{"id":137899,"date":"2021-02-16T14:08:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T19:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=137899"},"modified":"2021-02-16T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T19:43:25","slug":"despicable-new-york-dems-denounce-cuomo-claim-he-informed-them-of-pause-in-releasing-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despicable-new-york-dems-denounce-cuomo-claim-he-informed-them-of-pause-in-releasing-info\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Despicable\u2019: New York Dems Denounce Cuomo Claim He Informed Them Of \u2018Pause\u2019 In Releasing Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdespicable-new-york-dems-denounce-cuomo-claim-he-informed-them-of-pause-in-releasing-info%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=137899&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/469974B9-16F1-4D75-AEB6-941292ABCB8F-scaled-1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Monday, New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo claimed that legislators in the state Assembly and Senate were told about a Justice Department \u201cpause\u201d in responding to lawmakers\u2019 requests for nursing home data. That claim was roundly denounced by New York state Democratic legislators, one of whom called Cuomo\u2019s claim \u201cdespicable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Concerning the \u201cpause,\u201d Cuomo stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>This past year, there was a toxic political environment and everything gets politicized and there\u2019s political spin and then there are facts \u2014 two very different things and I just want to be sure people have facts. Last August, Department of Justice sent a letter to Democratic governors, four of them: New York, New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania asking for information on public nursing homes. New York State Legislature also sent a letter asking for information on nursing homes. We paused the State Legislators\u2019 request while we were finishing the DOJ request.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We told both houses, the Assembly and the Senate, that we had DOJ request for information and we were prioritizing that. We did give the DOJ request precedence and we told both houses that. The August request, we replied to fully. Separately, DOH got a DOJ letter signed by Jeffrey Clark, the attorney, in October \u2014 which we learned about from the&nbsp;New York Post.&nbsp;We didn\u2019t even get the letter.&nbsp;The Post&nbsp;called and told us about the letter and that requested information on private nursing homes and we have been voluntarily producing information on that on a rolling basis as recently as January 8 as offered by DOJ \u2014 the rolling basis production.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Second, we paused the State Legislature\u2019s request. We paused the State Legislature\u2019s request. We voluntarily complied with the DOJ request for information. Two very different things, The New York State DOH has always fully and publicly reported all COVID deaths in nursing homes and hospitals. They have always been fully reported.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The editor of the Albany Times-Union asked New York state senators if Cuomo\u2019s claim that legislative staff was told about the DOJ \u201cpause\u201d in responding to lawmakers\u2019 requests for nursing home data was true.&nbsp;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201c[Gov. Cuomo] now claims legislative STAFF was told about the DOJ \u2018pause\u2019 in responding to lawmakers\u2019 requests for nursing home data,\u201d Casey Seiler tweeted. \u201cDoes that square with your experiences,<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYSenatorRivera\" data-focusable=\"true\">@NYSenatorRivera<\/a>,<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesSkoufis\" data-focusable=\"true\">@JamesSkoufis<\/a>,<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DickGottfried\" data-focusable=\"true\">@DickGottfried<\/a><\/span> et al?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYGovCuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYGovCuomo<\/a> now claims legislative STAFF was told about the DOJ &#8220;pause&#8221; in responding to lawmakers&#8217; requests for nursing home data. Does that square with your experiences, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYSenatorRivera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYSenatorRivera<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesSkoufis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JamesSkoufis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DickGottfried?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DickGottfried<\/a> et al?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Casey Seiler (@CaseySeiler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaseySeiler\/status\/1361416621177196545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Gustavo Rivera answered, \u201cOutside of what I read in the paper? Ahem, let me clear my throat here, ahem: IT. DOES. NOT.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Outside of what I read in the paper?<\/p>\n<p>Ahem, let me clear my throat here, ahem:<\/p>\n<p>IT. DOES. NOT. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zuKwW0lPMz\">https:\/\/t.co\/zuKwW0lPMz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gustavo Rivera (@NYSenatorRivera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYSenatorRivera\/status\/1361417094332444675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Politico reporter noted, \u201cI honestly don\u2019t think I would\u2019ve placed \u2018Assembly staff\u2019 high on my rankings of the people most likely to get thrown under the bus today.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I honestly don&#8217;t think I would&#8217;ve placed &#8220;Assembly staff&#8221; high on my rankings of the people most likely to get thrown under the bus today<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Mahoney (@mahoneyw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mahoneyw\/status\/1361417037453533186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>New York State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou tweeted: \u201cThe legislature had no knowledge of a DOJ inquiry. The legislature at a public hearing asked questions of the executive and of the health commissioner and then was lied to. The things said in the last press conference were frightening because for their blatant goal to mislead.\u201d She added, \u201cAlso I should mention, a DOJ inquiry shouldn\u2019t matter. The governor should not lie or withhold or cover up information that we need to legislate in order to keep New Yorkers safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Also I should mention, a DOJ inquiry shouldn\u2019t matter. The governor should not lie or withhold or cover up information that we need to legislate in order to keep New Yorkers safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xAufxhomKp\">https:\/\/t.co\/xAufxhomKp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yuh-Line Niou (@yuhline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yuhline\/status\/1361430816568582145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The communications director for the New York Speaker noted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Let me be clear, the Governor\u2019s office reached out to staff and said they needed more time to supply information requested by the members. They were not asking for permission and it wasn\u2019t a&nbsp;negotiation. It was merely a heads up. They simply said that it would not be ready by the time the Chair and the members requested it. Other than what was in the news, the Speaker had no knowledge of an official DOJ inquiry.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They simply said that it would not be ready by the time the Chair and the members requested it. Other than what was in the news, the Speaker had no knowledge of an official DOJ inquiry. 2\/2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Whyland (@mwhyland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mwhyland\/status\/1361433491318136833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>State Assembly member Ron Kim, who has slammed Cuomo over his policy vis-\u00e0-vis nursing homes during the COVID pandemic, followed by tweeting, \u201cGov Cuomo tried to throw our Speaker and our central staff under the bus today when his top aide admitted to obstructing justice. That\u2019s beyond despicable.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov Cuomo tried to throw our Speaker and our central staff under the bus today when his top aid admitted to obstructing justice. That\u2019s beyond despicable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HUucZOy76m\">https:\/\/t.co\/HUucZOy76m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron T. Kim (@rontkim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rontkim\/status\/1361472289401880578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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