Weinberg Questions NJ Transit Budget, Advocates for Bus Electrification & Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Weinberg Questions NJ Transit Budget, Advocates for Bus Electrification & Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Senate Majority Leader asks about NJ Transit Board involvement in budget, capital-to-operating transfers, status of Customer Advocate Trenton – Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) issued the following statement and series of questions prior to Thursday’s Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing on the NJ Transit budget, saying that: “NJ Transit continues to face unique challenges arising from the pandemic, but there are still vital long-term concerns to address. Hopefully NJ transit officials will answer these questions during the committee meeting. “First is the question of governance. The Legislature passed a NJ Transit reform law in 2018, which was meant to address the structural problems with the corporation. To avoid the cronyism and waste of the Chris