Deborah Ross Kicks Off Statewide Economic Opportunity Tour in Garner

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Deborah Ross, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, launched a statewide tour focused on economic security and opportunity today in Garner, N.C. The roundtable discussion is part of a larger statewide tour that will focus on areas of North Carolina that have not seen the same amount of economic recovery as that state's main metropolitan areas. At the event, Deborah spoke about the need to invest in our state's infrastructure, train workers, lower taxes for working class people, and raise the minimum wage.

"There are two North Carolinas , one that's seen a good deal of recovery from the recession -- places like RTP and Charlotte -- and the rest of North Carolina where many people are still working hard every day to get back on their feet,"said Deborah. "I'm running for U.S. Senate because I want all North Carolinians to have good economic opportunities, but Washington politicians like Richard Burr have stacked the deck against working folks. They say they want lower taxes and more jobs, but then vote to raise taxes on the working class and ship jobs overseas. That's not who we are in North Carolina, and that's why it's time for a change."

At the event, Deborah spoke about how she will work in the U.S. Senate to invest in our roads, bridges, schools, and broadband as a way to create and attract new jobs and businesses to cities and towns throughout North Carolina. Additionally, she talked about how she will work to raise the minimum wage, lower taxes for working people, and support worker retraining while opposing bad trade deals that ship good North Carolina jobs overseas.

In contrast, Deborah's opponent, incumbent Senator Richard Burr supported giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas and then opposed worker retraining for the folks who lost their jobs here at home. He voted to cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans and raise taxes on working people. When he had the chance to cut payroll taxes for working families, he voted no. He voted to tax employer provided healthcare plans and voted against raising the minimum wage.

During Deborah's time in the General Assembly, she worked to create jobs by voting to improve our infrastructure, passed legislation that increased the minimum wage, advocated for an earned income tax credit to return taxes to working families, supported creating an economic development fund to retain high-quality jobs in the state, and defended tax breaks for small businesses.

Deborah is encouraging people to attend her Economic Opportunity Tour stops and share their concerns, ideas, and thoughts about how we can work together to strengthen all of North Carolina and grow our economy for everyone.

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