Roy Cooper: “Well, I just think it just shows how out of touch Michael Whatley is. For him to continue to say that prices are down – ask Stephanie and Kewanna and Kitt and people that I have been talking with almost every day who are telling us that they’re just getting hit with higher grocery prices, higher utility bills, higher rent.”
RALEIGH – Yesterday, Roy Cooper continued his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour, holding an event in Wilmington to announce how he will work in the U.S. Senate to make life more affordable for hardworking North Carolina families and tackle rising child care costs.
WECT: Roy Cooper Holds “Make Stuff Cost Less” Event in Wilmington
- Reporter: “The former Governor says he hopes to highlight his work to make life more affordable for North Carolinians.”
- Roy Cooper: “I’m ready to be an independent voice for North Carolina focused on better paying jobs, affordable health care, protecting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security and just making stuff cost less.”
Port City Daily: Cooper outlines child care plans during Wilmington campaign stop
Charlie Fossen
- “I’m running for people like you,” Cooper told the 130 in the crowd, adding [that] many North Carolinians are currently being affected by “higher groceries, higher utility bills, higher rent, [and] higher costs of health care.”
WWAY: Roy Cooper Holds “Make Stuff Cost Less” Event in Wilmington
- Reporter: “People applauded the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate as he entered a packed room… During a speech, Cooper promised to lower costs on everyday necessities, including food, childcare and household items. He also took aim at his opponent, Republican Michael Whatley.”
- Roy Cooper: “Well, I just think it just shows how out of touch Michael Whatley is. For him to continue to say that prices are down – ask Stephanie and Kewanna and Kitt and people that I have been talking with almost every day who are telling us that they’re just getting hit with higher grocery prices, higher utility bills, higher rent.”
Wilmington Star-News: Roy Cooper highlights plan to lower cost-of-living during Wilmington stop
Charlie Kingree
- Cooper’s main focus, however, was on unveiling the newest part of his plan: lowering childcare costs. Cooper laid out several steps to meet this goal, which include strengthening the childcare workforce though investing in higher wages and apprenticeships, getting rid of “the unnecessary red tape” that keeps childcare facilities expensive, and expanding the Child Care and Dependent Tax Credit.
- “It’s costing our economy billions of dollars when parents cannot afford to go into the workforce,” Cooper said. “Instead of these tax breaks and continued loopholes for the very wealthiest among us, let’s focus it on everyday families.”
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