Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) called the scandal surrounding the closure of the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey “deeply troubling.”
“The communications that were revealed yesterday were deeply troubling. There is an important investigation under way at the state level that I will continue to monitor closely,” Booker said in a statement on Thursday. “In the Senate’s Commerce Committee, we have asked the Transportation Department for information to get to the bottom of the lane closures. I am awaiting and will evaluate additional facts.”
Booker’s statement came in response to newly surfaced emails from high level staffers in New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) administration suggested that they were involved in discussions to close lanes of the bridge in September.
Booker’s colleague, Sen. Bob Menendez (D) called the new revelations “troubling” and “disturbing.”
(H/t: Mike O’Brien)
