Republican lawmakers are pushing for both houses of the New
Jersey Legislature to hold a special session before Thanksgiving to approve an
emergency package to help small businesses and nonprofits impacted by COVID-19.
Republicans, for months, have been pushing Gov. Phil Murphy
to move more than $2 billion in federal Cares Act funding. They say he's
stalling.
“For months, we’ve been trying to get Governor Murphy to do
the right thing and release CARES Act funds for their intended purposes of
helping our economy stay afloat,” said Senate Republican Budget Officer Steve
Oroho, in prepared remarks. “Instead, the governor’s biggest dedication of
relief funds has been to subsidize his own administration’s spending while he’s
building a massive surplus that won’t help anyone.”
In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in grants
dispersed by the Murphy administration.