Governor Christie's battle with feds over scrapped Hudson tunnel tops $1M in fees, interest

Governor Christie's fight with the federal government over abandoning a train tunnel under the Hudson has already cost New Jerseyans more than $1 million in legal fees and interest, records show.

For a month, Christie has been vowing to appeal a decision from the Obama administration ordering the state to repay $271 million for abruptly pulling out of what was the largest public works project in the country.

In the meantime, interest on New Jersey’s debt is adding up at the rate of $225,000 a month. In addition, bills from Patton Boggs, the Washington law firm hired by Christie in December to fight his battle, have averaged another $300,000 a month, invoices obtained by The Star-Ledger show.

The interest on the $271 million, which began accruing on April 29, could be frozen by a federal judge once an appeal is filed, but neither the governor nor Patton Boggs has said when the case will be brought to court.

A spokesman for the governor, Michael Drewniak, declined to comment, as did a Patton Boggs spokeswoman.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Gov_Christies_battle_with_feds_over_scrapped_Hudson_Tunnel_tops_1M_in_fees_interest.html

What's another million or so?

Gov. Christie : Fiscal Responsibility as:

A. Keith Richards : Sobriety
B. Michele Bachmann : Sanity
C. Sarah Palin : Self-effacement
D. All of the Above.

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another big loss for the obese bully.

:sarcasm: