Bidens to attend viewing for Mario Cuomo

Vice President Biden and his wife, Jill, will attend a viewing for former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo on Monday afternoon.

The viewing will be held in New York City at an Upper East Side funeral home and is closed to the press.

The former governor died last week at 82. For decades, he was a powerful figure in the Democratic Party and one of liberalism’s leading champions in the U.S.

Biden praised him in a statement last week.

“He was a forceful voice for civil rights, for equal rights, for economic opportunity and justice. He had the courage to stand by his convictions, even when it was unpopular,” Biden said.

“Mario Cuomo was full of hope and optimism, because he believed in this country, and he believed in its people. He knew what we could all achieve together.”