Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 8, 2012
We paid them and we gave them a franchise because they represented themselves as experts at doing this, and they failed. And they should be held accountable for their failure.
Said by
Andrew Cuomo
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Governor Cuomo reiterates his stance on the accountability of the Long Island Power Authority for their inadequate response to the power outage.

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