Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is demanding discussions of prosecution and impeachment for Gov. Cuomo begin immediately following a shocking report from the New York Post that the governor’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, admitted the Cuomo administration purposely hid information regarding nursing home deaths from lawmakers and the public. Prior to this revelation, Tague had been calling for legislative hearings to investigate the deaths in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic and whether attempts were made to cover up the amount of people who died.

“This report directly confirms what many of us had feared for months, that the governor has been trying to hide what are now over 13,000 nursing home deaths from the public eye for the sake of protecting his political reputation and celebrity,” said Tague. “The governor has put politics over human lives, and at this point discussions of prosecution and impeachment must begin immediately. If the governor lied about something this serious, we can only imagine what else he’s hidden from us during his career. With all the talk of unity in our country’s political discourse, this is a moment for all of us in government to put aside our partisanship and stand up for the thousands of families who will never see their loved ones again.”