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New York: Gov. Cuomo State of State Disrupted by Assemblyman

HeadlineJan 14, 2016

And in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State was disrupted Wednesday by New York City Assemblyman Charles Barron, who criticized Cuomo for failing to address high levels of poverty. Barron represents East New York, a low-income neighborhood in Brooklyn. In a grainy cellphone video shot by an audience member, Barron can be heard saying, “This is not real. Come to the neighborhoods.”

Assemblymember Charles Barron: “This is not real. This is not real. Come to the neighborhoods. The poverty is high. He has a billion-dollar surplus, and the poverty is high.”

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