Cuomo ‘not overly optimistic’ about end of legislative session

Jimmy Vielkind

ALBANY—Governor Andrew Cuomo said his sharp words about Senate Republicans at last month's Working Families Party convention were an “aberration,” and acknowledged the legislative session is likely to end without any action on major items on his agenda.

“We don't have a robust agenda that we're working through. We did what we really needed to get done in the budget," Cuomo told reporters on Long Island.

"I would have liked to see public finance pass," he added. "I would have liked to see the Women's Equality Agenda passed, including a law that guarantees a woman's right to choose in this state. … I would have liked to see a Dream Act. I'm not overly optimistic on what we're going to get done.”

Cuomo's answer came after a question about what he has done to help state Senate Democrats win enough seats this fall to take control of the chamber. The state's top Democratic players have been somewhat schizophrenic in their approach to the Senate, in particular the Republican alliance with the Independent Democratic Conference.

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