N.J. Senate leaders say Gov. Chris Christie owes President Obama an apology over 'Race to the Top' gaffe
Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 10:55 AM Updated: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 11:02 AM
Lifting a copy of the 1,000 page "Race to the Top" application onto the podium, Governor Chris Christie last Wednesday begins to explain the one page "clerical error" that allegedly cost the state $400M in federal funds for education.TRENTON — Last week, Gov. Chris Christie said President Obama should apologize to New Jersey residents for allowing a “clerical error” in its “Race to the Top” application to cost the state its chance at up to $400 million in federal education funds.
Today, following a series of revelations about the error and the subsequent blame game, the state Senate’s top two Democrats said the Republican governor now owes Obama an apology.
“The disparaging and partisan attack on our federal education officials that you engaged in during last week’s press conference was a shameful attempt to rationalize a careless error by your administration that cost New Jersey taxpayers $400 million in federal funding,” wrote Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) in a letter to Christie.
“The blame that you foisted on the Obama administration was misdirected and your display
