Candidate for U.S. Senate - North Carolina in 2026 North Carolina General Election.
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Get StartedRoy Cooper has a four-point plan to lower grocery prices. First, he would put an end to the chaotic tariffs that have driven up costs for farmers, who have to pass it on to you, the customer. Second, he’d block the mergers of grocery giants that reduce competition and raise prices. Third, he’d ban the algorithms used to raise prices on specific customers. And fourth, he’d make it illegal for big food producers to coordinate prices and supply information to drive up prices. Learn more
Roy will work to make sure that data centers pay the full cost of the power they use without passing it on to you, and he’d ban utility companies from disconnecting power during dangerous heat or cold. Roy’s plan would lower energy costs by modernizing our energy grid and encouraging the tech companies to build their own energy sources. Learn more
Roy believes that Medicare should broaden negotiations with drug makers to make prescriptions more affordable, and cap annual costs for out-of-pocket prescriptions. He would crack down on pharmacy middlemen who pocket savings instead of passing them on, and cap out-of-network charges for non-emergency care. Learn more
Roy believes that the ACA (or Obamacare) tax credit expiration and cuts to Medicaid should be reversed to get people the coverage they need and wants to lower premiums for everyone, including those who get their health insurance through their employer. Learn more
Roy Cooper’s plan would provide incentives to build more housing, lowering the overall cost of housing. It would stop big corporations, like investment funds and foreign companies, from buying single-family homes. He’d ban the algorithms from companies like RealPage and Yardi that use real-time data to increase rents. And he’d eliminate the unnecessary rules and red tape that make it harder to build houses and drive up costs, and eliminate the tariffs that make building materials more expensive. Learn more
Expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to support working families and put money back in people’s pockets. Learn more
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