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Andrew Cuomo Discusses Reform and Leadership with Citizens Union

Published June 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 36:33

You're electing an executive, not a legislator. And they are different skill sets. I am trained as an executive. I ran HUD. It was a 30 billion dollar agency. I ran the state for 11 years. The budget is double what the city budget is. I got it done on time. I passed more groundbreaking laws than any governor at the time. From marriage equality to minimum wage to free college tuition, I built more things than any governor in modern political history. (36:33–36:39)

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Asserts that Andrew Cuomo ran New York State for 11 years with a budget double that of New York City.

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“New York had the highest infection rate on the globe.”
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“We were the first place in the country to have Covid.”
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“We started public financing on the state side with a pilot, first with the controllers race, and then we extended it, obviously statewide.”
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“We got 11 [state budgets] done on time, set a record in modern political history.”
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“New York City is the income generator for the state.”
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“I don't believe there was ever a governor who became mayor of the city of New York.”
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“On the state side, we were adamant and had very aggressive rules about conflicts of interest.”
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