Gov. Cuomo Talks Reproductive Health Act, MTA and More
Governor of New York (D) Andrew Cuomo celebrates the Reproductive Health Act's passing in New York, which codifies Roe v. Wade into New York State law, talks about the latest with the MTA and more.
"I’m not going to appoint judges that would roll back women’s rights 50 years, I think is a fairly obvious position to take," says @NYGovCuomo on Reproductive Health Act.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 23, 2019
"They want to rollback gun safety laws. This state, I passed, the most aggressive gun safety laws in the United States… you see them challenging now the NYC gun law case and New York is going to say ‘we’re passing even more aggressive gun safety laws,’” says @NYGovCuomo.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 23, 2019
.@NYGovCuomo speaking on @BrianLehrer says he supports the City's gun law which restricts legal gun owners from traveling upstate. SCOTUS has agreed to hear challenge to the law this term.
— Zack Fink (@ZackFinkNews) January 23, 2019
"The management of the MTA is an ongoing problem. It was set up in ‘60s, it's accountable to no one because no elected official wanted to go near it. It’s part me, it’s part the Mayor, it’s part the Speaker, it’s part the Senate Leader, it means it’s no one," says @NYGovCuomo.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 23, 2019
.@BrianLehrer asks Cuomo why eliminating/reforming "vacancy bonus" in rent regs is missing from his agenda. Cuomo says he doesn't think it is, but talks about other things. Asked again, Cuomo says may be part of negotiations, doesn't express support for reforming vacancy bonus.
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) January 23, 2019
"I went through this with the L train. Who was supposed to ask if there was a better plan?" asks @NYGovCuomo, adding, "there is a bureaucracy there that is institutionalized, they deal with the same vendors, the same contractors and it’s unquestioned."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 23, 2019
