(TRENTON)– Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald (D-Camden/Burlington) on Friday released the following statement in response to Gov. Christie’s conditional veto of legislation (A-3123) he sponsored to provide needed updates to the Economic Opportunity Act:
“I am disappointed to see the governor veto this critically-needed legislation. In a time where New Jersey’s unemployment rate continues to lag behind much of the nation, we need to move quickly to revitalize our economy.
“The Economic Opportunity Act has already spurred millions of dollars in new investments and thousands of jobs created, which is why providing needed updates to the improve the law is so important.
“We are reviewing the governor’s proposed changes to the legislation. While we are always willing to listen to input from the governor’s office, efforts to jump-start New Jersey’s stalled economy would be best served by negotiations before a bill being passed, rather than through a lengthy veto process after-the-fact.
“Nevertheless, we will evaluate the governor’s proposals and take the best course of action to strengthen New Jersey’s economy and create jobs.”