{"id":610229,"date":"2021-08-03T18:51:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T22:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=610229"},"modified":"2021-08-03T18:51:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T22:51:13","slug":"gop-amendment-to-infrastructure-bill-would-block-funding-for-cuomos-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-amendment-to-infrastructure-bill-would-block-funding-for-cuomos-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Amendment to Infrastructure Bill Would Block Funding for Cuomo\u2019s New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fgop-amendment-to-infrastructure-bill-would-block-funding-for-cuomos-new-york%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=610229&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 readability=\"28.969696969697\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Prohibits funds for states in which the governor has sexually harassed employees<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Andrew-Cuomo-736x491-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Andrew-Cuomo-e1605632529466.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Andrew-Cuomo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Andrew-Cuomo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Andrew-Cuomo-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tGov. Andrew Cuomo (D., N.Y.) \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/josh-christenson\/\" title=\"Posts by Josh Christenson\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Josh Christenson<\/a> \u2022 August 3, 2021 6:45 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"62.188281764319\">\n<p>Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) on Tuesday offered an amendment to the burgeoning Senate infrastructure bill that would block funding to any state\u2014such as Democrat Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s New York\u2014where a governor has sexually harassed employees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ernst.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/96517184-4407-4df4-bb19-952fe8ebf5e7\/DAD3DA8590CA6515B7E7F065D009E52F.2021-08-03-ernst-amendment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The amendment<\/a> would &#8220;prohibit funding to go to any state in which the governor of such state has been found, by the relevant state or federal authorities, to have sexually harassed employees while holding the position of governor.&#8221; Following the conclusion of an investigation this morning, New York attorney general Letitia James (D.) announced Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women during his time as governor, in violation of state and federal laws. If it passes, the so-called Cuomo amendment would bar the state of New York from receiving funds from the $1 trillion bill.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A sitting governor who harasses and abuses women on his own staff and members of law enforcement must be held accountable, and shouldn\u2019t be getting a dime of Iowa taxpayer money,&#8221; said Ernst, who is a survivor of sexual assault herself. &#8220;Here\u2019s a good place to start.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden called on Cuomo to resign following the results of the investigation. So did three New York Democratic representatives: Tom Suozzi, Gregory Meeks, and Hakeem Jeffries.<\/p>\n<p>In a pre-recorded video, Cuomo denied wrongdoing, saying &#8220;the facts are much different from what has been portrayed&#8221; and that his accusers &#8220;discredit the legitimate sexual harassment victims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats Prohibits funds for states in which the governor has sexually harassed employees  Gov. 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