Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, works in the Senate Chamber as members meet on the opening day of the 2021 legislative session at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Wednesday,

The 'Super-Majority' Leader On Albany's Agenda

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 20, 2021

Andrea Stewart-Cousins, New York State Senate majority leader (D, Westchester), talks about the Democrats' priorities in this new legislative session in Albany, including Gov. Cuomo's budget contingencies, and the need for federal aid to close a $15 billion budget gap.

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