Andrew Cuomo: “My father was one of the main spokespeople against…”

“This was not rhetoric for the sake of rhetoric. This was not extreme lunatics screaming at each other. These were intelligent people with a philosophical difference. And My father was one of the main spokespeople against Reaganomics. He gave a speech in 1984, Democratic keynote speech, which became known as the best synthesis of the argument against Reaganomics. President Reagan used to talk about a shining city.” (02:15–02:22)

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