WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), in a speech designed to boost his reelection this year and a possible 2016 presidential candidacy, told Garden State business leaders Thursday night that more bipartisanship is needed in politics.
Christie focused much of his speech on New Jersey's recovery from Hurricane Sandy and a bipartisan response from the state congressional delegation seeking federal funds for the recovery. Christie spoke at the annual New Jersey Chamber of Commerce dinner in Washington, which brought hundreds of business and political leaders from the state to the nation's capital.
“At times we have to use a word that has become a curse word in this town -- compromise," Christie said. "You spend a lot of time in government making your arguments and using the bully pulpit. I am guilty of that as everyone and proud of it. But that brings people together. The frustration that is building up in our country and our state with both parties is palpable.”
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