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RichClem » 20 Jan 2014 4:37 pm » wrote: This is exactly why I prefer the private sector to handle almost everything, rather than politicians.
However, Democrats play this game as well, not that you'll ever bleat about that.

Both sides play politics, but like I said, this is different.
When has a Democratic Governor ever withheld disaster relief funds from a city to get a project that they wanted approved?
If you know of any cases, cite them here.

Finally, it turns out this mayor is full of crap and has lied about the issue. She did get most of the funding she asked for.

That's not true.
The Christie administration is being misleading when they say she got $70 million.
The $70 million given to Hoboken was through flood insurance and other mechanisms that did not need approval from the state.
She only received $300,000 in Christie-approved funds.

A majority of this amount, $43 million, consists of National Flood Insurance Program claims that have been paid out to flood insurance policyholders in Hoboken. Flood insurance is, well, insurance; it's supposed to pay out when you get flooded.

The $70 million figure also includes $8.5 million in Small Business Administration loans, $6.3 million in FEMA Individual Assistance payments, and $2 million in Federal Transit Administration funding.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/small-sandy-grants-to-hoboken-not-so-suspicious-2014-1#ixzz2r00FZQ00

He can't take credit for any of that money.