U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to testify publicly before Congress on September 10, 2024, regarding his administration's pandemic response. The hearing, titled “A Hearing with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo,” will focus on the guidance issued by his administration that required New York nursing homes and long-term care facilities to admit COVID-19 positive patients.
Earlier this year, Cuomo participated in a seven-hour closed-door interview with the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. Additionally, the subcommittee has conducted transcribed interviews with nine former high-ranking officials from Cuomo's administration, including Melissa DeRosa, the former Secretary to the Governor, and Dr. Howard Zucker, the former New York Health Department Commissioner. Transcripts from these interviews will be released prior to Cuomo’s public testimony.
Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) commented on the upcoming hearing: “Andrew Cuomo owes answers to the 15,000 families who lost loved ones in New York’s nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 10, Americans will have the opportunity to hear directly from the former governor about New York's potentially fatal nursing home policies. During closed-door testimony, Mr. Cuomo was shockingly callous when pressed to explain discrepancies in nursing home death counts, repeatedly deflected responsibility for the nursing home directive, and most egregiously showed little remorse for the thousands of lives lost. A true leader owns up to his mistakes and takes responsibility for wrongdoing. That is not what we saw from Mr. Cuomo during his term as governor nor during his transcribed interview. We hope that during his public hearing next week, Mr. Cuomo will stop dodging accountability and honestly answer the American people.”
The hearing details are as follows:
WHAT: Hearing titled “A Hearing with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo”
DATE: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
TIME: 2:00 PM ET
LOCATION: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
WITNESS:
The Honorable Andrew Cuomo
Former Governor
State of New York
The hearing will be open to both the public and press and will be livestreamed online at https://oversight.house.gov.
Media representatives must be congressionally credentialed and RSVP by Monday, September 9 at 2:00 PM ET via email to olivia.coleman@mail.house.gov.
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