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There's no such thing as a 100-year flood.

Andrew Cuomo

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Andrew Cuomo
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: December 6
Governor Of New York
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Andrew Mark Cuomo
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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.
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I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. I'm angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done?
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The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development
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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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There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty
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Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.
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I haven't lost my head yet.
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We need marriage equality in every state in this nation. Otherwise, no state really has marriage equality, and we will not rest until it is a reality.
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I'm running for governor I'm not running for a legislative office.
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The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.
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New York State is upside down and backwards high taxes and low performance.
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I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me
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To be clear... no one is above the law.
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There is also something called the Legislature. There is something called the press. There is something called people. These are all different players on the stage.
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Once you start saying, 'Let's talk political, my own politics, my own aspirations,' it can become not just distracting in that it takes time, but it can become confusing and frustrating, and is this now a political agenda or a governmental agenda.
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I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.
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I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.
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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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I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.
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I'm a harsh critic of the status quo.
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