Daughters of New York nursing home victim demand end to Cuomo emergency powers

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'He's already wiped out enough seniors,' Alexa Rivera said of the New York governor's emergency powers.

to discuss their anger and frustration in the wake of their mother's death from COVID-19.

"Their political affiliations and whether they know or are friends with Governor Cuomo should not stop them from doing the right thing," Rivera said, demanding that state leaders hold his administration accountable."They're public servants. They work for people like me and my mom and other people who voted for them. And we would hope that they would eventually do the right thing and not side with Governor Cuomo.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference before the opening of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the Queens borough of New York on February 24.Rivera Zayas said that the family was led to believe that their mother"would be safe" in the nursing home facility, which is in Long Island's West Islip."We need to restore the faith and trust in our nursing home system and in the leadership in the state of New York.

She continued,"There should be no reason why he has the capability of making executive decisions that affect other people. He's already wiped out enough seniors and others who are still in lockdown."

 

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It’s the nursing home ownership that caused problems; they’ve lobbied states for lax regulations and oversight.

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