Governor Roy Cooper shared the following comment after the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the upcoming Federal Register for $168 million in hurricane recovery mitigation funds for North Carolina.
It has been 25 days since Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced, responsible compromise offer on the budget to Republican leaders.
Twenty-four days ago, Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced, responsible compromise offer on the state budget with Republican leaders in the General Assembly. Twenty-four days have now gone by without a counteroffer from those Republican leaders.
Twenty-three days after Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced compromise budget offer to Republican leaders, they have still not yet returned a counteroffer. North Carolinians are beginning to wonder if Republican leaders will ever agree to negotiate with Governor Cooper.
It’s been 22 days since Governor Cooper and Democratic legislators sent a compromise budget offer to Republican legislators. And for 22 days, Republican legislators have refused to make a counteroffer, instead doing anything possible to avoid negotiating.
Governor Roy Cooper met with people from across the Piedmont and western regions of the state to hear firsthand the choices that they are forced to make because they cannot access affordable, quality health insurance.
Governor Cooper's spokesman Ford Porter issued the following statement regarding State Board of Elections Chairman Robert Cordle's resignation:
Twenty-one days. That’s how long it has been since Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders sent a compromise budget offer to Republican legislators.