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Visitors to the North Carolina Senate who are opposed to legislation that would erode the powers of the incoming governor and other elected Democrats walk along with a police officer down the stairs of the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, as General Assembly police tell demonstrators to end disruptions (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

Visitors to the North Carolina Senate who are opposed to legislation that would erode the powers of the incoming governor and other elected Democrats walk along with a police officer down the stairs of the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, as General Assembly police tell demonstrators to end disruptions (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, speaks to reporters on the Senate floor at the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, speaks to reporters on the Senate floor at the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

The Rev. Rob Stephens with the NC Poor People's Campaign speaks at a news conference outside the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

The Rev. Rob Stephens with the NC Poor People's Campaign speaks at a news conference outside the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)