(TRENTON) –
Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Jerry Green (D-Union/Middlesex/Somerset), chairman
of the Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee, released the following
statement Wednesday on the Supreme Court ruling invalidating Gov. Chris
Christie’s attempt to abolish the Council on Affordable Housing:
“Today’s
court ruling is one more example of the governor’s failure to lead on important
issues such as affordable housing.
“Everyone
agrees the Council on Affordable Housing has been an ineffective agency that has
failed to accomplish its goal. That’s why the Legislature voted in January 2011
to abolish COAH, only to have Gov. Christie inexplicably veto
it.
“Our bill
was backed by a broad range of businesses, housing advocates, legal experts and
local officials who understood it was the best way to provide housing for
working class residents, create jobs and spark the economy. The governor, sadly,
wanted a court fight. That accomplished nothing.
“If Gov.
Christie is truly interested in affordable housing reform, he should take
another look at the Democratic bill to abolish COAH and truly work to find a
compromise that will benefit everyone.”
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