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Cuomo: Senate gun bill ‘only better than nothing’
ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted a compromise that will move a gun control bill through the U.S. Senate, saying Congress will “fundamentally fail to act on a societal scourge” by expanding background checks without reinstating an expired ban on semi-automatic “assault weapons.” “This is a Congress that is captive of the extremists, …
Asked about 2016, Cuomo doesn’t back Clinton
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, one of two New Yorkers mentioned as a Democratic presidential hopeful in 2016, offered nice words but declined to endorse Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if she made another White House run. “It’s a long way away,” Cuomo said during a radio interview on WGDJ-AM in Albany this morning. “We just elected […] …
Cuomo will make first trip to DC on Monday
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will travel to Washington, D.C. on Monday to plead his case for a $42 billion appropriation from Superstorm Sandy, sources said. Cuomo, a Democrat who served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton, has not visited Washington since taking office in 2011. Indeed, Cuomo makes a […] …
Gibson eschews tax pledge, a sign he’ll back cliff deal
New York Rep. Chris Gibson is declining to re-sign an anti-tax pledge that has become a litmus test seen as widely necessary by elected Republicans. Gibson, R-Kinderhook, signed the Americans for Tax Reform pledge in 2010, when he ousted ex-Rep. Scott Murphy from the 20th Congressional District, which covered areas of the Hudson Valley from […] …
Cuomo: ‘Climate change is a reality…we are vulnerable’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo doubled-down on his suggestion Tuesday that climate change is responsible for the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, and said there should be more conversation about “a systemic solution long-term, because this is really a long-term issue.” “It’s a longer conversation, but I think part of learning from this is the recognition […] …
Cuomo: We need to plan, rebuild for ‘new reality’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said flooding from storms Irene, Lee and Sandy have convinced him that New York City and the rest of the state face “a new reality” of “extreme weather events” and should be reconfigured to deal with it. Essentially, the Democratic governor suggested that climate change is having a real impact, […] …
Cuomo will join Pelosi for Manhattan fundraiser
We haven’t seen New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo make any endorsements in the Empire State’s slew of competitive congressional races, but he’ll attend a fundraiser Tuesday evening in New York City alongside House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, to raise money for the Super PAC boosting Democrats as they try to re-take the house. […] …
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