ALBANY (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain says he could use New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to head the Securities and Exchange Commission in his administration.

As of Monday, there had been no word from Cuomo, the product of a family with deep Democratic Party roots, since the presidential candidate's comments on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday.

McCain says Cuomo would restore credibility and provide bipartisanship to the SEC, which he's criticized for lax regulation of financial markets.

Cuomo is the son of Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo - who considered running for president - and is divorced from Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy.

McCain says Cuomo did a good job as housing secretary under Democratic President Bill Clinton. He says Cuomo has respect and prestige.