“The people of North Carolina deserve better. But we know Berger/Moore & Co. are not going to listen to Gov. Cooper or leaders in his administration.”

Fayetteville Observer: “The General Assembly needs to recognize the scope of this problem”

Statement Changed from “Confident in Governor Cooper” to Hostile to State GenX Response

Key Passage: "It’s disheartening that the Republican supermajorities in the N.C. House and Senate won’t provide funds needed by the Department of Environmental Quality to ensure drinking water is safe across the state, and that they’ve frozen out of the conversation a Democrat from New Hanover County – Rep. Deb Butler -- who wants a seat at the table."

HB56 is the result of the Republican General Assembly’s nearly decade-long effort to inadequately address our environmental watchdogs, and flies in the face of Outer Banks locals

North Carolina Democratic Party chairman Wayne Goodwin released the following statement after Governor Roy Cooper vetoed HB56, which tied a minimal amount of funding to address GenX to an anti-environmental effort to repeal the ban on plastic bags on the Outer Banks

Moore Has Denied Rep. Butler’s Ask to be on GenX Committee 3 Times

State Needs “more robust regulations, more funding for the regulators” but NCGA Would Rather Play Politics

Meager Funding At the 11th Hour Offers Sen. Lee & Rep. Davis Cover While Frustrated Constituents Demand Serious Solutions

Shocking GOP Bill Leaves Money for a Serious Public Safety Issue at the Hands of Partisan Politics