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Chris Christie
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: September 6
Governor Of New Jersey
Lawyer
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Newark
New Jersey
Christopher James Christie
Christopher Christie
Christopher J. Christie
Christopher James Chris Christie
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You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls.
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I believe in my heart that I am ready to work to restore America to its rightful place in the world.
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These esoteric, intellectual debates-I want them to come to New Jersey and sit across from the widows and the orphans and have that conversation.
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I'm a conservative, pro-life governor in a state where it is really tough to be both. A state like New Jersey, with lots of Democrats, but still we cut taxes, we balanced budgets. We fought the teacher's union.
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Marijuana addiction is a serious problem
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This administration, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton through their foreign policy, have betrayed the American people, because the weakness they've displayed has led to Putin's incursions in the Middle East and in eastern Europe, and has led - has led to significant problems in the Middle East as well, and the death and murder of lots of folks.
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If I cannot trust someone's judgment, I cannot ask others to do so, and I would not place him at the head of my political operation.
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Quite frankly, we have seen liberal policies in cities like Chicago, like New York and others, have led to increased crime.
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You need a strong, tough leader to restore America's greatness. This is the best person to do that.
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The message [of Donald Trump ] is that if anybody lives in those circumstances in this country, that's something that the government should be working to try to change.
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Let me be clear: America and the world are measurably less safe and less respected because of the Iran deal Hillary Clinton helped cut.
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Our state is in crisis. Our people are hurting. Now is the time when we all must resist the traditional, selfish call to protect your own turf at the cost of our state. It is time to leave the corner, join the sacrifice, come to the center of the room and be part of the solution.
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As a former federal prosecutor, I welcome the opportunity to hold Hillary Rodham Clinton accountable for her performance and her character.
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People have an absolute right to believe what they want to believe and to say what they want to say, and churches have an absolute protection to preach and do and not do whatever they choose to do within their houses of worship. But nondiscrimination laws apply to the commercial marketplace and they do protect all of us.
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This is a president [Barack Obama] who came into office in 2008 with a big majority in the House and with a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Because of his policies and his conduct in office, seven years later, we have our largest majority in the House since 1928, and we have a majority in the Senate and we have 31 of the 60 governorships.
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One state retiree, 49 years old, paid, over the course of his entire career, a total of $124,000 towards his retirement pension and health benefits. What will we pay him? $3.3 million in pension payments over his life and nearly $500,000 for health care benefits - a total of $3.8m on a $120,000 investment.
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The American people are tired. They're tired of the bickering in Washington, D.C., and the lack of action.
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Now, in New Jersey, we have more government workers per square mile than any state in America. But since I've been governor we now have fewer people on the state payroll at any time since Christie Whitman left office in January 2001. That's the right direction, Mr. President, not the wrong direction.
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I spent seven years of my life in the immediate aftermath of September 11th doing this work, working with the Patriot Act, working with our law enforcement, working with the surveillance community to make sure that we keep America safe.
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Never be easy for any president to deal with any Congress. But republicans got to work together. We got to get things done.
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