Transcript of Cuomos inaugural address

Gov. Andrew Cuomo: 900 layoffs stick; end tax on wealthy
ALBANY, N.Y. — Andrew Cuomo has returned to the New York Governor’s mansion, where he spent much of his 20s as a cocky adviser to his dad, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, where two of his sisters were married and where his kid brother, Chris, grew up before becoming a network news anchorman. "There are a lot of fond memories," Cuomo said after his brief inauguration, referring to the Civil War-era mansion once home to Gov. Theodore Roosevelt. "We have 12 years of family holidays at the man...

Cuomo Promises To "Lift The Veil" Of Albany Secrecy
Cuomo speaking during his inauguration (Governor's Office) NEXT » Yesterday, Governor Cuomo had his official inauguration (he was sworn in on Friday night) and brought up the horrible dysfunction of Albany in his address, "People all across the state, when you mention State Government, literally shaking their heads. Worse than 'no confidence;' what they’re saying is, 'no trust.' The words 'government in Albany' have become a national punch line. And the joke is on us. Too often gov...

New N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledges to take on 'powerful interests'
Democrat Andrew Cuomo was sworn in Saturday as the 56th Governor of New York, pledging fast action to address the state's deep financial problems as he assumed the office once held by his father. Pledging to take on "powerful interests and long-entrenched patterns of behavior," Cuomo said he will not intervene to stop the state from carrying out his predecessor's plan to lay off 900 employees, and he said he will seek to allow a temporary tax on the wealthy to expire. "Too oft...

Cuomo Turns To Emergency Fiscal Plan, Tax Cap
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCBS 880/AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in his Albany office working on an emergency plan to reduce the size of government and to push his major priority of a cap on Property Tax growth. “The numbers that we’re talking about are so large that you can’t do this exercise as a Budget cutting exercise. You’re going to have to redesign the program. You’re going to have to redesign and reinvent the program,” Cuomo said. A day after his scale...

Aid groups unlikely to be able to fill budget hole
OLYMPIA — When Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed a Budget that would cut many programs that help Washington State's poor, she said it was "up to us as a community" to help fill the gap left by State Government. "State government can't do it anymore," she said at the time. "It's up to the nonprofits, it's up to the faith community, it's up to us. It's up to our families and our friends and our neighbors to help out those we know, and those we don't know or never met." Officials with some of th...

Schwarzenegger looks back on his seven years in Sacramento
Reporting from Sacramento — State Government was failing at every level. There was an electricity crisis, a water crisis, a Prison crisis. Car taxes had tripled. State contracts were tainted by Corruption. Financial Ruin loomed. In the state's historic recall election, voters turned to Arnold Schwarzenegger, a movie star whose brand was blowing stuff up, flexing muscles and delivering goofy one-liners. Save Up to 90%: Sign up for our free daily e-mail to get in on exclusive deals around...

After managing expectations, Malloy now turns to managing the deficit
Gov.-elect Dan Malloy has spent the better part of the last year trying to navigate between a political rock and a fiscal hard place. On one side there's a general public wary of the next major state tax hike, State Employee Unions still smarting from 2009 concessions, and a host of other Special Interests fearful of more Spending Cuts. And on the other is what effectively amounts to the largest Budget Deficit in state history. As a Candidate, Malloy tried to preserve his options to make painf...

Cuomo Quietly Celebrates at Inauguration
In his inauguration Speech earlier today inside the Capitol Building in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo told the story of his first visit to the revered building when he was in his early twenties. As he walked through the marble halls, he recalled, the 56th Governor of New York was impressed by the size and beauty of the building. But what impressed him more was the work being done by those in office. Hugh Carey was Governor then, as well as the Governor's father, then Lt. Governor Mario Cuomo. A...

Dems down but not out: Senators to watch in the 112th Congress
Democrats will control the Senate in the 112th Congress but lawmakers and aides expect a different power dynamic with Republicans in control of 47 seats. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will take a bigger role in crafting the floor strategy and freshman Republicans are poised to take over the role Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has played in challenging the Senate GOP leadership. Here are some of the key Senate players in the 112th Congress: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Reid will continue ...

Party Time!
Bob Casey Vulnerable in ’12? Lancaster, Pa.—Seventeen months before the 2012 Republican U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania and nearly two years before the next General Election, GOPers in the state are already discussing who their Candidate will be against freshman Democratic Sen. Bob Casey Jr. The talk of a spirited 2012 challenge to Casey has been fueled by a just-completed Quinnipiac University Poll showing only 39% of state voters approve of his performance, while 29% don&rsquo...;

Brown sworn in as Council chairman, pledges 'world-class' city, schools
Kwame R. Brown was sworn in Sunday as the seventh chairman of the D.C. Council, vowing to work closely with Mayor Vincent C. Gray while also providing "robust Oversight" of the administration. Brown, a former at-large Council Member, was joined by his wife, Marcia, and two Children when he was administered the oath. In his inaugural address at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Brown pledged to have an ongoing dialogue with District residents to balance the Budget, continue education re...

Newsweeks Thomas: GOP Selling Smoke and Mirrors, PBSs Peterson Mocks Free Lunch
On Friday’s Inside Washington on PBS, host Gordon Peterson used the term "free lunch" to mock Republicans who wish to avoid Tax Increases while trying to restrain the federal Budget Deficit. After panel member Jeanne Cummings of Politico predicted a tough fight in Congress over spending, Peterson turned to conversation to Washington Post columnist Colby King. Peterson: "Hold the line on taxes, attack the Deficit. Can I offer you a free lunch, Colby?" After Colby gave hi...

Let's hope gov's clean political slate works for us
Signs of things to come? A moment of sunshine followed by the usual gloom? Let's hope not. Let's hope, for Michigan's sake, that the glaring hole in the new Governor's résumé -- zero experience as a political leader, which is a world apart from being a computer company CEO and Venture Capitalist -- turns out to be an advantage. Let's hope, for Michigan's sake, that he really can break a mold from which he did not come -- and that he truly is able to do...

Lincoln Chafee to be inaugurated 1st independent RI gov.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Lincoln Chafee will be sworn in as Rhode Island’s first independent Governor in a ceremony outside the Statehouse. Tuesday’s inaugural will be at noon on the south portico of the State House. The ceremony will include the reading of an original poem by the state’s poet laureate, Lisa Starr, and a flyover by the Rhode Island National Guard. It is open to the public. Chafee is a former Republican U.S. senator and mayor of Warwick. He says he wants to get...

Deficit is job No. 1 for Pa. politicos
The GOP is firmly back in power for the first time in 8 years, facing a potential $5 billion Budget gap. HARRISBURG - For the first time in eight years, Pennsylvania Republicans have the wind at their backs. They have a lock on the State Capitol and full control of the policy agenda. They vow to raise no taxes, and there is a push to sell off the state liquor stores. But as Pennsylvania struggles to rise from the Recession, lawmakers also have their work cut out for them. As lawmakers reconvene ...

With boom days gone, Nevada's future offers some tough choices
“We’re never going back to the pre-2007 era when the state bird was the construction crane,” says Guy Rocha, former state archivist and renowned Nevada historian. » Buy this photo Welcome to the beginning of a new era. With those celebratory words, the head of the Strip's newest chandelier-strewn hotel-casino, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, opened its doors in December to great fanfare. While Cosmopolitan Chief Executive John Unwin's declaration signaled the resort's fresh ta...

Susana Martinez Sworn Into Office
The LA Times reports: When she takes the oath of office Saturday morning in Santa Fe’s historic plaza, Susana Martinez will become New Mexico’s — and the nation’s — first elected Latina Governor. The 51-year-old, four-term Doña Ana County District Attorney is also a rising star in national Republican circles, already being mentioned in the blogosphere as a potential vice Presidential Candidate in 2012. But as she takes over from Bill Richardson — a termed-out Democ

Refusal to up debt ceiling 'catastrophic': Obama aide
A top Obama economic advisor warned Sunday it would be "insanity" if Congress fails to raise the US Debt ceiling, and cause America to default on its obligations for the first time in its history. "This is not a game. You know, the Debt ceiling is not something to toy with," Austan Goolsbee, chairman of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisors, told ABC's "This Week" program. The United States is about 400 billion dollars away from hitting the current Debt ceiling of 14.3 Trillion...

Cuomo Era Begins Quietly
Andrew Cuomo began his administration with a staff meeting. After being officially sworn in at 10 p.m. last night, Cuomo arrived at the Capitol at 8:30 this morning, and promptly ducked into into a suite in the executive chamber, where he met with about 30 or 40 senior executive staff members. "The Governor talked about his commitment to opening up government back to the people," said deputy Communications Director Josh Vlasto. "That's what today is all about." The meeting lasted about 35 minu...

Andrew Cuomo Is Your New Governor
Andrew Cuomo is sworn in as NY's 56th Governor with girlfriend Sandra Lee at his side (AP) NEXT » At 10:09 p.m. last night, Andrew Cuomo completed his eight year odyssey to become the Governor of New York. The Attorney General was sworn in as the Empire State's 56th governor, following in the footsteps of his father Mario Cuomo who governed the state between 1983 and 1994. The younger Cuomo said, "I am honored and humbled to accept this tremendous responsibility. The time has come to ret...

Cuomo Calls For Bold Agenda At Inauguration
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP/CBSNewYork) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is on the job. The Democrat arrived early Saturday at the Capitol where his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, presided for three terms. Cuomo held a small inaugural ceremony at noon followed by a reception line at the Governor’s mansion for New Yorkers who obtained tickets a week ago. “There is no more time to waste. It is a time for deeds, not words and results, not Rhetoric,” Cuomo said, “it is time for a bo...

Cuomo Sworn In As NY Governor, Faces Huge Crises
ALBANY, N.Y. — Andrew Cuomo (KWOH'-moh) has been sworn into office as New York's 56th Governor in a private ceremony. His father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, attended the Friday night event at the governor's mansion in Albany along with his daughters and his girlfriend, Food Channel star Sandra Lee. The Friday night swearing-in was to become effective at midnight. Cuomo plans to work Saturday, beginning with a morning cabinet meeting. A short public swearing-in is scheduled for the Democrat...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrives in Capitol; starts working
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is on the job. The Democrat arrived early Saturday at the Capitol where his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, presided for three terms. Andrew Cuomo held a private meeting with his cabinet at 8:30 a.m. in a public schedule choreographed to show resolve to tackle the state’s fiscal and ethical crises. Cuomo plans an inaugural ceremony at noon followed by a reception line at the Governor’s mansion for New Yorkers who obtained tickets a we...

Can Gov. Cuomo Learn From History? Hope So
Andrew Cuomo begins his tough uphill climb Saturday to prove that a Governor in New York matters. It hasn't for a while. The special-interest-controlled Legislature chewed up and spat out the last three governors, leaving the Empire State in worse and worse shape. Each Governor had a completely different style. Each ultimately learned the same message: The Legislature does only what the Legislature wants to do. George Pataki's laissez-faire approach, and his shifting political ideology a...

Andy must wrest power from hostile Legislature
ALBANY - Andrew Cuomo begins his tough uphill climb Saturday to prove that a Governor in New York matters. It hasn't for a while. The special-interest-controlled Legislature chewed up and spat out the last three governors, leaving the Empire State in worse and worse shape. Each Governor had a completely different style. Each ultimately learned the same message: The Legislature does only what the Legislature wants to do. George Pataki's laissez-faire approach, and his shifting political ideolog...