Cuomo: N.Y. Local Governments Should Adopt CDC Masking Guidance

The transcript discusses the importance of taking timely action to prevent a statewide emergency, acknowledging leaders for making difficult political decisions. It highlights the challenges leaders face, such as public resistance to vaccines and testing, and outlines efforts to facilitate testing and vaccination for state workers. The speaker emphasizes the need to act before situations become obvious and the reluctance of political systems to make controversial decisions.

What lesson does the speaker emphasize regarding the timing of political actions?

How does the speaker describe the nature of political decision-making?