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Jack Ciattarelli ripped into Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s plan to declare a state of emergency to bring down energy prices as a gimmicky and unworkable plan.
“My opponent has put forth an illegitimate plan that isn’t feasible. Even the governor, a member of her own party, has said, ‘I don’t think you can do that,’” referring to outgoing incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy.
Lowering energy costs has been one of Dem Sherrill’s biggest talking points when discussing how she would improve affordability for residents of the Garden State.
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“There are 77 incumbent Democratic legislators, 52 of which are on the ballot this year, and not one has endorsed her plan to get electricity rates down on day one,” the Republican retorted.
Ciattarelli said that to lower energy prices, which he notes are at an all-time high in the state, he would pull out of REGI – the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative – which he denounced as a “failure” that has cost NJ $300-$500 million a year.
The hot-button issue came up early as the two duked it out for their second debate of the campaign from the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick.
