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UNITED STATES --
>> GLORIA, I'M GOING TO CUT YOU
OFF.
HERE'S GOVERNOR CHRISTIE.
>> I COME OUT HERE TO THIS
OFFICE WHERE I'VE BEEN MANY
TIMES BEFORE.
I COME OUT HERE TODAY TO
APOLOGIZE TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW
JERSEY.
I APOLOGIZE TO THE PEOPLE OF
FORT LEE, AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATOR.
I AM EMBARRASSED AND HUMILIATED
BY THE CONDUCT OF SOME OF THE
PEOPLE ON MY TEAM.
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT
THE CONDUCT THAT THEY EXHIBITED
IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND
SHOWED A LACK OF RESPECT FOR
THEIR APPROPRIATE ROLE OF
GOVERNMENT AND FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT WERE TRUSTED TO SERVE.
TWO PIECES TO WHAT I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT TODAY.
THE FIRST IS, I BELIEVE THAT ALL
THE PEOPLE WHO WERE AFFECTED BY
THIS CONDUCT DESERVE THIS
APOLOGY.
THAT'S WHY I'M GIVING IT TO
THEM.