Democratic Legislators Set To Investigate AshBrit’s Alleged Gouging
By Art Gallagher
Assemblyman Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson), Chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee, and Senate President Steve Sweeney told The Star Ledger that they are going to investigate the lucrative no-bid state contract that AshBrit received from the Christie Administration for Superstorm Sandy clean up and the well connected lobbyists the company used to sell their premium priced services to municipal officials from Sandy ravaged communities.
“We already had questions about how Sandy relief money was being spent, and these findings raise those questions to a new level,” Prieto told The Star-Ledger. “This money is supposed to be spent properly to benefit New Jersey residents and communities devastated by Sandy, not become a feeding frenzy for lobbyists and an excuse to bypass regulations on business, the environment and pay-to-play.”
As a conservative, it warms my heart to see Democrats fighting wasteful spending. Maybe Trenton really has been turned upside down.
As a skeptic, I expect that whatever hearings the Democrats hold will be done with the intention of denting Governor Christie’s substantial Sandy related armor going into the November election.
Posted: February 4th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Hurricane Sandy | Tags: Art Gallagher, AshBrit, Barbara Buono, George Gilmore, Jon Bombardieri, Kris Kullari, Maggie Moran, Vicent Prieto | 5 Comments »