New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, left, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, and Sen. Robert Menendez, right, D-NJ, sit together Monday, May 18, 2009, in Trenton, N.J. , as they wait to speak to a gathering of municipal and county officials. At the meeting, Corzine, Lautenberg and Menendez briefed some 700 officials about how they can get a share of the $17 billion in total benefits from the federal economic stimulus act that the state will receive over the next three years. AP Photo logo AP Photo 33 months ago

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, left, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, and Sen. Robert Menendez, right, D-NJ, sit together Monday, May 18, 2009, in Trenton, N.J. , as they wait to speak to a gathering of municipal and county officials. At the meeting, Corzine, Lautenberg and Menendez briefed some 700 officials about how they can get a share of the $17 billion in total benefits from the federal economic stimulus act that the state will receive over the next three years.