chrischristie.com. people should look at them. they re tough. they re tough choices, but that s what we have to make to get our budget in balance. that s what i did by reducing or eliminating 800 programs in new jersey as governor. and i will take the same approach, a not a meat ax. criticized for missing a lot of senate votes. here s how senator rubio responded to those criticisms. these votes that are happening in the senate, we re not going to be able to make a difference unless we have a new president and a better president. that s why i m running for president. and that s why i m out there every day campaigning. when i miss votes in washington, it s because i m running for president. is that a valid excuse, you think? well, listen, marco and the people of florida are going to have to decide whether they think that s a valid excuse or not. i just tell you that s the same kind of defeatist attitude that s putding washington in the place it s in. i mean, why not put tax refor