WASHINGTON D.C. (WKBW) — A congressional subcommittee subpoenaed former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo concerning his administration’s handling of nursing homes — according to documents first obtained by ABC News.
That house subcommittee is investigating how the country responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABC News reports the subcommittee is seeking to question the former governor over instructing nursing homes to admit recovering COVID-19-positive patients from hospitals. The subpoena was signed by Republican Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, and it requests a May 24 deposition in Washington.
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According to ABC News, in a statement on Tuesday, Cuomo's spokesperson said the subpoena was "an obvious press charade" and said that Congress is "play[ing] politics with Covid and weaponiz[ing] people's pain and loss of loves ones."
ABC News obtained a copy of a letter from Cuomo's attorney Rita Galvin to the committee, which said in part "To be clear, Governor Cuomo has been and remains cooperative."
Congressman Nick Langworthy tells 7 News Cuomo needs to be held accountable for his actions.
"And he needs to answer questions as to how he came to that conclusion. Because he ultimately wrote a death warrant for so many seniors in New York," Langworthy said. "Andrew Cuomo needs to be put in a hot seat. He needs to be asked the difficult questions. As to why these decisions were made. Why did you put COVID positive patients into nursing homes?"
You can read the full report from ABC News here.
7 News reached out to Governor Kathy Hochul's office but has not yet heard back.
