Governor Cuomo, he's received a lot of attention
from the commercial media in recent weeks,
many praising his decisive and clearheaded
leadership for New York state.
I’m wondering your assessment of how Governor
Cuomo has functioned up to this point.
While New York Governor Cuomo enjoys his moment
of fame on a national scale, his actions behind
the scenes have harmed thousands of New Yorkers.
He passed an austerity budget that fails the
working poor and favors the rich.
Now, just on the topic of Amazon, while the
governor of Kentucky immediately intervened
when positive cases of COVID popped up in
Amazon warehouses, our governor has yet to
respond to the strikers calling on him to
ensure their safety and the safety of the public.
And in fact, this was the man who wanted to
rename himself Amazon Cuomo.
And we need the governor of New York to enact
real protections for all undocumented immigrants,
for all workers in our state.
Leadership in front of a camera is one thing,
but behind the scenes the budget has hurt our communities.
It has taken resources from our schools.
It has made cuts to Medicaid.
And it has failed to tax the rich and billionaires
in our state that have the ability to provide
the resources and do their part to slowing
the spread of this crisis.
