Thanks for contacting us. If anybody looked at the facts, they would know it is wholly absurd on its face,” the governor said, spouting his oft-repeated political rhetoric in lieu of answering the question.Asked by The Post at an Albany press conference if he would support having an independent investigator conduct a review of the state’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis, Cuomo said, “I don’t believe your categorization is correct. I believe it is a political issue.Gov.
Thanks for contacting us. Asked by The Post at an Albany press conference if he would support having independent investigator conduct a review of state’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis, Cuomo … The official website of the 56th Governor of New York State, Andrew M. Cuomo. We've received your submission.“We don’t think asking questions about what happened in the nursing homes is a partisan issue. That is the law, and that is the way we're going to proceed. That age group makes up an increasingly larger share of new cases over the last two weeks, he said while referring to a chart displayed at the press conference. It’s all politics,” Cuomo railed.Cuomo responded, “No, you could do a lot of review and investigations — but you need facts first. First, go talk to the Republican states now — Florida, Texas, Arizona — ask them what is happening in nursing homes. It’s about learning about what happened so we can come up with a protocol so it doesn’t happen again,” she said.And toward the end of the press conference, another reporter, Nick Reisman of Spectrum News, followed up on The Post’s query with the governor, asking him, “Why not have an independent review of what went on in these nursing homes … are you interested in doing something like that?”Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?The thin-skinned response from the state’s chief executive was immediately challenged by other media outlets and even fellow Democrats who have also called into question a March 25 directive from the Cuomo administration that compelled nursing homes to take in COVID-19 patients at the early height of the virus’ outbreak.“I think it is the New York Post. Andrew Cuomo accused The Post Friday of waging a partisan attack — for merely asking whether he would support an independent probe of nursing home deaths in New York during the coronavirus pandemic.“I don’t think the Health Department report was adequate or thorough,” said Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan).“People died in nursing homes — that is very unfortunate. On Thursday, Cuomo … It's not up to the president of the United States," he said during a news briefing in Albany. You look at the facts in that report. The official website of the 56th Governor of New York State, Andrew M. Cuomo. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis.Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inboxGot a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you.Meanwhile, Cuomo said he will announce the state's decision on schools in August after thoroughly reviewing public health data and reopening plans from local school districts.Get the best of CNBC in your inboxGet this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services. "We are quite serious about it," he said, adding that the state has filed 410 charges against New York eating and drinking establishments.Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes.