In the immediate hours following the tornado, I began meeting with local officials and emergency service personnel on recovery efforts and visiting the homes of residents impacted by the tornado to ensure they were receiving the help they needed.
On July 20th, Speaker Tim Moore and Eddie Buffaloe, Secretary of the Department of Public Safety, came to speak with residents and to see how recovery efforts were going. Sheriff Keith Stone and Rocky Mount City Councilor Jabaris Walker were also in attendance. Following the tour's conclusion, Sheriff Stone and I took a helicopter ride to survey the tornado path.
On July 21st, I attended a press conference with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla at the Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount. Congressman Don Davis, Attorney General Josh Stein, House Majority Leader John Bell, and other representatives from Raleigh and Nash County were in attendance. During the press conference, Mr. Bourla stated that all employees of the Pfizer plant would continue to be paid throughout the rebuild of Pfizer's plant and emphasized the vital role the plant serves in America's supply chain for hospital injectables.
On Sunday, July 23rd, Governor Cooper and I met with emergency service leaders and visited with residents in both Nash and Edgecombe Counties.
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