Supporting Our Economy & Workers

Health Care Unaffordable Thanks to Republicans

Republicans have made health care unaffordable and Americans are paying the price. “The cost of Obamacare coverage is due to rise by a median of 14% next year, according to a new analysis, marking further turmoil for the law’s marketplaces. Why it matters: It would mark the second straight year

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Trump Has Made the Economy Worse for NC

“Rising prices are taking a toll on a majority of North Carolinians — even those who don’t struggle to make ends meet. In a new survey from Catawba College and YouGov, which polled 1,000 North Carolinians online between June 1 and June 10, 72% of respondents said they were cutting

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Trump Calls Affordable Housing a “Big Yawn”

To Donald Trump, making housing affordable is a “big yawn” compared to his plan for a federal takeover of elections. Tell that to families struggling to afford rent, pay their mortgage, and keep up with basic housing costs. “President Donald Trump downplayed the importance of a bipartisan housing bill that he abruptly

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Hunger Should Not Be a Partisan Issue

The big ugly law is hurting our children, our seniors and our veterans. Hunger should not be a partisan issue. “Last July, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed Congress and was quickly signed into law by President Donald Trump. The law reduced federal support for social safety net programs,

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Endorsed by NC State AFL-CIO

Honored to receive the endorsement of NC State AFL-CIO in my campaign for reelection. I have always been a champion for working people, and I am proud to have the support of workers and unions.

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Trump continues to be out of touch.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4.2% over the last year, the president took a surprisingly optimistic tack with

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Meeting with NC State AFL-CIO

It was great to meet with members of the NC State AFL-CIO recently to discuss my work in Congress fighting for working people. Proud to stand with them in the fight for good jobs, workers’ rights, and a stronger future for all North Carolinians.

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Trump’s Big Ugly Law is Hurting Our People

“Major shakeups in healthcare are coming to North Carolina next year, including changes to federal law that could kick as many as a quarter-million North Carolinians off Medicaid, the program that insures low-income people, disabled people, children and others. Losing access to healthcare would threaten more than just those individual

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Trump & Republicans Have Made Life More Expensive

“Concern about rising prices has reached a fever pitch. A majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents said that they had changed their purchases from grocery stores to stay within budget in the last several months, according to polling from CNN. Another 59 percent of Americans said they had cut back

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