The Bergen County Democrat claimed the governor "has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system"
It wouldn't be another day in New Jersey politics without state Sen. Loretta Weinberg and Gov. Chris Christie going after each other.
And so, in a recent online column, Weinberg (D-Bergen) criticized the Republican governor, saying: "He has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke."
While it's technically correct that Christie has yet to make a pension payment, a contribution of nearly $500 million is scheduled to be made over the next seven months.
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State Sen. Loretta Weinberg receives a Mostly True from the Truth-O-Meter for claiming Gov. Chris Christie has not made any pension payments.More Truth-O-Meter rulings:
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