{"id":196971,"date":"2021-03-07T16:44:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T21:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=196971"},"modified":"2021-03-07T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T21:44:53","slug":"heads-of-democratic-state-senate-state-assembly-urge-cuomo-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heads-of-democratic-state-senate-state-assembly-urge-cuomo-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Heads Of Democratic State Senate, State Assembly Urge Cuomo To Resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheads-of-democratic-state-senate-state-assembly-urge-cuomo-to-resign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=196971&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Andrew-Cuomo-e1606705576382.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Democratic leaders of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate called on Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign Sunday amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryday [sic] there is another account that is drawing away from the business of government,\u201d State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said in a statement. \u201cWe have allegations about sexual harassment, a toxic work environment, the loss of credibility surrounding the Covid-19 nursing home data and questions about the construction of a major infrastructure project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York is still in the midst of this pandemic and is still facing the societal, health and economic impacts of it. We need to govern without daily distraction. For the good of the state Governor Cuomo must resign,\u201d Stewart-Cousins added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Bombshell. \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreaSCousins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AndreaSCousins<\/a>\u2069 calls on \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYGovCuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYGovCuomo<\/a>\u2069 to RESIGN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tZBwSyV5h8\">pic.twitter.com\/tZBwSyV5h8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zack Fink (@ZackFinkNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZackFinkNews\/status\/1368653562570539009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie echoed\u00a0Stewart-Cousins\u2019 sentiments, saying in a statement: \u201cThe allegations pertaining to the Governor that have been reported in recent weeks have been deeply disturbing, and have no place whatsoever in government, the workplace or anywhere else. I too share the sentiment of Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins regarding the Governor\u2019s ability to continue to lead this state. We have many challenges to address, and I think it is time for the Governor to seriously consider whether he can effectively meet the needs of the people of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW from \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlHeastie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarlHeastie<\/a>\u2069 : <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jQPrXBLGEd\">pic.twitter.com\/jQPrXBLGEd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Glueck (@katieglueck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieglueck\/status\/1368658665184653316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Two more former aides of Cuomo recently came forward to allege that he exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior toward them, raising the number of his alleged victims to five.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Karen Hinton, who was a press aide for Cuomo,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/cuomo-toxic-workplace\/2021\/03\/06\/7f7c5b9c-7dd3-11eb-b3d1-9e5aa3d5220c_story.html\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The Washington Post that he called her to his \u201cdimly lit\u201d hotel room and gave her an embrace she described as\u00a0\u201cvery long, too long, too tight, too intimate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought at that moment it could lead to a kiss, it could lead to other things, so I just pull away again, and I leave,\u201d Hinton said.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo has so far claimed that he \u201cnever inappropriately touched anybody,\u201d and remained adamant that he will not resign.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/andrew-cuomo-there-is-no-way-i-resign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told media, Sunday, that he will not resign from his position amid allegations that he sexually harassed five women and called critics demanding he step down \u201canti-democratic\u201d and at odds with the voters of New York.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In a conference call early Sunday afternoon, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/07\/gov-cuomo-no-way-he-resigns-amid-mounting-sex-harass-accusations\/\">New York Post reports<\/a>, a \u201cdefiant\u201d Cuomo said that there is \u201cno way\u201d he will resign, even as a fifth woman came forward Saturday suggesting that Cuomo acted in an inappropriate way during a personal interaction. He also lashed out at critics, calling the idea of resigning over \u201callegations\u201d without establishing their \u201ccredibility\u201d \u201canti-democratic.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI was elected by the people of the state. I wasn\u2019t elected by politicians,\u201d Cuomo said during the conference call. \u201cI\u2019m not gonna resign because of allegations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe premise of resigning because of allegations is actually anti-democratic,\u201d he added. \u201cAnybody has the ability to make an allegation in a democracy and that\u2019s great. But it\u2019s in the credibility of the allegation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/andrew-cuomo-there-is-no-way-i-resign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Cuomo: \u2018There Is No Way I Resign\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic leaders of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate called on Democratic New York Gov. 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