Governor Chris Christie vetos tax cut efforts

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a slew of tax-cutting proposals that had been championed by Democrats as job-creation legislation and were passed with bipartisan support in the state Legislature.

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Senate President Stephen Sweeney, a Democrat, said he would push for overrides of the vetoes, many of which had passed with veto-proof majorities.

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The measures included major tax breaks for large, in-state businesses and incentives for film productions, angel investors, green and historic buildings and financing to complete certain economic development projects.

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Republican lawmakers, who are in the minority, had noted they were co-sponsors of many of the bills and also complained some of their bills to boost jobs weren't being considered.

The vetoes immediately sparked a partisan exchange. Assembly Majority Leader Joe Cryan, a Democrat and frequent Christie foe, said the vetoes were "disgusting."

"Seldom has a governor had such complete disregard for the well-being of working class residents struggling each and every day to get by," he said in a statement.

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Asked about the comment, Mr. Christie said: "Being called disgusting by Joe Cryan is high praise."

The governor added, "If anybody should know disgusting, it should be Joe Cryan."

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Senate President Stephen Sweeney, a Democrat, said he would push for overrides of the vetoes, many of which had passed with veto-proof majorities.

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Let them override the vetoes. Then they own the problem.

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It's just a topsy-turvy world we're living in these days.