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President and longtime state senator said they will take legal action to block this settlement in the courts. state senator saying, i grew up in the bay way section of elizabeth, new jersey, where this exxon site is. it smelled there. it smelled bad. but this smells even worse. joining us now is new jersey state senator raymond leffney. you filed that you guys are going to intervene. you filed a public records request to try to figure out what's behind the settlement? >> we want to find out who engineered this. was it the attorney general's office or someone in the governor's office. these are...

About a clause in the state budget this year that would appear to allow governor christie to divert most of the money won in a settlement like this to pay for environmental cleanup. instead the money could be directed directly into the state's general fund which could be used for anything the governor wants, like say plugging the gaping hole in the budget which is an uncomfortable thing if you're running for president. now, though the state legislature has decided to intervene. they simply announced they will have a hearing this month on the questionable settlement deal. in the state senate th...