WTVD: “Cooper met with voters and spoke about the need to address high costs, impacting just about everything from health care, grocery bills to housing costs.”
RALEIGH — On Saturday, Roy Cooper continued his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour, holding an event in Raleigh 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.
WTVD: Roy Cooper Holds Make Stuff Cost Less Event in Raleigh
- Reporter: “Inflation is forcing many Wake County families to find ways to save.”
- Roy Cooper: “I want to go to Washington to make sure we make stuff cost less.”
- Reporter: “Cooper met with voters and spoke about the need to address high costs, impacting just about everything from health care, grocery bills to housing costs.”
WTVD: Inflation weighs on families as former Gov. Roy Cooper campaigns in Raleigh
Jon Dowding
- Families tell Eyewitness News higher prices on everyday necessities are forcing them to make adjustments as they try to keep up with rising costs.
- “Congress can do a lot by removing these chaotic tariffs, which we know are adding costs to people,” Cooper said.
- “We know we need to end this war in Iran because it is driving up gas prices and people know that. They know that the war in Iran is connected with driving up gas prices,” Cooper said.
Duke Chronicle: Cooper amps up criticism of Whatley, pushes affordability promises as election nears
Seyun Park
- “He’s going to do and say anything this president tells him to do and say, regardless of whether it’s good for the people of North Carolina,” Cooper said of Whatley. “I will be a strong, independent senator for this state.”
- Cooper, the son of a public school teacher, promised to fight for more federal dollars for education and health research. […] In Congress, Cooper also pledged to work on lowering the cost of living by working with “anyone,” across party lines.
- “When the oil prices go up as he cheers on the war in Iran, money comes out of our pockets and into his because of the stock that he owns,” Cooper said, referring to Whatley’s reported Duke Energy stake of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
N&O: Cooper urges scrutiny of tax amendments and calls for tariffs rollback, end to Iran war
Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan
- Cooper told reporters that the war in Iran is “putting our brave service members at risk, and that is driving the cost of gas through the roof.” As of Saturday, the average price of a gallon of gas in North Carolina, according to AAA, was $4.16, with a national average of $4.48 per gallon.
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