Christie boasts about Port Authority capital plan, and blasts a familiar foe

WASHINGTON -- Gov. Chris Christie boasted that months of private negotiations with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resulted in a $32 billion Port Authority capital plan that, for the first time in the bi-state agency's history, put New Jersey first.

Christie called the plan "really good" during an address at a New Jersey Chamber of Commerce event in Washington D.C. Thursday night, saying it marked "the first time in history" in which New Jersey has received more money than New York.

The Republican governor said it was the result of his strong relationship with Cuomo, a Democrat.

"I want to publicly acknowledge what an extraordinary public servant Andrew Cuomo is and what a great partner he has been with me and what a great partner he has been for our region," Christie said.

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