The New York state Legislature passed another budget deadline extension Monday to keep the government open and allow state employees to get paid on time. Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers have been negotiating over mask bans during protests, discovery laws and statewide school cellphone bans.

New York schools were also under pressure by the Trump administration to certify that all schools had ended diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives or they could face losing billions of dollars in federal funding.

David Paterson, former governor of New York, joined “The Rush Hour” on Tuesday to discuss the state budget, the ultimatum given to New York state’s Education Department, and the mayoral race.

Tap the video player above to watch the interview.