Cuomo made the claim at the Capitol Monday afternoon during
a virtual news conference with reporters.
O’Mara, the Ranking Member of the Senate Investigations
Committee, said, “I strongly reject Governor Cuomo’s latest attempt to steer
clear of any investigation of his administration. In fact, this crisis and the ongoing attempt
by the governor and his allies to have the final word demands a full
investigation by the federal Department of Justice and the state Attorney
General. Enough of their endless
doublespeak. It is time for independent,
trained investigators to be allowed to do their jobs and report the unfiltered
truth.”
In the weeks following a January 28 report from state
Attorney General Letitia James that revealed significant under-reporting by the
Cuomo administration on COVID-19-related nursing home deaths, O’Mara and his
Senate GOP colleagues have been calling for independent investigations of the
governor and top administration officials to compel testimony and obtain all
records related to the ongoing crisis.
