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MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST Staff Writer
Jun 19, 2019
Jun 19, 2019

Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday threatened to use line-item vetoes to cut spending in the Legislature’s proposed $38.75 billion budget, saying lawmakers are overestimating revenues, as the deadline for the state to reach a balanced budget is less than two weeks away.

“So, to be clear, if this budget contains the revenue for your added spending, I will work with you,�� wrote Democrat Murphy in a letter to the Democrat-led Legislature. “But if not, I will be forced to take corrective action.��

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