Roy Cooper

America has always taken the lead in these areas. And just speaking as a taxpayer, I absolutely endorse its extension.

The responsibility for human rights is not just government's responsibility.

We shouldn't be endorsing one theological interpretation over the other.

The kinds of rhetoric that you just invoked and quoted flies in the face of everything that our democracy stands for

We have probably, I mean, failed a generation of Iranians and, I think, endangered a significant number of people who were hoping against hope that the U.S. would lead the way as a voice of freedom.

We needed the voices from the top of the United States, our president, our secretary of state, our influencers, to be explicit in their realtime backing for the heroism of the women of Iran.

Friends have to be honest with friends. India has done better in the past and has to change course.

I would point out that he is the only person under IRFA that was sanctioned because of serious allegations of killing Muslims.

It is simply not acceptable.

The world's democracies, led by the United States, have failed the women of Iran. That's just the truth.

Major policy changes can happen because of one legislator making a decision.

This bill was contradictory, conflicting, confusing. They wrote it in the middle of the night. It's going to be open to interpretation. This is in no way a reasonable compromise as Republicans have presented it.

You can't make major policy changes because you get your feelings hurt.

Politicians shouldn’t push their way into the exam room with women and their doctors.

This bill would turn the clock back 50 years for women.

People in North Carolina do not support abortion bans. This is why they tried to kept -- keep this process so secretive.

This obstacle course that they have created for women, the burdens they've put on clinics, is really going to operate as an effective ban.

We're working really hard. We know that a lot of constituents are trying to hold these Republicans to their promise to protect women's reproductive freedom.

The Democratic governor of North Carolina vetoed legislation that would have banned most abortions after 12 weeks in the State.

Protecting critical infrastructure like our power system must be a top priority. This kind of attack raises a new level of threat. We will be evaluating ways to work with our utility providers, and our state and federal officials to make…

I still think we can, but remember we are swimming upstream. When you look at history, the party of the White House doesn't do well in the first midterm.

North Carolina has had a front row seat when it comes to the effects of climate change, and we are making sure that we become a clean energy safe haven and that we are paying attention to resiliency.

Democrat Governor Roy Cooper signed it into law in October 2021.

Unlike Governor Hochul in New York, our Republican legislature is not going to amend the Constitution. But this Democratic governor is going to hold the line to protect women`s reproductive freedom in our state.

Governors have become more and more important in this country particularly looking at our U.S. Supreme Court.