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Assemblyman Removed From State Of State After Heckling Cuomo

This story has been updated.

Charles Barron, an outspoken Democrat from Brooklyn, stood from his seat in the joint session of the Senate and Assembly and shouted at Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Charles Barron, an outspoken Democrat from Brooklyn, stood from his seat in the joint session of the Senate and Assembly and shouted at Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address Wednesday was interrupted when an assemblyman began heckling Cuomo about 10 minutes into his speech.

Charles Barron, an outspoken Democrat from Brooklyn, stood from his seat in the joint session of the Senate and Assembly and shouted at Cuomo. 

Barron interrupted Cuomo after the governor stated New York had less gunshot victims after passing gun control measures following the December 2012 school shooting in Sandy Hook, Conn.

"You're wrong, you're wrong," Barron shouted.

"This is not real," Barron he continued. "This is not real. Come to the neighborhood where the poverty is high."

“Everybody sees you and everybody heard you,” Cuomo responded to Barron.

Barron was quickly escorted from the chamber by Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle.

You can watch a video of the incident in this report from CBS 2.

In his annual address, Cuomo repeated his call to raise the minimum wage to $15, freezing Thruway tolls, boost the environmental protection fund and cut taxes for small businesses.

Cuomo also called for convicted lawmakers to be stripped of their pensions.

The newly unveiled $145.3 billion budget proposal unveiled by Cuomo also provides for large public-infrastructure investments.

A recap of Cuomo's signature proposals for 2016 can be found here.

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