In 2020, the former senator spoke against the policy of Democrat Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] to transfer [[coronavirus]] patients to nursing homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/30/damato-blasts-ny-for-putting-coronavirus-patients-in-nursing-homes/|title=D'Amato blast NY for putting coronavirus patients in nurshing homes|author=Carl Campanile|publisher=''The New York Post''|date=April 30, 2020|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref> | In 2020, the former senator spoke against the policy of Democrat Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] to transfer [[coronavirus]] patients to nursing homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/30/damato-blasts-ny-for-putting-coronavirus-patients-in-nursing-homes/|title=D'Amato blast NY for putting coronavirus patients in nurshing homes|author=Carl Campanile|publisher=''The New York Post''|date=April 30, 2020|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref> |