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Schumer, Gillibrand call on Cuomo to resign
BY TAL AXELROD - 03/12/21 05:46 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) late Friday called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign amid growing sexual harassment allegations against him.
In a joint statement, the two senators, who had come under pressure themselves to call on Cuomo to resign after other state officials and House lawmakers from New York had done so, said it would be difficult for him to continue to govern given the controversies.
“Confronting and overcoming the Covid crisis requires sure and steady leadership," the two senators said.
"We commend the brave actions of the individuals who have come forward with serious allegations of abuse and misconduct," they continued. "Due to the multiple, credible sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, it is clear that Governor Cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and the people of New York. Governor Cuomo should resign.”
A spokesperson for Cuomo did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
The statement from New York’s two senators marks another blow to Cuomo, who faced a new wave of calls for his resignation Friday as the dam appeared to break with members of the Empire State’s congressional delegation.
Included among the New York Democrats who said earlier Friday that Cuomo should leave were a slew of high-profile lawmakers, including Rep. Jerry Nadler, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman.
“The repeated accusations against the governor, and the manner in which he has responded to them, have made it impossible for him to continue to govern at this point,” Nadler said.
“As members of the New York delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives, we believe these women, we believe the reporting, we believe the Attorney General, and we believe the fifty-five members of the New York State legislature, including the State Senate Majority Leader, who have concluded that Governor Cuomo can no longer effectively lead in the face of so many challenges," Ocasio-Cortez and Bowman added in a joint statement.
New York Democratic Reps. Mondaire Jones, Carolyn Maloney, Yvette Clarke, Nydia Velázquez and Grace Meng have also called for Cuomo's resignation.
The growing chorus pushing for Cuomo’s departure comes as the governor faces mounting allegations of harassment from former aides as well as scrutiny over his handling of the COVID-19 crisis.