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Andrew Cuomo: “Raised the minimum wage to the highest in the United States…”

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

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Andrew Cuomo talks about the state of NYC mayoral race

Published | Video Starts at 21:02

You know, when I was governor, we passed marriage equality, which allowed same sex marriage. We were the first big state, changed the whole conversation in the country about it. Raised the minimum wage to the highest in the United States of America. Gave people a different life, raising that minimum wage. Free college for middle class people, scholarships for middle class families. (21:02–21:07)

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Asserts that the minimum wage was raised to the highest level in the U.S. under his governance.

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