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Burzichelli: On Christie's travel spending, DeCroce pulls the covers over his head
By drosemanDeCROCE PULLS THE COVERS OVER HIS HEAD
(Trenton) – Following the revelation that Chris Christie lived well off the taxpayers' credit card while traveling as United States Attorney, Assemblyman John Burzichelli today challenged Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce to follow the lead he and his own office have set and denounce the extravagant spending.
A recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request uncovered that Christie frequently overspent on travel expenses during his tenure as United States Attorney. Some of the expenses included $400-per-night hotel rooms.
Under DeCroce, the Assembly Republican Office has often used the state Open Public Records Act (OPRA) as its primary research source to uncover wasteful spending. After one such request, Minority Leader DeCroce questioned state education officials over hotel stays of $200 – less than half of the cost of Christie's rooms. DeCroce also has uncovered such profligate spending as one school employee ordering crab cakes for dinner while on travel.
“People who cannot pay their mortgage or utility bills will understandably be upset when they learn of the ways money is being squandered,” DeCroce said at the time. He also said that the OPRA findings showed individuals “staying at posh hotels such as the Four Seasons.”
In October 2008, Christie spent one night at the Four Seasons in Washington to the tune of $475. His former top deputy and occasional travel partner, Michelle Brown, also exceeded federal travel guidelines, often staying at the same hotels.
"When it comes to denouncing Chris Christie for exhibiting the exact same conduct he has been so quick to criticize before, it seems that Mr. DeCroce's desire is as cool as, well, the other side of the pillow," said Burzichelli.
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