Republicans and Democrats went into recess soon after leaders from the dueling parties began talking over one another.

Several senators exchanged sharp words in the special session Tuesday.

Governor David Paterson had called for a special session to end the power struggle among the two sides.

The governor lashed out at both sides of the Senate, including calling his fellow Democrats liars after they said Paterson's office did not send them bills for the special session.

Paterson pointed out how despite his offers of outside mediation, the fight between the two sides is starting to look like a domestic quarrel.

"When any outsider tries to come in and shed any light, they refuse that. But they will stay here every day until they resolve it and there is no issue more important than the people's business. I'm not interested in what they think of me or what they have to say that distracts us from getting the people's business done," Paterson said.

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While he has no role to play in the fight, Cuomo said this has dragged on long enough and it is time for both sides in the state Senate to put their power struggle behind them and get to work.

"I'm not even saying everybody has to agree on everything because I don't believe that. I do believe there's a certain good faith and a certain professionalism where if it's 50-50 you figure out a way to cooperate and you get on and you do the people's business," Cuomo said.

When asked about his own political future Cuomo said the only office he is considering running for is re-election as state attorney general.