Before he was in the N.J. State Legislature, before he was Mayor of Atlantic City, N.J. State Senator James Whelan was a lifeguard patrolling the beaches of Atlantic City and he knew what it took to rescue someone in danger. In this episode, Senator Whelan talks about what its going to take to rescue the State of New Jersey from its current fiscal crisis that includes an $80 billion pension debt and a transportation trust fund that’s about to go bankrupt. He also talks about what it was like to dealing with Donald Trump during the years he was best known in New Jersey for the casinos he owned in Atlantic City.
