Statement on Veto of Bill Reining in Governor’s Emergency Powers

Raleigh, N.C. — Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick) released the following statement on Gov. Cooper’s veto of House Bill 264, “Emergency Powers Accountability Act.”

“There is no emergency — none — that lasts for nearly two years. At that point, it’s no longer an ‘emergency’ — it’s the new status quo.

“Yet for 19 months the Governor has held onto every iota of unilateral authority he has. It’s unhealthy, unsafe, and undemocratic.

“House Bill 264 would have instituted common-sense checks and balances on the Governor’s executive authority, instead of consolidating power into one office. Every passing day that the Governor refuses to relinquish his ‘emergency’ power is a day that harms our constitutional order.”