The New York State Republican Party will contact the government’s thousands of voters in districts with “marginal” Democratic lawmakers, who will conduct a vigorous “subdivision” investigation under the government’s pressure on the Democratic-controlled Legislature. .
The GOP is targeting voters in six Democratic lawmakers’ districts – three in the Senate and three in the Legislative Assembly – in Phase 1 of the campaign, which also urges politicians to snatch Cuomo of emergency powers when the corono virus epidemic first hits York took place last year.
“We are going to take action against legislators who are hiding and fail to snatch Cuomo’s powers and launch an actual investigation,” state GOP President Nick Langworthy said.
“Voters clearly understand what the governor has done, and they are going to expect their legislators to do their job. Are you in favor of justice or are you complicit. “
Three Democratic senators include Todd Kaminski, a former federal prosecutor representing Nassau County; James Scaufis, who represents the Hudson Valley and chairs the investigative panel; And Rachel May of Syracuse, who chairs the aging committee.
Kaminski is publicly speaking out on the scandal, with Cuomo’s office admitting that it was covered for months after the death of residents of the nursing nursing home killed by COVID-19 due to a federal investigation by the Department of Justice .
Kaminski, through a spokesperson, sidelined the nursing home scandal when asked about the GOP campaign.
“Sen. Cumminsky focuses on ensuring Long Island Recover from COVID, not partisan politics – that’s why he fought and won for small businesses and homeowners, voting for nursing home improvements this week, and at a public hearing Thursday to question the state health commissioner, ”said Senator representative, Hailey Meyers.
State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker will testify at a budget hearing on Thursday.
Scofis and May were both attending a virtual meeting on February 10 with Secretary of State Governor Melissa Derasa, when a Cuomo aide said the administration refused to provide lawmakers with nursing home data because they feared release “It will be used by us fed.” And “We Freeze” – the revelations first reported by The Post, which specifically received an audiotape of the incident.
During the meeting, May – who was battered during her re-election bid last year over the issue of deaths at the nursing home – burst into Derasa, saying her former rival had made a more extensive start to the day .
“And the issue for me, the biggest issue of all is realizing that I need to defend – or at least not attack – an administration that appeared to cover something,” she said.
“And one, in an epidemic, when you want the public to trust the public health authorities, and there is a clear sense that they are not coming, going forward with you, it is really difficult and it remains difficult is.”
DeRosa apologized for troubling fellow Democratic lawmakers.
The alleged cover-up deaths of COVID-19 nursing home residents have triggered investigations by the Brooklyn US Attorney’s Office and even calls for Democrats to impeach or censor the governor. Cuomo denies any wrongdoing.
The GOP will also contact voters from three uplifted Democratic Assembly members’ districts in competing districts – Carrie Worner of Saratoga Springs, Monica Wallace of Checktowaga and Jennifer Lansford of Fairport.
The voters’ phone texting campaign will feature Democratic lawmakers with GOP programs in each district.
A marriage poll released earlier on Tuesday found that 60 percent of New Yorkers believe that Cuomo quit nursing homes during the epidemic. One percent of respondents said they acted unethically, and one in five voters said they acted illegally.
Cuomo and Zucker defended the controversial March 25 Department of Health directive requiring nursing homes to be discharged from hospital without testing for coronavirus patients. He rescinded the order on 10 May.
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) and Democrat spokesperson dismissed the GOP campaign as a cheap stunt.
“It is the same party that has denied the existence of Kovid. Our Democratic senators have actually passed laws fixing nursing homes. We respond and the results do not provide political spam, ”Senate Dames told Mike Murphy.
Meanwhile Assembly GOP minority leader Will Barclay overcame the lack of urgency.
“For the second straight day, the Assembly Majority avoided taking any action to end the emergency powers of Gov. Cuomo. Despite a Democrat-led effort last week encouraging support to revoke the executive’s authority, Majority now appears content with the status quo, ”Barclay said.
“It is surprising that even today – the governor’s office is embroiled in cover-ups, credibility issues and criminal investigations – Assembly Democrats prefer to take cover rather than take action.”
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