WTVD: “Former Governor Roy Cooper joining his successor, Governor Josh Stein, rallying the crowd around a message on top of everyone’s minds: the cost of living. His slogan, ‘Make Stuff Cost Less.’”
NC Newsline: “Cooper criticized Whatley for ‘cheering on the policies that made it all cost more,’ including cuts to Medicaid and subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. ‘While your costs are going up, Michael Whatley says prices are down,’ Cooper told supporters.”
RALEIGH — Last night, Roy Cooper continued his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour, holding a rally with hundreds of supporters in Durham to highlight how he will continue his work in the U.S. Senate to make life more affordable for North Carolina families. Roy was joined by Governor Josh Stein, Justice Anita Earls, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee and State Senator Natalie Murdock.
97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com: Roy Cooper ‘Make Stuff Cost Less’ Rally in Durham
- Former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper and his U.S. Senate campaign swung through the Triangle on Thursday, with a rally held at Durham’s American Tobacco Campus for supporters.
- Reporter: “Stopping in Durham, former Governor Roy Cooper joining his successor, Governor Josh Stein, rallying the crowd around a message on top of everyone’s minds: the cost of living. His slogan, ‘Make Stuff Cost Less.’”
- Reporter: “Roy Cooper arguing Congress can take immediate steps to help working families.”
- Reporter: “Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper laying out his plan to bring down the cost of living in front of hundreds at a campaign rally in Durham.”
- Roy Cooper: “North Carolina can’t afford any more excuses. We need to make stuff cost less.”
- Reporter: “From groceries and utilities to health care and housing, Cooper says everything is just too expensive.”
N&O: Senate candidate Roy Cooper promises to lower costs at rally in Durham
Danielle Battaglia
- Former Gov. Roy Cooper stepped on stage in Durham on Thursday evening and was met with loud cheers from more than 400 people.
- “Michael Whatley is a D.C. insider, oil lobbyist who cares about lining the pockets of the millionaires more than helping you and your family,” Cooper said. “He has spent his career lobbying for utility companies like Duke Energy, making your monthly electric bills climb higher and higher.”
- Cooper said he believes political leaders in Washington are making things worse for people.
- “I couldn’t sit back and watch the people in my state get treated this way,” Cooper said. “Not without a fight.”
NC Newsline: Cooper, Whatley face off in dueling Triangle events over who can deliver affordability
Brandon Kingdollar, Lynn Bonner
- Cooper’s remarks to a crowd of a couple hundred supporters at Durham’s American Tobacco Campus centered on one slogan, which he and other speakers repeated several times: “Make stuff cost less.”
- Cooper criticized Whatley for “cheering on the policies that made it all cost more,” including cuts to Medicaid and subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. “While your costs are going up, Michael Whatley says prices are down,” Cooper told supporters.
- If elected to the U.S. Senate, Cooper said he would work to hold insurance companies accountable for hidden fees and claim denials, vote to protect Medicaid and Medicare, and oppose President Donald Trump’s “chaotic tariffs.”
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