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Money, if we do, if we are awarded with it, that its going to come wage to us and not have to get through the state. i think thats appropriate. i would think thats appropriate regardless -- >> you are calling for that money to be wage given to you in light of what is, the cloud of suspicion that currently hangs over. >> what i recall from the fact we were hit so hard by sandy, i believe global warming is a real thing that will affect our community. we need to prepare for it. i think we need that...

Plan that could potentially get us a large amount of hud money and my concern as a representative is that, that money, if we do, if we are awarded with it, that its going to come wage to us and not have to get through the state. i think thats appropriate. i would think thats appropriate regardless -- >> you are calling for that money to be wage given to you in light of what is, the cloud of suspicion that currently hangs over. >> what i recall from the fact we were hit so hard by sandy, i believ...

And my concern as a representative is that, that money, if we do, if we are awarded with it, that its going to come wage to us and not have to get through the state. i think thats appropriate. i would think thats appropriate regardless -- >> you are calling for that money to be wage given to you in light of what is, the cloud of suspicion that currently hangs over. >> what i recall from the fact we were hit so hard by sandy, i believe global warming is a real thing that will affect our community...

Christie. not only the biggest reason, is what you said, gloria, is this is much more than bridgegate ties the issue directly to the governor. but also because this is another thing that people can understand. people can understand what happened in sandy, people can understand -- because theyve seen so many movies and lifetime series about this. >> people watching "house of cards" say isnt this how politics is done? that its like, you scratch my back and ill scratch yours? arent deals like this ...

Lot of discussion about development. but i will say in those meetings there was not a direct connection made but there was pressure and so i do think that while i think whats interesting about what the lieutenant governor said today, she says that its illogical what i said and when you look at the documents and the letters that ive written, you can see that it wasnt illogical at all, its a progression leading up to something where they wanted to send me -- give me a very direct message because t...

That there are -- again and again i have found myself in meetings explaining to the christie administration, listen, weve all got to be careful here. we cant have a conversation about what the plan is for the rockefeller group because it hasnt been designated and its my job as the mayor of hoboken to follow that redevelopment law. the mayor and the city council as the redevelopment agency, we are the ones responsible for implementing that law. >> so when you see the lieutenant governor in a pres...

Aid for sandy. are you saying this letter disproves that? >> thats the first time im hearing that. i didnt realize that she -- she didnt actually say that directly today, but i mean this letter makes it clear that i was the one on april 23rd, sent them a letter, and very clearly said, you cant connect the two, and its not fair to connect the two. and that was part of the conversation that we had. i said, you know, are you saying after she said to me, you know, that you have to move ahead with th...

Is telling the truth, it ties it directly to chris christie, because you have a lieutenant governor saying this is what the governor wants, and she was delivering the message, although she said, apparently, she would deny it. and this, of course, sandy, hurricane relief is so much a part of chris christies brand, who he is, the sort of can-do governor. and what the mayor is saying is, you know what, there was more to it than that. >> if this conversation is accurate, as the mayor says, i mean, i...

We cant have a conversation about what the plan is for the rockefeller group, because it hasnt been designated, its my job as the mayor of hoboken to follow that redevelopment law. the mayor and the city council we are the ones responsible for implementing that law. >> so when you see the lieutenant governor in a press conference announcing point blank, your memory of the conversation is offensive, completely inaccurate. and as a victim of sandy, shes offended, youre saying shes lying? >> well, ...

Going to mention sandy. hes also going to be talking about the benefits of small government. we can tell you based on some of the excerpts that weve seen, hes going to say in part, "we will fight to continue to change government so that we value our differences and honor the strength of our diversity. we cannot fall victim of the attitude of washington, d.c., the attitude that says i am always right and you are always wrong, and the attitude that puts everyone into a box they are not permitted t...