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Cuomo and Trump have a history of publicly sparring, sometimes becoming combative earlier in the pandemic as New York requested coronavirus-related resources. But the governor said his April meeting about testing was productive and a "very good conversation." … [Read more...] about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo meets with Trump at the White House

“It was a good conversation, the president is from New York, so he has a context for all the things we are talking about,” he said, recalling that “he’s a builder, he’s a developer, he gets it.” … [Read more...] about Andrew Cuomo Meets Donald Trump with Infrastructure Wish List for New York

Thom TillisThomas (Thom) Roland TillisThe 10 Senate seats most likely to flip Hillicon Valley: Lawmakers demand answers on Chinese COVID hacks | Biden re-ups criticism of Amazon | House Dem bill seeks to limit microtargeting Lawmakers ask for briefings on Chinese targeting of coronavirus research MORE (R-N.C.) … [Read more...] about The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – Cuomo rings the first opening bell since March

Speaking to reporters at a news conference in Washington, D.C., Cuomo described his conversation with Trump as productive and said the president is considering his appeal to the federal government to help fast-track infrastructure projects in New York, which is among the states hardest hit by the novel coronavirus. … [Read more...] about Cuomo describes productive discussion with Trump on infrastructure

He continued, “That doesn’t mean the nursing home has to accept a COVID-positive patient. They conflate those two things. I understand because politically, facts don’t matter…but because you can’t discriminate doesn’t mean you have to accept. Actually, the law is the opposite. You cannot accept a patient at a nursing home unless you can fully and adequately treat that patient. So, you can’t accept a COVID patient — COVID-positive patient, unless you can isolate and quarantine and have the staff. Unless you can do all that, you cannot accept that person. And the nursing home — the obligation is on the nursing home to say, I can’t take a COVID-positive person. I’m too crowded. I’m too busy. I don’t have enough PPE. Whatever the answer is. It doesn’t even matter. It’s — if they say, I can’t take the person, they can’t take the person. So, that’s how it works. It doesn’t … [Read more...] about Cuomo: ‘Obligation Is on the Nursing Home’ to Say It Can’t Accept COVID Patients