Recently there has been some scandal surrounding New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after it was revealed that he grossly undercounted the number of COVID-19 related deaths in nursing homes. Things only got worse when a top aide to Cuomo let it slip that the administration purposefully withheld data on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes to avoid scrutiny from the feds.
Now committee Ranking Member James Comer along with all of the Republicans on the panel have sent a letter to Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney urging her to subpoena the governor so the committee could “hear the truth, under oath, directly from Governor Cuomo.”
Comer and fellow Republicans claim that Cuomo and his administration “engaged in a cover-up affecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19,” and demand that Maloney “immediately notice a full committee hearing with Governor Cuomo as the sole witness.”
According to Comer, Cuomo “ordered contagious patients into nursing homes lied about it, tried to cover up the data, and now is threatening anyone who crosses him.”
They wrote in the letter, “Additionally, we formally request a thorough investigation by the Oversight Committee. We owe it to the thousands of families who lost loved ones because of Governor Cuomo’s alleged recklessness.”
Republicans have requested nursing home and fatality data from Cuomo several times already and each time they were “ignored.”
“Today, we respectfully request that you subpoena the documents, information, and communications previously requested by the Select Subcommittee Republicans,” they wrote, adding that Cuomo has “been actively obstructing Congress’ access to this information.”
“Additionally, we request that you issue a subpoena for Governor Cuomo’s testimony before the full Oversight Committee,” they wrote. “The governor has a documented track record of misleading the public about his lethal March 25 order, including orchestrating a cover-up to conceal the truth from the New York State Legislature, the U.S. Congress, and, possibly, the U.S. Department of Justice.”
Other contributing members of the committee are Jody Hice, Andy Biggs, Glenn Grothman, Bob Gibbs, Nancy Mace, Pat Fallon, Bryon Donalds, and more. All of them are Republicans.
