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THE NEW NY AGENDA

T

he people of New York deserve

a government that works, for a

change not a government

paralyzed by partisan politics andplagued by ethical scandals.

We love New York and are willing to ght

for the fundamental reforms necessary

to restore competence and integrity in

government and regain the

publics condence.

We are Democrats, Republicans and

Independents. But we are New Yorkers

rst, foremost and always.

Today, I join with my fellow New Yorkers to

actively support Andrew Cuomos New NY

Agenda. I pledge to vote in the upcoming

elections, to urge my local elected ocials

to support this Agenda, and to organize and

mobilize my community in Novemberand

next yearto make a New NY a reality.

1. Clean Up Albany. We must restore honor and integrity to government, with toughnew ethics standards, expanded disclosure requirements, independent investigators

to root out and punish corruption, and an overhaul of campaign nance laws. We must

remove legislative redistricting from partisan elected politicians and place it in the

hands of an independent commission that works only for the people. And we must

hold a constitutional convention A Peoples Convention to rewrite the Constitution

and make these changes immediately because we cannot wait any longer for the state

legislature to act.

2. Get Our Fiscal House in Order. We must get our States scal house in order byimmediately imposing a cap on state spending and freezing salaries of state public

employees as part of a one-year emergency nancial plan, committing to no increase

in personal or corporate income taxes or sales taxes and imposing a local property tax

cap.We must also eliminate mandates that make it impossible for school districts and

localities to contain costs.

3. Rightsizing Government. Government in New York is too big, ineective and expensive.We mustenlist the best private sector minds to help overhaul our more than 1,000

state agencies, authorities and commissions and reduce their number by 20 percent.

We must make it easier to consolidate or share services among our more than 10,000

local governments.

4. NY Works. We must make New York the jobs capital of the nation and get unemployedNew Yorkers back to work. We will give businesses a tax credit of up to $3,000 for

each unemployed New Yorker hired for a new job.We must also replace New Yorks

ineective economic development eorts with a new strategy organized around

regional industry clusters; reduce the high costs of doing business in the state; and

support small businesses by increasing access to capital and streamlining regulatory

barriers.

5. NY Leads. New York has been a national leader in protecting and advancing individualrights and safeguarding the future of its citizens. To remain so, we must protect a

womans right to choose, achieve marriage equality, enact tough anti-discrimination

laws, truly regulate Wall Street,attract the best and the brightest to government, leave

our children a cleaner and greener world, and continue to oppose the death penalty.

Sign the pledge today at www.AndrewCuomo.com


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