Cuomo Blames COVID-19 Nursing Home Order on Unknown Staffer During Testimony to Congress

Former New York governor says he still would have issued the mandate, knowing what he knows now.
Cuomo Blames COVID-19 Nursing Home Order on Unknown Staffer During Testimony to Congress
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York City, on May 10, 2021. Mary Altaffer/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told members of Congress on June 11 that he was not responsible for an order requiring nursing homes to accept residents discharged from hospitals even if they still had COVID-19, according to lawmakers in the room.

Mr. Cuomo did “tell us that he did not know that this directive existed, that he did not authorize it, that his department of health commissioner did not authorize it, that somehow it just popped up from an unknown staff member,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) told reporters in a briefing after the closed-door hearing.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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