Post by Logan on Apr 10, 2016 4:41:05 GMT -6
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr on Friday fended off questions about House Bill 2, though he said he doesn’t think it will deter more companies from moving to the state.
“It’s a state issue,” Burr told the Observer. “You need to talk to state legislators. I’ve still got companies talking to me about moving to North Carolina.”
Burr, a Republican, made his comments shortly before speaking at the ribbon cutting of the Veterans Administration’s new Charlotte health care center.
HB 2 was passed by Republican state lawmakers and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory in response to an expanded Charlotte ordinance that would have banned discrimination based on sexual orientation and allowed transgender persons to use the bathroom of their choice.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article70813197.html
“It’s a state issue,” Burr told the Observer. “You need to talk to state legislators. I’ve still got companies talking to me about moving to North Carolina.”
Burr, a Republican, made his comments shortly before speaking at the ribbon cutting of the Veterans Administration’s new Charlotte health care center.
HB 2 was passed by Republican state lawmakers and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory in response to an expanded Charlotte ordinance that would have banned discrimination based on sexual orientation and allowed transgender persons to use the bathroom of their choice.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article70813197.html