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Eric Adams: “15,000 people in nursing home died under [Andrew Cuomo's]…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Eric Adams Discusses NYC Afterschool Initiative, Housing Policies, and Leadership Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 07:24

The only reason Andrew is running, he didn't want to be mayor. He was governor. He succumbed to the far left. He gave us a terrible bail bill, he gave us a terrible cannabis bill. 15,000 people in nursing home died under [Andrew Cuomo's] watch. The problem was seeing what people severe mental health issue issues is because he closed psychiatric beds. I mean, young people are shooting young people right now and becoming young and young victims because of his raised age. (07:24–07:29)

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Asserts that 15,000 people died in nursing homes under Andrew Cuomo's governance.

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