New Jersey Restaurant Association Endorses Christie For Governor

GROUP SAYS CANDIDATE'S PRO-BUSINESS PLATFORM WILL HELP REVERSE THE STATE'S
ECONOMIC DECLINE

TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Jersey Restaurant Association
(NJRA) today endorsed Chris Christie as the candidate best qualified to
reverse the governmental policies that have negatively impacted restaurant
establishments in the state and which threaten to limit their growth in the
future.

"The New Jersey Restaurant Association is endorsing Chris Christie for
Governor because his record of achievement as U.S. Attorney proves he can get
the job done. He is committed to making New Jersey a competitive, affordable
place to live, work and create jobs," it was announced today by Deborah
Dowell, President, New Jersey Restaurant Association. "Our industry has
watched our customers and businesses flee the State during the past four years
because there is no hope for an affordable future. Mr. Christie's plan calls
for cutting State spending, reducing corporate and income taxes, and reviewing
regulations imposed upon businesses and local governments that drive up costs
that are passed onto our citizens. This is the type of change we need to
create private sector jobs in NJ.

"In contrast to Mr. Daggett who is proposing a massive tax expansion and
increase and to Governor Corzine who has a record of creating expensive
government programs and relying upon one-time gimmicks to balance the State
budget, Mr. Christie is the clear choice for small businesses in New Jersey,
for our customers, and our employees who simply want a reasonable and
realistic approach to lowering taxes and creating an affordable and hopeful
future.

"As U.S. Attorney, Mr. Christie achieved results fighting terrorism and
corruption, and we believe he will be just as tough as he works to reform the
pension and benefits system by standing firm during collective bargaining
negotiations. He supports tort reform and creating more competition in health
insurance by allowing access to more affordable out of state policies."

The NJRA represents owners and operators of full-service restaurants, catering
facilities, taverns & pubs, brew pubs, diner restaurants, hotel restaurants,
coffee shops, limited & quick service restaurants, institutional feeders,
delis, pizzerias, country clubs, culinary students and schools. Today, the
New Jersey restaurant and hospitality industry includes 23,000 eating and
drinking establishments with over 300,000 employees making restaurant and
hospitality the largest private sector employer in New Jersey. Visit
www.njra.org.

For press interviews, contact Colby Grava Jones, Steinreich Communications,
201-498-1600, cwilliams@scompr.com.

SOURCE New Jersey Restaurant Association

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