Virginia Foxx: “Liberal Governors across the country have shown they know nothing about good governance. Many times I have heard…”

“Liberal Governors across the country have shown they know nothing about good governance. Many times I have heard impassioned speeches from my Republican colleagues on how liberal Governors running their States have gone off the deep end. Today, I am here to share North Carolina's story. For months, Governor Roy Cooper has avoided numerous opportunities to keep North Carolina open for business. He imposed phases of reopening that only caused more businesses to go under while he claimed it was the best option. Now he believes a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew will somehow eliminate COVID-19 altogether. What this curfew will do in the end is remind North Carolinians that their Governor has no idea what he is doing. COVID-19 is not a creature that roams the streets in the dead of night and retreats to its burrow once daybreak hits. This is a virus. Necessary safety precautions can be taken to protect yourself, your loved ones, and those around you. But when ill-conceived directives from Governor Cooper come into play, North Carolinians begin to question where the ambition ends and where leadership begins. The American people hear time and time again that we must follow the science, but when we question the science that is used to justify lockdowns, we seldom receive true clarity. We can all agree that the imperative here is to protect people from the scourge of the virus. That is abundantly clear.…”