{"id":2064472,"date":"2023-10-12T07:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-faces-subpoena-as-republicans-probe-pandemic-nursing-home-policies\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T07:23:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:23:14","slug":"cuomo-faces-subpoena-as-republicans-probe-pandemic-nursing-home-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-faces-subpoena-as-republicans-probe-pandemic-nursing-home-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuomo subpoenaed over nursing home policies amid Republican investigation."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fcuomo-faces-subpoena-as-republicans-probe-pandemic-nursing-home-policies%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=2064472&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>House Republicans \u2062Threaten to Subpoena Former Governor Cuomo Over COVID-19 Nursing Home Policies<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans are taking action against\u200d former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, accusing him of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-operatives-obstructing-oversight-of-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Dem operatives obstructing oversight of border crisis\">obstructing congressional oversight<\/a> into his state&#8217;s \u2063deadly COVID-19 nursing home policies. They have threatened to subpoena him if he\u2062 fails to comply.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic \u2064made this announcement on October 11th, posting on X (formerly Twitter) and linking \u200bto a\u200d letter sent to Cuomo. The letter highlights the fact that around 15,000 elderly Americans died while this policy was in effect.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Chairman Brad Wenstrup\u200c (R-Ohio) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) \u2062issued the ultimatum in a letter to Cuomo after he failed to provide any documents or\u2063 communications related to \u2063these \u2063policies. The committee initially made the request on May 19th.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/supreme-court-overturns-fraud-convictions-related-to-cuomo-project-5290464?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Supreme Court Overturns Fraud Convictions Related to Cuomo Project<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">5\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/supreme-court-overturns-fraud-convictions-related-to-cuomo-project-5290464?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/andrew-cuomo-criticizes-bidens-border-decisions-terribly-managed-5266930?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Andrew Cuomo Criticizes\u200b Biden&#8217;s Border Decisions: &#8216;Terribly Managed&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">5\/15\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/andrew-cuomo-criticizes-bidens-border-decisions-terribly-managed-5266930?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the peak of the pandemic, Cuomo&#8217;s decision to mandate nursing homes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neb-gov-ricketts-says-only-documented-workers-will-receive-vaccine\/\" title=\"Neb. Gov. Ricketts says only documented workers will receive vaccine\">long-term care facilities<\/a> to admit COVID-19 infected patients has faced intense scrutiny. There are allegations that he ignored \u200cmedical guidance and potentially underreported\u200d the mortality rate resulting \u2062from these policies.<\/p>\n<p>The Select Subcommittee held\u200c a hearing to assess the consequences of Cuomo&#8217;s \u200bcontroversial policies. They requested a transcribed interview with him and asked for \u200dany \u200cinformation or documentation related to the nursing home policies.<\/p>\n<p>Since Cuomo\u200d failed to comply, Wenstrup\u200b and Malliotakis have set a strict deadline of October 17, 2023, for him to produce the requested documents and provide testimony. Failure to do so may lead to a subpoena being issued.<\/p>\n<p>In their formal\u200b letter to \u2062Cuomo, the lawmakers \u200cemphasized the importance of transparently addressing the consequences of the nursing home policies and expressed deep disappointment at the lack of\u2062 cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Contrary\u200c to your and your spokesman&#8217;s unfortunate\u2064 statements, this \u2062investigation is the \u2062result of your clearly medically\u2064 misguided \u200bdecision to expose \u200bNew York&#8217;s most vulnerable to COVID-19 by issuing \u200dthe &#8216;must admit&#8217; orders, which had predictable but deadly consequences for 15,000 nursing home \u200dresidents,&#8221; the lawmakers \u2062stated. They \u200dfirmly rejected any attempts to cover up \u2063the truth\u2062 or shift blame.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also\u200d clarified that the investigation was based on\u200c allegations that Cuomo&#8217;s policies had predictably dire outcomes for the\u2063 affected nursing home residents. \u200dThe lawmakers \u200cmade \u200dit \u200dclear \u200dthat concealing culpability \u200dor obscuring the facts is unacceptable to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Wenstrup has additionally\u200d requested a transcribed interview\u200c with Dr. Howard Zucker, the former Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health.\u2063 Zucker&#8217;s involvement in \u200cissuing the nursing \u200chome directives has\u2063 been a subject of controversy and\u200b allegations of impropriety.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for Cuomo&#8217;s office has not yet \u200cresponded to The Epoch Times&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might the potential subpoena \u2064of former Governor Cuomo&#8217;s documents and communications shed \u200clight on the decisions and actions \u200bsurrounding\u200b the nursing \u2062home policies and their impact on the spread of COVID-19<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The \u2063policy, which was implemented in March \u20632020, aimed to free up hospital\u2064 beds for more severe COVID-19 cases. However, it resulted in the\u200d spread of the virus within these vulnerable populations, leading to a significant number of deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, headed by Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), has been investigating the impact of Cuomo&#8217;s nursing home policies since May 2020. They \u200dhave repeatedly requested documents and communications related to these policies from the former governor but \u2062have received no cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>In their letter \u2063to Cuomo, Wenstrup and Malliotakis expressed their frustration at his lack of transparency, stating that his refusal to provide the requested information obstructs congressional oversight. They argue that the American people have the right to know \u200cthe truth about what happened in nursing homes during the height of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The committee&#8217;s announcement\u200d of a potential subpoena signifies the seriousness of their intent. If\u200c Cuomo continues to refuse to cooperate, he may be legally compelled to provide the requested documents and communications. This would mark a significant escalation in \u2064the ongoing investigation and could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-faces-subpoena-as-republicans-probe-pandemic-nursing-home-policies\/\" title=\"Cuomo subpoenaed over nursing home policies amid Republican investigation.\">potentially uncover crucial\u2063 evidence related<\/a> to the nursing home policies.<\/p>\n<p>The threat of a subpoena also reflects the growing demand for accountability regarding Cuomo&#8217;s handling \u2062of the pandemic.\u2062 The high\u200b death toll among nursing home residents and the possibility of preventable \u2062spread of the virus have generated immense public outrage. Many have criticized Cuomo for his initial reluctance to\u200b release accurate data on nursing \u2063home deaths and for downplaying the severity of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, this development comes in the wake of recent controversies surrounding Cuomo. The Supreme Court recently overturned fraud convictions related \u200bto a major infrastructure project led \u200dby Cuomo.\u200b Additionally, Cuomo publicly criticized President Biden&#8217;s handling \u2064of border decisions, further highlighting his presence in the national discourse.<\/p>\n<p>The battle between House \u200cRepublicans and former Governor Cuomo raises important questions about \u2063the\u200b responsibilities of government officials during times of crisis. It highlights the need for transparency, accountability, and a thorough examination of decisions made by those in \u2062power.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation into Cuomo&#8217;s\u2063 nursing home \u2063policies continues, it is essential to remember\u2064 that the \u2062focus is ultimately on seeking justice for the victims and ensuring that such mistakes are not repeated in future public\u2064 health crises. The potential subpoena serves as a reminder that governmental actions \u2062have consequences, \u2062and those responsible \u200dmust be held accountable for their choices. Only through a thorough examination of past mistakes can we work towards a more resilient and responsible future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are considering subpoenaing former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for obstructing congressional oversight on his state&#8217;s fatal COVID-19 nursing home policies. 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