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Andrew Cuomo: “I said I was going to be the first big state to pass…”

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

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Andrew Cuomo Discusses Mayoral Candidacy and Key Issues on WNYC

Published | Video Starts at 05:40

You don't just come in and roll in a grenade and blow up the system. And you don't make promises that you can't actually deliver. I don't make promises or proposals that I can't deliver. I said I was going to be the first big state to pass marriage equality. We did. I said I was going to build LaGuardia. We did. So you need to understand how this works, how the federal government works, how Congress can help, how you expedite political decisions with the New York City Council, how you finance housing. (05:40–05:45)

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Asserts that he successfully led New York to become the first large state to pass marriage equality.

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