port_authority/



Ethics is one thing; giving up political control?
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Governors veto bill to reform Port Authority (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2014 OP
Yeah, sure christie.. you get right on that.. Cha Dec 2014 #1
Well, they ARE the elected leaders of their respective states. christx30 Dec 2014 #2

christx30

(6,241 posts)
2. Well, they ARE the elected leaders of their respective states.
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:01 PM
Dec 2014

I trust that they know what they are doing, and make the correct decisions. They have the best interests of their states in mind with everything they do.

Sorry. Can't say that with a straight face. If your legislature is wanting MORE transparency of an agency, and you say "No"...

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