North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Wednesday implored President Donald Trump to end the partial government shutdown in order to unlock funds meant to help the battered state recover from a destructive hurricane season.

The shutdown, which began Dec. 22, poses a significant risk to North Carolinas farming economy and its ability to rebuild after deadly Hurricane Florence pummeled the state in September, Cooper wrote in a letter to the president.

The people of North Carolina are strong and are working hard to rebuild, Cooper wrote. But we are equally determined to hold the federal government to its promise of help.

During your visit following Hurricane Florence, you promised me the 100 percent support of the federal government in North Carolinas recovery, the letter continued. This shutdown makes that promise harder to keep. Please work with Congressional leaders to end this shutdown so our communities can rebuild quickly and effectively.