Sweeney Plays it Close to Vest Following Meeting with Guv

Senate President Steve Sweeney released a response to Gov. Phil Murphy's letter regarding the current draft of the NJ 2020 budget, a draft of which was sent from the NJ Legislature sent to Murphy for review.

TRENTON - Suspenders in place as he strode the gallery on his way into the Democratic caucus room, Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3) just appeared following a meeting between himself, Governor Phil Murphy and Speaker Craig Coughlin.

"No, we talked, that's all," Sweeney told InsiderNJ. when asked if the [bubbleAutoLink text="trio" id="31616"] produced anything tangible.

A second source with knowledge of the meeting, when asked if the conference produced anything substantive, said, "No, I don't think so."

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