As Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his Executive Budget address in Syracuse Wednesday, protesters were outside with their own message, speaking out against hydrofracking in New York State. Our Kat De Maria has the details.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y.--"Hey hey, Cuomo, hydrofracking's got to go!" chanted the protesters. Their message is loud and clear.

"We're just demonstrating today and also speaking our minds, sending Governor Cuomo a message that we don't want fracking in New York State," said Renee Vogelsang, an organizer with Frack Action.

The message is also well-rehearsed. The people spreading it are a small group representing organizations from Central New York and the Southern Tier who essentially follow the governor.

"We really need to get the ear of Governor Cuomo, wherever he is. He's obviously talking about the budget today. We certainly want to make sure there's no money, there's nothing in the budget that has anything to do with hydraulic fracturing," Vogelsang said.

The governor's proposed budget, which he was discussing in Syracuse Wednesday, does not include any money for hydrofracking. And the people we spoke with say that, at least, is encouraging.

"We're glad to see Governor Cuomo is to some degree listening, waiting, watching," said Elaine Perkus of Binghamton.

The protesters are also calling on the governor to act. They're anticipating the state DEC's final environmental impact statement on hydrofracking. That office is now reviewing tens of thousands of comments submitted through last month. The people we spoke with want the governor to intervene.

"The Southern Tier of New York and the rest of the state are sticking together on their message: Withdraw the SGEIS on hydrofracking and ban hydrofracking," said Bram Loeb with New York Residents Against Drilling, or NYRAD.

"We need to start fresh. That will show us he really wants to protect all of New York State," Perkus said.

The protesters never had an audience before Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday and never even got any closer to him than across the street. But they say their presence, and their message, were enough.

"I think he has heard," Loeb said.

New York's DEC commissioner has said his office is in the process of reviewing more than 60,000 comments submitted regarding hydrofracking.