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Andrew Cuomo: “State government was dysfunctional when you elected me.”

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Andrew Cuomo's Address on Resignation, Cancel Culture, and Democratic Party Challenges

Published March 6, 2022 | Video Starts at 23:39

To make government work for you and not the special interest few. To make New York the best because we believe we are better than the rest. You didn't elect me to suffer fools gladly. State government was dysfunctional when you elected me. You didn't elect me to play nice in the sandbox with the Albany politicians. You elected me to go there and take the sand and build something for you. (23:39–23:43)

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