Tempers flared on the floor of the North Carolina state House. Democrats in the state accused Republicans of deceptive behavior after the state House held a vote to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a budget bill.
Democrats in North Carolina on Wednesday accused Republicans of deceptive behavior after the state House held a vote to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a budget bill.
North Carolina House Democrats claimed that they were told by the chamber's Republican leadership that there would be no votes in the House's morning session on Wednesday. GOP leadership refuted Democrats' claims, saying they never informed their colleagues there would be no recorded votes. When the vote to overturn Cooper's veto was brought up Wednesday morning, Democratic state Reps. Deb Butler and Mary Belk — some of the few Democrats on the House floor — voiced objection.
— John Autry September 11, 2019 Cooper, who was at an event commemorating the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Wednesday morning, accused House Republicans of lying."Today, on the 18th anniversary of 9/11, while the state was honoring first responders, Republicans called a deceptive, surprise override of my budget veto," Cooper told reporters Wednesday.House Democratic Leader Darren Jackson was told by state GOP Rep.
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