Testa blasts Murphy for illegal alien cash giveaways in lieu of fixing school aid cuts

The Murphy Administration’s warped priorities have never been clearer or more frustrating for taxpayers.

In case you missed it, the FY 2023 N.J. budget includes a $4 billion slush fund for the Democrat regime’s preferred pet projects. Among them: $53 million for $500 checks to illegal aliens. The Murphy Administration already stood accused of breaking the law to fund illegal alien stimulus checks.

“Families in nearly 200 school districts across New Jersey will pay higher property taxes this year because Governor Murphy chose to slash their school aid in his new state budget,” said State Senator Mike Testa Jr. (R-1), a current GOP member of the Democrat-controlled Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee. “Instead of funding our schools and supporting New Jersey families, the governor chose to hand out $500 checks and free health care to illegal immigrants. For anyone wondering why New Jersey is so unaffordable, this expensive progressive nonsense from Democrats like Governor Murphy is exactly why.”

And there’s more: the budget language includes a blank check for an illegal alien health care program; tens of thousands will qualify, and no premiums or co-pays will be required.

Senator Testa, citing $9 billion in fiscal year 2022 tax overcollections, says the money should have been spent to prevent unnecessary property tax pain.

“It’s disturbing that Governor Murphy chose to cut aid to more than half of our local school districts even as the state was setting records in tax collections and his administration was building huge surpluses,” Testa added. “For the governor to cut funding to so many schools while funneling money to expensive programs for illegal immigrants and doling out billions in political pork is a real slap in the face to many of our hard-working South Jersey communities that will be hit with higher property tax bills.”

“Senate Republicans proposed stopping all school aid cuts and providing $8 billion of tax and toll relief, including $1,500 of immediate ‘Give It Back’ rebates for New Jersey families,” Testa continued. “Unfortunately, Governor Murphy chose to cut school aid, raise taxes and tolls, and fund expensive benefit programs for illegal immigrants. We’re all going to be stuck paying for his bad choices.”

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