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Brad Lander: “During the pandemic, [Andrew Cuomo] overruled the health…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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But instead he lied to them about it, lied to Congress about it himself, marked up a Department of Health report to undercount deaths, all to protect a $5 million book deal. Then this week it came out that During the pandemic, [Andrew Cuomo] overruled the health Department and used the governor's office to purchase a half billion worth of medical equipment. Pulse oximeters and ventilators, 250,000 pieces of medical equipment. How many of those do you think ever made it out to help save New Yorkers lives? (1:31:05–1:31:14)

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Asserts that Andrew Cuomo overruled the health department to purchase medical equipment during the pandemic.

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