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Saturday night was the night bipartisanship died in Albany.

A group of brave Democrats had a knife put in their backs by their own governor for having the audacity to reach across the political aisle. That's really unfortunate.

New Yorkers want bipartisanship in government, not single-party rule and sneaky backroom deals like we saw with Andrew Cuomo and the Working Families Party, a fringe group started by former ACORN leaders.

We want something else, too -- a healthy balance in government between what we want and what we can afford. We already have the highest taxes in America, we simply can't stay here if taxes keep rising and jobs keep leaving.

New Yorkers today spend 40% more in taxes on average than other Americans, and the Working Families Party deal will drive those taxes higher still.

So today, I am sending out an SOS -- a Save our State -- to New Yorkers of good will, of all political parties, to join me in the fight to bring healthy balanced government and bipartisanship to Albany.

The call is urgent: New York doesn't only have the highest taxes in America; it is now ranked as having the worst economic outlook in America. We're already bleeding people and jobs to other states under Andrew Cuomo, and now this...

As governor, I will work to bring a healthy balance to New York government -- a balance between what we want and what we can afford to spend. And I'll work across the aisle with Democrats and independents to get this state back in the winning column.

How do you become the most corrupt and highest taxed state in America? Back room deals like Andrew Cuomo cut for himself on Saturday. New Yorkers shouldn't stand for that.

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