Some news coverage of the Summit included a comment made by me, in regard to the plight of the business community, that suggested the governor and Legislature “are not doing anything about it of substance.”

This was an overly aggressive and inaccurate statement. It is not how I feel about what has been done, but I said it and need to own it.

What I intended to say, and what more accurately reflects my belief, is that while there have been accomplishments, more needs to be done to help the business community.

At the Summit I complimented the governor for his efforts to address the state’s affordability issues as a major avenue to creating what I believe is the nation’s fairest economy.

My hope now is we can apply the same level of focus and energy in creating the nation’s strongest economy.

I sincerely apologize to the governor and the Legislature for what I said and hope they accept my apology. We need to work together to accomplish our mutual goal of making New Jersey the premier state in which to live and work and I look forward to continuing that effort with them.