Gov. Chris Christie got a rare tepid welcome at his 81st town hall in Democratic Piscataway Wednesday.
The Republican was greeted by electronic protest signs urging him to restore funds raided from the clean energy program to balance the budget.
The church gymnasium was pocked with empty seats, another rarity at Christie's usually filled events.
Christie pushed his plan to cut income taxes by 10 percent and urged the Legislature to enact his proposed budget by June 30.
He didn't mention the state's revenue collections, which are lower than expected.
On Tuesday Office of Legislative Services Chief Budget Officer David Rosen told lawmakers that state revenues are likely to fall another $50 million to $100 million short of projections before the fiscal year concludes on June 30.
Christie spokesman Kevin Roberts discredited Rosen's projections, saying they are consistently off the mark and the governor has called Roberts a partisan operative. The OLS is a non-partisan agency.
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Democrats in the Assembly want a property tax cut tied to reinstatement of a millionaires' tax.
Christie assured the audience he would veto an added tax on the wealthy if Democrats send it to him again.
