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Matt Mowers, former aide to Gov. Chris Christie, answers a question in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, from New Jersey lawmakers investigating the traffic jam scandal that's engulfed the governor's administration. Mowers, whose job included getting endorsements from mayors, said Tuesday that he was "dumbfounded and disappointed" to learn that a northern New Jersey mayor was apparently targeted in a political payback plot orchestrated by Christie loyalists. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Matt Mowers, former aide to Gov. Chris Christie, answers a question in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, from New Jersey lawmakers investigating the traffic jam scandal that's engulfed the governor's administration.Mowers, whose job included getting endorsements from mayors said Tuesday that he was "dumbfounded and disappointed" to learn that a northern New Jersey mayor was apparently targeted in a political payback plot orchestrated by Christie loyalists. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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As his attorney Craig Carpenito, left, listens, Matt Mowers, former aide to Gov. Chris Christie, answers a question in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, from New Jersey lawmakers investigating the traffic jam scandal that's engulfed the governor's administration.Mowers, whose job included getting endorsements from mayors said Tuesday that he was "dumbfounded and disappointed" to learn that a northern New Jersey mayor was apparently targeted in a political payback plot orchestrated by Christie loyalists. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reacts to a question at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, after he unveiled a plan for filling an unexpected gap in New Jersey's state budget over the next 13 months. Christie's administration announced last month that revenues for the fiscal year that ends June 30 were coming in $807 million below expectations. Christie said he planned to cut pension payments, which will mostly fill a budget gap between now and June 30, 2015. But he doesn't plan to cut educational funding or money for developmentally disabled or drug rehab programs, among others. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, after he unveiled a plan for filling an unexpected gap in New Jersey's state budget over the next 13 months. Christie's administration announced last month that revenues for the fiscal year that ends June 30 were coming in $807 million below expectations. Christie said he planned to cut pension payments, which will mostly fill a budget gap between now and June 30, 2015. But he doesn't plan to cut educational funding or money for developmentally disabled or drug rehab programs, among others. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to a gathering at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, as he unveils a plan for filling an unexpected gap in New Jersey's state budget over the next 13 months. Christie's administration announced last month that revenues for the fiscal year that ends June 30 were coming in $807 million below expectations. Christie said he planned to cut pension payments, which will mostly fill a budget gap between now and June 30, 2015. But he doesn't plan to cut educational funding or money for developmentally disabled or drug rehab programs, among others. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, addresses a gathering at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, as he unveils a plan for filling an unexpected gap in New Jersey's state budget over the next 13 months. Christie's administration announced last month that revenues for the fiscal year that ends June 30 were coming in $807 million below expectations. Christie said he planned to cut pension payments, which will mostly fill a budget gap between now and June 30, 2015. But he doesn't plan to cut educational funding or money for developmentally disabled or drug rehab programs, among others. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to a gathering at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, as he unveils a plan for filling an unexpected gap in New Jersey's state budget over the next 13 months. Christie's administration announced last month that revenues for the fiscal year that ends June 30 were coming in $807 million below expectations. Christie said he planned to cut pension payments, which will mostly fill a budget gap between now and June 30, 2015. But he doesn't plan to cut educational funding or money for developmentally disabled or drug rehab programs, among others. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie emphasizes a point as he answers a question at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, after he unveiled a plan for filling an unexpected gap in New Jersey's state budget over the next 13 months. Christie's administration announced last month that revenues for the fiscal year that ends June 30 were coming in $807 million below expectations. Christie said he planned to cut pension payments, which will mostly fill a budget gap between now and June 30, 2015. But he doesn't plan to cut educational funding or money for developmentally disabled or drug rehab programs, among others. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, after he unveiled a plan for filling an unexpected gap in New Jersey's state budget over the next 13 months. Christie's administration announced last month that revenues for the fiscal year that ends June 30 were coming in $807 million below expectations. He said he planned to cut pension payments, which will mostly fill a budget gap between now and June 30, 2015. But he doesn't plan to cut educational funding or money for developmentally disabled or drug rehab programs, among others. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)