Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to testify before a Republican-led House subcommittee regarding his administration's nursing home policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee has accused Cuomo of staging a cover-up to conceal the number of nursing home deaths, linked to a March 2020 directive that required nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients. Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Brad Wenstrup stated that Cuomo's decisions recklessly endangered vulnerable populations, with the investigation revealing that Cuomo and his aides allegedly downplayed the impact of the directive and edited reports on COVID-related deaths. Cuomo has defended his actions by citing similar policies from other governors and federal guidelines. His spokesperson criticized the investigation as partisan and lacking evidence of wrongdoing. This public testimony follows previous closed-door hearings and comes amid ongoing scrutiny of Cuomo's handling of the pandemic, which ultimately led to his resignation in 2021 over unrelated allegations.