For the last several weeks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sought to shame Republican lawmakers in the state Senate to return and take up a bill that would re-authorize speed camera program for New York City schools. So far, that effort has been unsuccessful.

“This is about common sense. This is about saving lives. The life of a child you save may be a Democratic life, may be a Republican life -- what are you even thinking about?” he said.

Cuomo this week went further in his rhetoric when slamming Republicans when it comes to reapproving the program.

“They want to be bribed. There are no bribes that are going to be done. We went through a legislative session for six months. It's all been done,” Cuomo said.

Several people close to Cuomo this year have been convicted on corruption charges themselves, including his former aide Joe Percoco. And Senate Republicans say there is unfinished business like ethics reform to take up should they return to re-authorize the speed cameras. Senate GOP spokeswoman Candice Giove said Cuomo has deliberately poisoned the issue by injecting election-year politics. But the speed camera issue remains a looming deadline: The program expires next Wednesday.

“I want to call the Senate Republicans to action, particularly Senator Marty Golden to use the power and trust they have as elected officials,” said traffic safety advocate Sofia Russo.

Russo lost her daughter to a speeding driver -- a crash that has led her to push for the issue. 

 “Every single day, I think about my daughter. What would she look like? What would she say? She'd be in fourth grade, she'd be 9 years old,” said Russo.

Cuomo has also called on Republicans to hold a special session for bills that would strengthen abortion rights and create new gun control measures -- two issues that GOP lawmakers are unlikely to touch in an election year.