Cuomo's Approval Rating Drops to Lowest Level in 8 Years as Governor Archived February 12, 2019, at the Wayback Machine February 11, 2019. The New York Times. On July 5, 2014, the Compassionate Care Act was signed into legislation by Governor Cuomo. From 1984 to 1985, Cuomo was a New York assistant district attorney and briefly worked at the legislation business of Blutrich, Falcone & Miller.