WSOC: “Cooper criticized Whatley for being a shareholder and for serving as a lobbyist for Duke Energy.”
RALEIGH — Yesterday, Roy Cooper continued his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour, holding an event in Gastonia to highlight how he will continue his work in the U.S. Senate to bring down skyrocketing costs and make life more affordable for working North Carolinians.
WCNC: Roy Cooper Holds Make Stuff Cost Less Event in Gastonia
- Reporter: “[Cooper] focused on his successes as Governor, including Medicaid expansion and adding hundreds of thousands of jobs. He also accused his opponent of being a D.C. insider, pointing out his stocks in energy companies.”
- Roy Cooper: “I have consistently been opposed to the tax cuts for the very wealthy that Michael Whatley has championed, but have been in favor of tax cuts for the middle class and working families who need it.”
- Reporter: “At the same time, gas hit $100 a barrel today, and Whatley doubled down on his support for President Trump’s war on Iran.”
WSOC: Roy Cooper Holds Make Stuff Cost Less Event in Gastonia
- Roy Cooper: “I’m out there standing up to the insurance companies.”
- Joe Bruno: “As the price of gas rises because of the ongoing war in Iran, Cooper says it’s aimless and causing more problems. Whatley says he will support President Trump’s mission.”
- Roy Cooper: “I don’t think we’re any safer, and I don’t think we’re any more economically secure. And in fact, I think we are less economically secure than we were before this war.”
WFAE: Roy Cooper Holds Make Stuff Cost Less Event in Gastonia
- Reporter: “Cooper, the Democratic nominee, spoke about affordability and what he called the chaos of the federal government to his supporters in Gastonia today.”
- Roy Cooper: “The problem with Michael Whatley is that he will do and say whatever this president tells him to do and say, regardless of whether it’s good for North Carolina or the country.”
WSOC: Cooper, Whatley makes dueling visits in Gaston County as Senate race heats up
WSOCTV.com News Staff
- “He was a lobbyist for big oil and utility companies and he worked to make sure they could get higher rates and higher profits,” Cooper said of Whatley.
- Cooper criticized Whatley for being a shareholder and for serving as a lobbyist for Duke Energy. Cooper’s newest TV ad is focused on health care costs.
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