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Andrew Cuomo: “I want to hire 5000 more police. 1500 people in the subway…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:26

I think it should stay open where it is, rather than building county jails all across the board. And look, public safety is job one. I want to hire 5000 more police. 1500 people in the subway. 1500 police officers in the subway system. That's the first priority for me. And that fits with Republicans. I. I want to lower taxes because we're losing companies, we're losing people. That fits with the Republicans. (08:26–08:35)

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Asserts a plan to hire 5000 more police officers, including 1500 for the subway system.

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