Cuomo Sits For Closed-Door Testimony Before House Select Subcommittee On COVID-19 Pandemic – One America News Network

June 11, 2024 Sophia Flores US 0

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OAN’s Chloe Hauxwell
12:53 PM – Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo took to Capitol Hill to face questions from members of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.

New York Republican Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) shared a post on X (Twitter) highlighting the answers lawmakers were seeking during Tuesday’s interview.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, the only New Yorker on the pandemic subcommittee, defended the panel’s work, saying “we’re just looking for the facts, and wherever they lead, they lead.”

“A lot of this is making sure that we get the answers for those families, we get accountability for… pic.twitter.com/l1ekghaogI

— Nicole Malliotakis (@NMalliotakis) June 10, 2024

She said that they want to know why Cuomo (D-N.Y.) forced New York nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients and why the state manipulated data around the deaths occurring in those nursing homes.

Committee members also want to know why the state didn’t utilize emergency resources and alternate locations like the USNS Comfort ship.

Finally, the subcommittee wants to find out when he started working on his book deal.

Cuomo spoke to the press before heading into the hearing.

Andrew Cuomo to be grilled on COVID nursing home blunders days after Republicans slammed Anthony Fauci for lying” about masking and social distancing. pic.twitter.com/ChabODsxZF

— Real Mac Report (@RealMacReport) June 11, 2024

Cuomo called the investigations partisan. However, in 2022, the state comptroller found that Cuomo’s health department was not transparent about the number of nursing home deaths. Those numbers are believed to be understated by as much as 50%.

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