12 Quotes & Sayings By Andrew Cuomo

Andrew M. Cuomo is the 52nd Governor of the State of New York, serving since January 1, 2011. He was elected to a four-year term in 2010, running on a campaign platform of job creation and improving New York's economy. Prior to taking office, he served as the Minority Leader of the New York State Senate for six years, where he chaired the powerful Committee on Rules Read more

From 1995 to 1999, he was Counselor to the Minority Leader in the U.S. Senate, where he worked with Congress on matters of national importance including welfare reform, tax policy, and telecommunications legislation. Cuomo began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Queens County in 1972.

He became Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato in 1983, where he worked on legislation to establish Medicare Part D and helped organize the bipartisan national conference on AIDS. Cuomo was named by Time Magazine as one of its "People Who mattered" in 1992 and named one of America's best governors by National Journal in 2005.

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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. Andrew Cuomo
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Marriage equality changed life for people. Andrew Cuomo
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The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act. Andrew Cuomo
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I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered. Andrew Cuomo
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Ninety percent of the students take the 'preferred lender.' Why? Because that's the nature of the relationship. You trust the school. The school is in a position of authority. Andrew Cuomo
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New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush. Andrew Cuomo
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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. Andrew Cuomo
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Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people. Andrew Cuomo
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I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools. Andrew Cuomo
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I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet. Andrew Cuomo
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I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form. Andrew Cuomo