State Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer held a brief morning news conference to raise concerns about N.C. House Speaker Joe Hackney’s plans to head to Philadelphia next week.
Hackney, an officer in the National Conference of State Legislators, is scheduled to participate in that group’s legislative summit July 19-25. Fetzer questions Hackney’s decision to take the trip as legislators continue to haggle over a state budget deal.
Click play below to view Fetzer’s 6:32 news briefing.
11:30 a.m. update: The speaker responds here.
