Republican legislative leaders used this week’s regularly scheduled news conference to highlight some issues that have distinguished the GOP from the Democrats.
House Minority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake, and Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, focused specifically on the State Health Plan “bailout,” changes in the public schools’ sex education curriculum, and taxpayer financing of local election campaigns. Sen. Eddie Goodall, R-Union, also discussed a proposal to kill the estate tax, while Rep. Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, answered questions about state use of federal stimulus dollars.
Click play below to view the entire 21:28 news briefing.
