ICYMI: POLITICSNATION: Ross Talks About Burr's Refusal to Lead and His Decision to Run on Trump's Record
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Deborah Ross, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate spoke with Al Sharpton on PoliticsNation this weekend about North Carolina's need for a Senator who shares their values and will work for their needs. Ross out raised Burr by nearly $200,000 in the first quarter of 2016 following her landslide primary victory, where she pulled a higher percentage of support from her party than Burr managed in his own race. Additionally, she closed the race down to 2 points according to the most recent conservative leaning Civitas Poll.
Statement from Cole Leiter, Ross Press Secretary:
"North Carolinians need a U.S. Senator who shares their values and will step up when our state needs a leader to move us forward in a positive direction. But Richard Burr's record in Washington is so out of touch that he would rather run on Donald Trump's than his own. More than 20 years of Richard Burr in Washington and it's clearly time for a change."
ICYMI: PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton
"Clearly Senator Burr isn't interested in running on his own record in Congress of more than 20 years. And that record is really out of touch with what people in North Carolina and across America care about, so he's decided run on Donald Trump's record."
"We're going to have to ask Richard Burr every time Donald Trump makes one of these statements -- is he with Donald Trump or isn't he with Donald Trump? I don't understand why he won't run on his own record but probably because it's out of touch with what people in North Carolina really care about and really need."
"Discrimination in any form is wrong. HB2, that's what the bill is called, prohibits local governments from having a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25. Several of our local governments set a higher minimum wage because the standard of living and the cost of living in those communities is higher. This bill would keep local governments from being able to do that. This law is bad for North Carolina, it's bad for our economy, and it's horrible for the image of our state."
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