<p>"Mr. Cuomo put his hand on Ms. Ruch's bare lower back, she said in an interview on Monday. When she removed his hand with her own, Ms. Ruch recalled, the governor remarked that she seemed 'aggressive' and placed his hands on her cheeks. He asked if he could kiss her, loudly enough for a friend standing nearby to hear. Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer," the newspaper <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyregion/cuomo-harassment-anna-ruch.html" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p>
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<p>"I was so confused and shocked and embarrassed," said Ruch. "I turned my head away and didn't have words in that moment."</p><p><span></span>Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), a former federal and state prosecutor, said it is time for Cuomo to step-down.</p><p>"The time has come. The Governor must resign," Rice posted to Twitter.</p>
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