Rep.Elise Stefanik, RN.Y., said Monday that a federal investigation into the handling of data in New York regarding coronavirus deaths in nursing homes should proceed immediately.
Governor Andrew Cuomo, D., and his administration have been heavily criticized for not reporting the numbers in full after Cuomo gave orders to take in residents admitted with COVID-19. The setback over this policy, which was intended to free up space in hospitals, increased after a Cuomo assistant allegedly admitted that the administration withheld data from the Department of Justice.
“The dam is breaking, you see overwhelming shouts from two parties. Democrats … must grow a backbone and stand up for what is right,” she said on ‘The Faulkner Focus’ and Cuomo’ the worst called Governor of America ‘. dealing with the pandemic.
CUOMO AIDE TELLS NY DEMOCRATS ADMINISTRATION HID NURSING HOME DATA TO KEEP IT FROM TRUMP DOJ: REPORT
REP. ELISE STEFANIK: “You have both Democrats and Republicans calling for an independent inquiry. I want to see summonses at the state level, the State Senate and the State Assembly should issue summonses immediately, and I want the Department of Justice to conduct an independent inquiry of We know from the partial transcript released by the secretary to the governor that there is obstruction of justice.
It’s not about politics, but about people’s lives. What was so shameful about the transcript that was released was that the governor’s secretary did not apologize for the number of deaths, but did not apologize for the policy, but apologized for the political fall for the Democrats. . It’s a shame. President Biden must keep his promise that the Department of Justice will be independent of political pressure from Governor Cuomo, who is a Democrat. But the Department of Justice and Law Enforcement, this prosecution must continue immediately.
Less than a month ago, state senators blocked summonses and state senators blocked Republicans who wanted to oversee [Cuomo’s] emergency forces. Now the dam is breaking. You see an overwhelming double shout … Everyone knows Governor Cuomo is a bully. They bully people within their own party. This is more important. We are talking about lives lost here, so these Democratic state senators and the Democratic congressional delegation must grow a backbone and build political courage and stand up for what is right, for the people of this state who deserve justice. We will therefore see the summonses and the investigation should be launched immediately. No apology after last week’s bombing.
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Last week, Secretary of State Melissa DeRosa allegedly said that Cuomo’s government feared that the data on COVID-19 deaths could ‘be against us’ by the Justice Department amid its federal investigation against four states. is regarding deaths in nursing homes, including New York.
On Friday, DeRosa tried to clarify her comments, saying she “explains that when we received the DOJ investigation, we should temporarily set aside the Legislature’s request.”
Fox Page’s Ronn Blitzer contributed to this report