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COVID-19: Cuomo Responds After DOJ Announces It Won't Investigate NY Nursing Home Deaths COVID-19: Cuomo Responds After DOJ Announces It Won't Investigate NY Nursing Home Deaths
Covid-19: Cuomo Responds After DOJ Announces It Won't Investigate NY Nursing Home Deaths New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a statement following the Justice Department's decision not to open a civil rights investigation into the state's COVID-19 response in its nursing homes. Requests for data from the nursing homes had previously been made due to questions about whether New York and other states worsened the COVID-19 death toll by requiring the facilities to accept residents who had been hospitalized for COVID-19. GOP Rep. Steve Scalise reported on Friday, July 23, that the Justice Department sent him a letter saying it would not open the investigation. 🚨🚨 BREAKING—Bi…

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COVID-19: DOJ Decision Not To Investigate NY Nursing Home Deaths Draws Criticism From GOP COVID-19: DOJ Decision Not To Investigate NY Nursing Home Deaths Draws Criticism From GOP
Covid-19: DOJ Decision Not To Investigate NY Nursing Home Deaths Draws Criticism From GOP Republican representatives are criticizing the Justice Department’s decision not to open a civil rights investigation into New York's COVID-19 response in its state-run nursing homes. The department sent a letter to GOP Rep. Steve Scalise and other Republicans, saying it would not open the investigation. The department also declined to investigate allegations in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Requests for data from the nursing homes had previously been made due to questions about whether New York and other states worsened the COVID-19 death toll by requiring the facilities to accept residents …

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