Official Statement of NJGOP Chairwoman Christine Giordano Hanlon on Governor Sherrill’s First 100 Days in Office

Colts Neck - NJGOP Chairwoman Christine Giordano Hanlon has issued the following statement with regard to Governor Sherrill’s 100 days in office:

“Governor Sherrill just marked 100 days as governor, and sadly, we are no better off now than we were when she assumed office. Indeed, the governor has only exacerbated our state’s affordability crisis which continues to shatter the American Dream for New Jerseyans.

Gov. Sherrill’s whopping $67 billion budget is the largest in state history, despite New Jersey staring at a $3 billion deficit, one of today’s biggest budget gaps nationwide. With no plan to fund this record spending, New Jersey taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill once again while struggling more than ever, just like they have the last eight years.

Aside from continuing to pay the highest property taxes in the country, New Jersey families face an energy crisis marked by some of the highest energy costs in the country. Our schools remain underfunded based on an unjust funding formula that the governor is upholding, and families face out-of-reach home prices and soaring inflation. Further, seniors were not only deprived of tax relief by Gov. Sherrill’s budget proposal, but they are now being forced to move out of New Jersey in record numbers because the state has become unaffordable after years of Democrat control.

Considering all this, it is unfortunate that Gov. Sherrill has made it clear that she has no intention of putting forth substantive solutions to problems that face New Jersey. Rather, she and Trenton Democrats are more interested in performative gestures that raise her national profile while ignoring the struggle of New Jersey families.

Republicans are committed to fighting for policies that will make New Jersey affordable, restore funding to our schools, take care of our seniors, and provide opportunities for residents to thrive. We will continue our fight to restore the American Dream for New Jerseyans, despite an administration working to make it further out of reach.”

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