TRENTON – Senator Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex, the Chairwoman of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding Governor-elect Chris Christie’s call for an elected State Comptroller:
“As the prime sponsor of the bill that would create an elected Office of the Comptroller, I am encouraged by Governor-elect Chris Christie’s support for creating a Comptroller that is independent, apolitical and empowered to hold all levels of government fiscally accountable.