NJ Governor Phil Murphy: It’s my money and  that’s how it’s going to be spent

Robert Walker

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, while still facing backlash for his lavish $500,000 office furniture expenditure in his Statehouse office told voters like it is.

“You got that?  Remember one thing one anyone says something otherwise, tell  them Murphy said the following: it’s my money, and  that’s how it’s going to be spent,” Murphy told Democrat supporters at a campaign rally for former Congressman Albio Sires, who is now running to be the mayor of West New York.

In this case, Murphy was talking about giving the city of West New York $65 million to build a new school.

It’s that cavalier attitude that has been the major disconnect between Phil Murphy and many residents in New Jersey, earning him the monicker “King Philip” in many circles.


Now, a New Jersey State Senator who has been opposed to Murphy’s agenda said the governor’s statement is another example of the governor’s disregard for the people of New Jersey as he continues his tax and spend policies.

“Governor Murphy just said out loud what most New Jersey Democrats think but dare not say,” said Ed Durr (R-3). “He really believes that funds extracted from taxpayers by government are his to dole out on the campaign trail to buy votes or in the back rooms of Trenton to curry favor with Democratic party bosses. It’s a shocking admission that helps explain why Democrat leaders approved buying a fleet of new taxpayer-funded SUVs for themselves with pandemic relief funds while most New Jerseyans got nothing. This slush fund mentality that’s shared by Governor Murphy and the Democrat insiders who have ruled the Legislature for two decades is exactly why New Jersey has the highest tax burden in the nation for families and businesses.”

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