Legislative Democrats on Tuesday blocked an audit of COVID-19 testing failures that occurred during a spike of 1,100 nursing home deaths in Colorado during the 2020 Christmas season - the worst nursing home death rate in the nation.
Democrats on the Legislative Audit Committee unanimously torpedoed the audit request by Republicans on a party line vote.
"I am disappointed, but I cannot imagine what the families of those affected must feel," said Republican state Sen. Rob Woodward of Loveland, who authored the audit request.
"This audit request would have allowed a nonpartisan office to carefully examine what happened in our nursing homes. I am very disappointed that each and every Democrat member of this committee was unwilling to put partisan politics aside and encourage a deep retrospective review of this tragic situation."
Voting in favor of the audit were Woodward, Smallwood, and Republican state Reps.
Dafna Michaelson Jenet and Andrew Boesenecker, who was called in at the last minute to vote for state Rep. Dylan Roberts of Avon.
So he owes voters there an explanation as to why he blew off such an important vote, and where he stands on the audit.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
State Dems block audit of COVID testing failures and 1,100 nursing home deaths
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