Andrew Cuomo

It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back. ”

We have a system of jurisprudence. You are innocent until proven guilty. You have a right to counsel. And you have a right to hospitalization if you are ill. That is our system. And it's what makes this country special and what makes this country great. ”

The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again. ”

My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty. ”

I am against the death penalty. ”

Whether you voted for me or not, going through the Democratic process had made me a better candidate. I am a smarter, better candidate. ”

I think Hillary Clinton is going to do very well in New York, because there's one basic advantage. New Yorkers know Hillary Clinton. She was here for senator. We've seen her work. We've seen her performance. ”

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing. ”

Some states are doing better than others. Some states naturally have stronger economies. So it's not as simple as saying, 'Let's go to $15.' If you do it wrong, you can hurt the very people you're trying to help. ”