New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will forego the traditional formula of laying out his achievements and policy goals when he gives his final State of the State address Tuesday.
Instead, he plans to use the entire speech to put forth a plan to fight the nation's drug epidemic, sources close to the governor told NBC News.
Christie's approval rating is mired in the teens after the Bridgegate scandal, the investigation that led to theconvictions of two allies who conspired to cause a traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge in 2013 to punish a Democratic mayor who didn't endorse the governor for re-election.
The governor will use the speech before a joint session of the legislature in Trenton to make a bipartisan appeal to stop addiction from taking so many lives.
His "concrete plan" aims to expand treatment, boost employment for those in recovery, curb the supply of prescription painkillers and support law enforcement, the sources said.
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Going to issue a mandate on insurance companies to cover 6 months of inpatient drug rehab and they "can afford it because they are making more money than ever." Another 'constitutional conservative'
I love how this story has gotten one comment. I guess Christie will be the next conservative president
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