In joint appearance, Cuomo, Clinton hail free college tuition [View all]

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Source: Times Union

By Chris Bragg on April 12, 2017 at 12:47 PM

In a relatively rare appearance since her Election Day loss in November, former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appeared with Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday to hail the passage of tuition-free state college for families with an income less than $125,000 in New York.

The measure – passed in the state budget on Sunday – is the first of its kind in the nation, and an idea brought to the fore during the Democratic presidential primary by both Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Gov. Andrew Cuomo with soon-to-be Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul at a 2014 rally. Cuomo will automatically serve as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention; he formally endorsed Clinton almost a year ago. Cuomo said it was an “outrageously ambitious idea, but an irrefutably smart idea.” He credited Clinton as “the inspiration for the idea” and called Clinton “our inspiration, and our champion.”

“I’ll take it, I’ll take it,” Clinton said, taking the podium at LaGuardia Community College in Queens.

Read more: http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/274045/in-joint-appearance-cuomo-clinton-hail-free-college-tuition/

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From the article, Cuomo credited Clinton as “the inspiration for the idea” and called Clinton “our inspiration, and our champion."

This is huge news from the Empire State.