September 25, 2009 - 4:03pm
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Christie camp wants Corzine to chastise Pallone

Republican gubernatorial nominee Chris Christie’s campaign today attempted to link the controversy over whether four Democratic legislators improperly influenced the FDA to approve an unsafe device with Governor Corzine’s campaign.

“Governor Jon Corzine must immediately demand accountability from his party's delegation, particularly his own campaign chairman, Congressman Frank Pallone,” said Christie Campaign Manager Bill Stepien.  “All of these members of Congress need to disclose the extent of their interactions with and return all contributions from ReGen Biologics, Inc.”

In its own report, the Food and Drug Administration acknowledged that it faced “extreme” pressure to approve a knee repair device from four New Jersey legislators: U.S. Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D-Hoboken) and U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch) and Steve Rothman (D-Fair Lawn).  All four had received donations from the device’s manufacturer, Hackensack-based Regen Biologics, within months of contacting the FDA.  

The acknowledgement is said to be unprecedented for the FDA. 

Stepien said that Corzine, who will see at least some of the legislators at former Vice President Al Gore’s Atlantic City speech tonight at the Democratic State Convention, should “send a clear signal that this kind of activity will not be tolerated and that those involved must address the serious ethical concerns their behavior have raised."

 

Matt Friedman is a PolitickerNJ.com Reporter and can be reached via email at matt@politicsnj.com.

Comments

Jersey's Joe Walsh says it's time to change the batter


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N__1zv_tAmQ&feature=related

It's Time to Open Fire
And We Don't Need the Ladies
Crying Cause the Story is Sad
Cause the Christy Rocky
Mountain Way
Is Better Than What We Had
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Well He's Tellin' Us This
And He's tellin' Us That

Changes it Every Day
And He Says It Doesn't Matter
Bases are loaded and Casey's at Bat
Playin' it Play to Play
Time to Change the Batter

And we Don't Need the Ladies
Crying cause the Story is Sad, Uh Huh
The Christy Rocky
Mountain Way is Better Than
What We Had
Hey, hey, hey, hey

If what the September 24, 09 New York Times article; and exhaustive investigative FDA reports say is true (and i really hope it's not true) Pallone, Menendez, Lautenberg and Rothman should get their high priced shyster "knee pad devices"
out of the closet; lay them on the floor and get down on their knees
and pray

This seemingly seedy and very greedy NJ pay to play knee pad device scheme brings a whole new meaning to the line in another Eagles song,
Kick em when they're up
kick em when they're down
Kick em in the shins
Kick em all around.

09/26/09 6:48 pm

IT'S ok


Corzine has Obama's promise ,this issue will magically disappear

09/26/09 6:55 am

Get Ashcroft to help


There must be some fat in the $52,000,000 no-bid contract.

09/26/09 11:21 am

ashcroft, gonzalez, mukasey, goodling,sampson,rove.....


Certain of cc's former workers aren't in front of the cameras anymore. Hoefully, the next time they are "the news". Let's see: conduct unbecomming, leaks, jury tampering, sullying individuals' reputations, political influence, exclusivity of ongoing cases given most favored paper status, trying cases in the press....

09/26/09 12:35 pm

2013


So Christie's already thinking about 2013?

09/26/09 1:12 pm

peterendina


What a sad,obsessive person you must be...it will be scary how sad you will be the am of Nov 4th when you wake up with Christie as our 55th Governor.

09/27/09 7:45 am

Shame ON YOU, POLITICKER!


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09/28/09 12:50 pm