Andrew Cuomo: “The law is so clear, especially in New York. You just have…”

“I then did homelessness nationwide for Bill Clinton. And we did a plan, worked in virtually all the big cities on homelessness and mentally ill. The law is so clear, especially in New York. You just have to be willing to exercise the law. If a person is mentally ill, you are doing them no favor leaving them on the streets. I think there's a political attitude that is like, well, we want to protect their civil rights, their civil liberties.” (1:44:41–1:44:50)

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