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Monday, November 30, 2015
Governor Christie was joined at an event announcing the ‘Law Enforcement for Christie’ coalition by leaders: Former US Attorney Tom Colantuono, Merrimack County Sheriff Scott Hilliard, Former Executive Councilor and Merrimack County Prosecutor Dan St. Hilaire, and Merrimack County Attorney Scott Murray.
Hilliard commented, “Governor Christie understands that ‘justice’ is more than a word, but a way of life in America. He will always stand up and defend our officers, who put their lives on the line to protect our communities. I am proud to support a governor who has a solid record working with the men and women on the front lines of public safety to reduce crime, defend law and order, and ensure equal justice under the law.”
Colantuono added, “I served alongside Chris Christie as U.S. Attorney and saw firsthand his commitment to defending our homeland in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Governor Christie worked with the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the intelligence community to prosecute terrorists who were attempting to attack our nation. In these dangerous times, we need a president who understands the threats we face in the ongoing war on terror.”
Leadership for ‘Law Enforcement for Christie’ includes:
a response from the
New Hampshire Democratic Party
November 30, 2015
Don’t take it from us, take it from the president of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, Patrick Colligan. He and his organization have been actively campaigning against Christie because of the damage the governor has done to the police force in the state. Just last week, President Colligan took Christie to task, explaining exactly how “supportive” the governor has been to officers in his home state:
“He certainly doesn’t have our backs. He certainly hasn’t been friendly to our position. Our organization, the New Jersey State PBA, has been around since 1896. We’ve had a relationship with every governor since 1896. We have had no relationship with this governor. Besides the fact that he has never met with us, besides the fact that we represent nine out of ten police officers in the state -law enforcement officers in the state - when he got into office he systematically started degrading the law enforcement profession in New Jersey.”
“If you’re on a national stage and you’re telling law enforcement throughout this country for a vote that he’s going to support law enforcement, I’m going to tell you that when he signed chapter 78 which is a New Jersey statute back in 2010, I knew then it would be 10 years before I saw a raise. I didn’t foresee the massive amounts of police officer layoffs.”
“It’s impossible to trust someone who says one thing about his commitment to public safety and law enforcement, but does the exact opposite. Chris Christie’s track record with his own state’s police officers and his administration’s work to create a public safety nightmare on the busiest bridge in the world to exact revenge on a political foe reveal the truth about what you can actually expect if he were in the White House," said Lizzy Price, New Hampshire Democratic Party Communications Director. "Chris Christie may have fooled the Union Leader, but don’t let him fool you when the truth about his record of isn’t deserving of any praise whatsoever. Between the record-breaking nine state credit downgrades, New Jersey’s poor job creation numbers, and leaving law enforcement behind, Chris Christie has clearly shown that he is wrong for New Jersey and he’d definitely be wrong for New Hampshire.”
Monday, November 30, 2015
New Hampshire Law Enforcement Leaders Stand with Chris Christie for President
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Today, several highly respected members of New Hampshire’s law enforcement community launched a coalition to build further support among public safety officials for Christie’s Presidential campaign. The coalition will continue to highlight Governor Christie’s unique experience enforcing the law as US Attorney and his long history of support for law enforcement officials.Governor Christie was joined at an event announcing the ‘Law Enforcement for Christie’ coalition by leaders: Former US Attorney Tom Colantuono, Merrimack County Sheriff Scott Hilliard, Former Executive Councilor and Merrimack County Prosecutor Dan St. Hilaire, and Merrimack County Attorney Scott Murray.
Hilliard commented, “Governor Christie understands that ‘justice’ is more than a word, but a way of life in America. He will always stand up and defend our officers, who put their lives on the line to protect our communities. I am proud to support a governor who has a solid record working with the men and women on the front lines of public safety to reduce crime, defend law and order, and ensure equal justice under the law.”
Colantuono added, “I served alongside Chris Christie as U.S. Attorney and saw firsthand his commitment to defending our homeland in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Governor Christie worked with the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the intelligence community to prosecute terrorists who were attempting to attack our nation. In these dangerous times, we need a president who understands the threats we face in the ongoing war on terror.”
Leadership for ‘Law Enforcement for Christie’ includes:
- Co-Chair Tom Colantuono, former U.S. Attorney for District of New Hampshire
- Co-Chair Scott Hilliard, Merrimack County Sheriff
- Steering Committee Member Dan St. Hilaire, former Executive Councilor & Merrimack County Attorney
- Steering Committee Member Scott Murray, Merrimack County Attorney
- Steering Committee Member Scott Young, Strafford Police Chief
a response from the
New Hampshire Democratic Party
November 30, 2015
Don’t Let Christie Fool You: NJ Law Enforcement Speaks Out Against Christie
Christie claims he has law enforcement’s back, law enforcement says otherwise
CONCORD, N.H. – Today, you can expect to hear Chris Christie try to fool Granite Staters into thinking he’s on the side of law enforcement. He says he “tells it like it is” about his supposed support for the law enforcement community. But the reality of his relationship with this community couldn’t be more different than the lines he’s feeding people on the campaign trail.Don’t take it from us, take it from the president of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, Patrick Colligan. He and his organization have been actively campaigning against Christie because of the damage the governor has done to the police force in the state. Just last week, President Colligan took Christie to task, explaining exactly how “supportive” the governor has been to officers in his home state:
“He certainly doesn’t have our backs. He certainly hasn’t been friendly to our position. Our organization, the New Jersey State PBA, has been around since 1896. We’ve had a relationship with every governor since 1896. We have had no relationship with this governor. Besides the fact that he has never met with us, besides the fact that we represent nine out of ten police officers in the state -law enforcement officers in the state - when he got into office he systematically started degrading the law enforcement profession in New Jersey.”
“If you’re on a national stage and you’re telling law enforcement throughout this country for a vote that he’s going to support law enforcement, I’m going to tell you that when he signed chapter 78 which is a New Jersey statute back in 2010, I knew then it would be 10 years before I saw a raise. I didn’t foresee the massive amounts of police officer layoffs.”
“It’s impossible to trust someone who says one thing about his commitment to public safety and law enforcement, but does the exact opposite. Chris Christie’s track record with his own state’s police officers and his administration’s work to create a public safety nightmare on the busiest bridge in the world to exact revenge on a political foe reveal the truth about what you can actually expect if he were in the White House," said Lizzy Price, New Hampshire Democratic Party Communications Director. "Chris Christie may have fooled the Union Leader, but don’t let him fool you when the truth about his record of isn’t deserving of any praise whatsoever. Between the record-breaking nine state credit downgrades, New Jersey’s poor job creation numbers, and leaving law enforcement behind, Chris Christie has clearly shown that he is wrong for New Jersey and he’d definitely be wrong for New Hampshire.”
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