On behalf of the members of Make the Road New Jersey, the membership based immigrant organization in New Jersey, Nedia Morsy provided the following statement:

“Working class New Jersey families of color are caught in a cycle of inflation like never before and are struggling everyday to pay rent and utilities, put food on the table, afford childcare, and now face a 15% fare hike when we take the bus to work. Governor Murphy’s move to reinstate a partial corporate business tax to fund NJTransit is an important step to make the wealthiest corporations – now reaping record profits — pay their part to keep our state afloat. Governor Murphy’s announcement today comes after months of organizing led by workers, tenants and commuters, teachers and parents, fighting to keep the vital services we rely on.  We commend Governor Murphy for his action today and urge him and the legislature to fully reinstate the CBT surcharge so that we can fund and expand health care, transportation and education and stop fare and toll hikes on working families.”