![]() Zayas’ mother, Ana Martinez, was one of thousands of people kept in nursing homes between March and May 2020 under Cuomo’s directive that also shipped some coronavirus patients to them. My mom didn’t get to meet her grandchildren or her great-grandchildren.” Gasping for air, alone, confused, and scared without her daughters who were her translators and caregivers. ![]() “We never saw our beautiful mother again,” Vivian Zayas said. On Wednesday, the committee heard testimony from a daughter of an elderly woman who died of COVID-19 in a New York nursing home and later cofounded a support group for other victims’ families. GOP Oversight The New York state Health Department found Cuomo had “misled the public” in undercounting nursing-home COVID deaths by more than 50%. On Wednesday, the House committee heard testimony from a daughter of an elderly woman who died of COVID-19 in a New York nursing home and later cofounded a support group for other victims’ families. Josh Shapiro, over similar directives in their states. Requests were also made in letters sent to New Jersey Gov. She also has been asked to turn in documents and communications on James’ report and the Justice Department investigation. Kathy Hochul requesting information on any state orders related to the mandate, as well as the total number of COVID-19 nursing home case counts and deaths. The subcommittee also sent a letter to New York Gov. If this wasn’t another Trump-style Blue State deflection, they’d be looking at Ron DeSantis and every other state as well.” “The inconvenient facts left out is that New York’s health department was one of at least 11 that issued similar guidance - including Utah, Florida and Indiana - which itself was modeled on CMS guidelines. “This is nothing more than another transparent political attempt to weaponize people’s pain to further a craven partisan agenda,” a spokesman for Cuomo told The Post. Wenstrup also requested documents and communications from a Department of Justice civil-rights investigation into the mandate, which began in August 2020 under former President Donald Trump but was dropped in July 2021 under President Biden. The Republican chairman also requested all documents and communications related to Cuomo’s nursing-home mandate, a report on the effects of the mandate by the Empire State’s Department of Health and a separate report by New York Attorney General Letitia James - all no later than June 2. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) wrote to Cuomo, “The victims’ families deserve to know the truth.” REUTERS Andrew Cuomo has been asked to testify about his decision to send COVID-positive patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic. The letter is a voluntary request for an interview, though the subcommittee does have subpoena power. Accordingly, Select Subcommittee staff will contact you to schedule the interview reserving the right to conduct follow-up interviews if necessary to further our investigation.” “Therefore, we request you testify via an in-person transcribed interview. “The victims’ families deserve to know the truth. ![]() Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), chairman of the GOP-controlled House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, in the panel’s latest missive to Cuomo. “Your testimony is important to uncover the circumstances and policies which led to the death of more than 15,000 New York nursing home residents during your tenure,” wrote Rep. House members previously sent five similar letters to the ex-New York governor, to which he did not respond. Andrew Cuomo demanding he testify about why he sent coronavirus patients to nursing homes during the height of outbreak. US House members probing the COVID pandemic fired off a letter Friday to disgraced former Gov. Mayor Adams appoints ex-Cuomo official Ana Almanzar as strategic initiatives deputy mayor Privileged Cuomo could write ‘If I Did It’ about nursing-home deaths and still face zero consequencesĭeSantis rips ‘bizarre’ Trump claim that Cuomo handled COVID better as gov Andrew Cuomo’s pathetic campaign to regain public trust
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