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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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Andrew Cuomo
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: December 6
Governor Of New York
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Queens
New York
Andrew Mark Cuomo
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