Christie spends $100 million on cancer research, proposes to spend $18 million more in coming year
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Throughout the relative austerity of the last five state budgets, Governor Chris Christie somehow managed to spend $100 million in cancer research through Rutgers Cancer Institute. In his current proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015), Christie has proposed funding the program at the same level it was funded in fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, $18 million.
Christie proposed spending $18 million in the FY 2014 budget too. In negotiations with the legislature the amount was raised to $28 million for the current year.
Now Rutgers Cancer Institute and their friends at The Star Ledger are spinning the new $18 million proposed for the coming year as a cut of $10 million.
Posted: April 22nd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, Rutgers | Tags: Cancer research, Chris Christie, Rutgers Cancer Institute | Comments Off on Christie spends $100 million on cancer research, proposes to spend $18 million more in coming year