{"id":45203,"date":"2017-02-14T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T00:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=45203"},"modified":"2017-02-15T07:00:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T15:00:29","slug":"new-jersey-senate-christie-veto-of-icahn-punishment-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-jersey-senate-christie-veto-of-icahn-punishment-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Senate Unable to Overturn Christie Veto of Icahn \u201cPunishment\u201d Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Jersey\u2019s Senate unexpectedly failed to to override Governor Chris Christie\u2019s veto of a controversial bill that would strip billionaire Carl Icahn<\/a> of his gambling license for the Taj Mahal.<\/p>\n

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (left) said that Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney\u2019s bill \u201crepresented the New Jersey legislature at its worst.\u201d Following a vote in the Senate, the veto will stand, for now. (Image: politico.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney\u2019s vetoed bill would have disqualified operators for five years from holding a casino license for an Atlantic City<\/a> property they have closed. The license suspension, however, could be lifted if the operator is able to agree to satisfactory terms with the the casino\u2019s employees and their union.<\/p>\n

The bill, which was passed by the legislature in December, was designed to prevent Icahn from re-opening the Taj as a non-unionized property, and to protect Atlantic City casino workers in the future, but some see it as a vindictive piece of legislation, designed purely to punish Icahn shuttering the casino.<\/p>\n

Republican Freeze-out<\/b><\/h2>\n

On vetoing the bill last week, Christie complained it “shamelessly backs one side in a labor dispute between private parties without regard to any legal, practical or collateral consequences far exceeds the scope of acceptable legislation and has no place in our state’s laws.”<\/p>\n

He said it was “ill-conceived and poorly worded” and represented the New Jersey\u00a0Legislature “at its worst.”<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, considering the confident majority it received in the Senate last year, where it was passed 28-7, an overriding of the veto had been anticipated, Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Instead, the bid fell four votes short of the 27 it needed. Not a single Republican voted to challenge the veto and, crucially, four Republicans who had originally voted in favor of the bill changed their minds this time around.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Faced with defeat, Sweeney pulled his legislation before the official vote could be recorded and vowed to launch another attempt in the future.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Industrial Action <\/b><\/h2>\n

Icahn shuttered the casino in October after facing 102 days of strikes by the Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union. The union was protesting at the cessation of worker pension and healthcare benefits, but Icahn Enterprises said the casino was losing millions of dollars a month because of the strike and the company could no longer \u201csee a path to profitability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Icahn had attempted to rescue the Taj following the bankruptcy of its previous owner, Trump Entertainment, but at the temporary expense of its workers\u2019 pension and health care benefits.<\/p>\n

He announced his intention to sell the property earlier this month, after claiming in January that the Taj was not for sale.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Asked whether this made his bill obsolete, Sweeney said, “When does he do everything he says he’s going to do?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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