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Andrew Cuomo: “At the end, I had a super majority, which means they could…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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FULL: Mamdani, Sliwa, Cuomo speak at mayoral forum

Published | Video Starts at 1:39:23

So why would the business community believe that you can block progressive legislation at the same time, city level, if you couldn't at the state level? Well, the. At the end, I had a super majority, which means they could override me. So now you have a difficult choice as governor. Either negotiate with them and get the best bill that you can, or tell them, pass whatever you want, I'll veto it and I'll. (1:39:23–1:39:31)

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Asserts that the New York State legislature had a supermajority capable of overriding his vetoes.

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