New York state senators have written a letter to the chairman of the Investigations and Government Operations Committee asking to start an investigation into a controversial order that likely accelerated CCP virus outbreaks in group homes. The letter was written by Republican State Sen. Anthony Palumbo, a member of the Investigations and Government Operations Committee, according to the Washington Examiner. Members of the Mental Health and Disabilities Committees co-signed the letter directed at the chairman, Democrat State Sen. James Skoufis. “Individuals residing in OPWDD group homes were three times more likely to contract COVID-19 and three times more likely to die from it compared to the general population of New York,” reads the senator’s letter. “A report also asserts that group homes received inadequate COVID-19 guidance from OPWDD, leading to logistical challenges and almost certainly allowing COVD positive residents and staff to return to group homes,” Palumbo wrote. “To date, OPWDD has resisted …