WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to testify before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Rayburn House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura)
"After months of inquiry and investigation, we now know irrefutable what New Yorkers have known for years that Governor Cuomo himself and his most senior aides ordered, directed and executed this deadly executive order counter to CMS and CDC guidance," Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said.
"You are culpable for this," Stefanik told the former governor. "There are families sitting here. I want you to turn around, look them in the eye, and apologize, which you have failed to do. How do you do it?"
The former New York governor also testified during the hearing that he did not speak to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) before or after the advisory was sent.
"And they never called me after. You would think if they had a problem with the directive, they would have called if it was so outrageous you didn't even call it." Cuomo told the committee, adding that the advisory was "in total compliance with federal guidelines."
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is sworn in to testify before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Rayburn House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura)
In closing, Chairman Wenstrup added that he was "deeply skeptical of the abdication of responsibility on to others that we've witnessed, not only here, but publicly."
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"It appears there's to be no soul-searching from you, governor. I'm sorry. No self- critique of what could have been done better and improved upon. Just doubling down, blaming others," Wenstrup said.
Fox News' Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
Aubrie Spady is a Writer for Fox News Digital.
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