Perdue: I Was Too Busy To Sign Health Care Letter

NC Gov. Beverly Perdue says her failure to sign a letter last week calling on Congress and the White House to pass health care reform isn't a sign of how tough the landscape for reform has become for her fellow Democrats. It simply means she was too busy on a trip to NYC to deal with outgoing mail.

Perdue spokesperson Chrissy Pearson told the Raleigh News & Observer that Perdue "agrees with the points made in the letter," but said the governor did not have enough time in her busy day to sign it:

"She didn't feel she had enough time to give it due consideration," Pearson said. "Her focus that day was the trip to New York City. It was a very grueling schedule."

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"She did not sign it but wants to make it clear that she remains committed to working with the Obama administration on health care reform," Pearson said. "She has continued the dialogue that began a few months ago whenever the White House asked North Carolina to host one of their forums on health care reform and she continues to remain concerned about the fact that while she believes reform is needed, such reform should not place an undue financial burden on the state."