I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can’t afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.
ANDREW CUOMOIt’s time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.
More Andrew Cuomo Quotes
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The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.
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I am against the death penalty.
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I’m a harsh critic of the status quo.
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I’m running for governor; I’m not running for a legislative office.
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Showed good business judgment, knowing that these continued lawsuits would be the untimely death of the gun industry.
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The other states look to New York for the progressive direction. New York made a powerful statement [legalizing marriage equality], not just for the people of New York, but for people all across this nation.
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I’ve been not only articulating the dissatisfaction with Albany, I’ve been acting on it. I’ve been very aggressive in bringing public integrity cases and public corruption cases and bringing cases against sitting legislators
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There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better than I do.
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There’s a rhythm to the legislative session and there are rhythms to legislative sessions. So I think that’s very important to take into consideration when you are deciding what to do when.
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I don’t know people who don’t say ‘boy, the government is working better now.’
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There’s no such thing as a 100-year flood.
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People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.
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I’m in politics. I’m in government, so nothing surprises me.
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The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.
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I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.
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