As Governor’s Falsehoods Intensify, Need for Legislative Investigatory Commission Becomes Crystal Clear

A Statement by Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square)

“After a week of threatening legislators, exaggerating their connections to world-renowned physicians and admitting to obstructing a federal investigation on a Zoom call, this administration decided the hole they’ve dug themselves in wasn’t deep enough. Today, they continued to lie about their efforts to stonewall lawmakers, advocates and prosecutors who were seeking the real data about nursing home deaths.

“We’ve seen enough. I am joining my Assembly Minority colleagues in sponsoring a concurrent resolution to create a temporary bipartisan legislative commission to investigate the governor’s mishandling of the nursing home crisis. We’ll issue subpoenas. We’ll review documents and communications. We’ll compel testimony. We can’t do our jobs if we don’t have all the facts,” said Ra.