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concern for himself, for his wife, for the united states senate, he would step down today. i don't think that's going to happen. he's going to go down swinging, but i wish and hope he would step down today. >> it would be know ing there's no chance to do it. particularly in the wake of what you saw with george ity leader? that's the bigger issue. >> i thought about that in the sense this is different than the house. the house, if if you try to get santos out, you had to go through a special election. as soon as he's out, the governor appoints somebody. it would still be 51-49. but for the sake of the institution, i think he needs to step down. >> the public it seems like congressional. >> and let's not forget more than 70% of new jerseyans said the last indictment that he should go.
we are setting the standard prevents the most expensive city in the nation's about to get pricier after the federal government approve the plan. motorists could pay a size $23 to enter manhattan central business district during certain hours of the day for the new toll is projected to generate $1 billion annually for a financially fragile metropolitan transportation authority. but not everyone is pleased with the congestion pricing for the planet's most opponent is new jersey governor phil murphy's has thousands of new jerseyans commute daily into manhattan. a statement from his office claims congestion pricing quote marks yet another slight against hard-working jerseyans in favor of an agency concerned not with her moving vehicles from our roads, planning its own coffers. many new yorkers agree. >> so were putting too much pressure on the drivers were quick to big apple's plan is mom a bit like central london which has had congestion pricing for 20 years. studies show the price hike zone is not hurt tourism trade something new york officials are
commuters and tourists. lauren greene request that story. >> congestion pricing means less traffic, better transit, cleaner air, and safer streets. transit in new york state officials are touting congestion pricing as a solution to new york city's heavy volumes of traffic. we've got to be the very first state in the nation and very first city in america to have a congestion pricing plan. we are setting the standard -- most expensive city in the nation is about to get pricier after the federal government approved the plan. no toirs could pay as high as $23 to enter manhattan central business district during certain hours of the day and new toll expected to generate 4illion nor a fragile transportation authority but not everyone is pleased with congestion pricing and plan most vocal opponent is phil murphy who says thousands of new jerseyans commute daily into manhattan a statement from his office claims congestion
take stock of how they handle closures as we see a shortage of teachers around the country . new jersey's democratic governor phil thmurphy met with the white house abouthow to teachers on the job .eachers on the job i sat down with him this weekend to discuss . ey>> joining us out governor filmer of hathe of new jersey. welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thanks for having me. >> you phrased president biden's executive action on student heloan debt but what would you say tothe millions of new jerseyans who pay their bills , made sacrifices, even made more affordable education choices are not getting any money inback ? >> i'm one of those guys i paid my student debt soft into my mid or late30s . rei would say this mike, it's not either/or. it'sonprobably a combination of and both . this program gives relief to over 1 million newjerseyans . i like the fact that the pell grant grantees get double the amount because finding some way to means test this is i think is a important.
new jersey democratic governor phil murphy just met with the white house about how to keep more teachers on the job. i sat down with him this weekend to discuss. joining us now governor phil murphy of the great state of new jersey. governor, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> good to be on mike, thanks for having me. mike: you praise biden's executive action on student loan debt. what would you say to the millions of new jerseyans who paid their bills, made sacrifices, even made more affordable education choices were not getting any money back? >> yes, by the way i'm one of those guys i paid my student debts off into my mid or late 30s. i would say this, mike it's not an either or pretty think it's probably a combination of anda both. this program gives relief to over 1 million new jerseyans. the pell grant grantees get double the amount because finding some ways to means a test this is important. that's we do a lot of in new
we don't see that from leaders of the democratic party. we are funding the police in congress right now on a bipartisan basis. i'm amazed now we have republican leaders saying defund the fbi and comparing it as i said to, you know, stormtroopers or the kgb or the gestapo. that's horrible after what was an after all a completely normal thing. the fbi believed they had evidence of a crime-- >> well, it was unprecedented taken against a former president. before we run out of time, let me change gears here. the democrats passed an inflation reduction act. specifically what's it going to do for new jerseyans. >> number one issue back home after i was elected in 2018, the prescription costs and health care. it was president trump in 2016 who ran that we should allow
doesn't seem to be chipping away at his lead and there are questions whether oz is a resident of pennsylvania and an unreported condo that he didn't report, in addition to his home in new jersey. so that has turned into not just a political fight but obviously new jerseyans weighing in on the fact that mehmet oz actually does belong to them. shifting to the governor's race, this is one of the cases jonathan where the republican party has been playing footsie with white nationalists and supremacists so long and chickens are coming home to roost. and antibe anti-semites, except for those that you are spending time with, time and money and those that are supporting white supremacy and anti-semitism. and they have to look at the future of the party and what looks like and especially with republicans, are in for fiscal matters and if you're supporting these conditions, you're
that is about 41 cents cheaper than it was just last month, which is welcome news, but still about $1.46 more than what americans were spending last year. so, people have to reallocate their own budgets. a new study came out and showed that 1 in 12 new jerseyans are food insecure. i spoke to people at a local food pantry. food delivered from here went there to a local church yesterday in newark. people in line told me times are tough. they are no longer doing joy rides. they have to be really judicious with any kind of essentials they need. they don't have money for extras. take a listen to what one woman told me when i asked her what she wants to know and hear from her political leaders. do you have any message to any leaders who are watching about what they need to do to help you? >> no, i don't have anything. do they hear me? that's what i want to know. do you hear me? do you understand what's going on here? you know, i -- i don't think
thanks for having me. >> governor hogan just mention the spiking hours in maryland, u in new jersey have a spike in covered cases as well. you have said everything on the table these numbers continue to rise, what does that mean for new jerseyans? >> this virus has humbled all of us. every time you think you've got it figured out, takes a turn you do not expect an eight out of ten are negative. you've got to leave all those options on the table. right now we think we have the right package in place in terms of a layered approach. but our numbers are going up. the omicron variant is real. we have already been battling the delta variant. this is unrelenting. there is an enormous amount of fatigue out there as it relates to the virus spread by the way i get it, i have got that same fatigue. but we've got to stay vigilant and we will stay vigilant. >> you have locked down before. this is serious would you
thanks for having me. >> governor hogan just mention the spiking hours in maryland, u in new jersey have a spike in covered cases as well. you have said everything on the table these numbers continue to rise, what does that mean for new jerseyans? >> this virus has humbled all of us. every time you think you've got it figured out, takes a turn you do not expect an eight out of ten are negative. you've got to leave all those options on the table. right now we think we have the right package in place in terms of a layered approach. but our numbers are going up. the omicron variant is real. we have already been battling the delta variant. this is unrelenting. there is an enormous amount of fatigue out there as it relates to the virus spread by the way i get it, i have got that same fatigue. but we've got to stay vigilant and we will stay vigilant. >> you have locked down before. this is serious would you