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5th District Democratic hopefuls clash on health care, wages and election control in Rockingham forum
Summary
At a Rockingham County town hall, U.S. House candidates Kaya Prebmore and Chuck Albert both backed higher minimum wages and rural health investments but diverged on strategy for federal election rules and the scope of health reform.
Kaya Prebmore and Chuck Albert, Democratic contenders for North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, took the stage at a Rockingham County town hall and presented competing plans for health care, wages, rural infrastructure and election protections.
Prebmore told the audience she supports universal health care and described a federal role in funding schools and broadband to reverse rural decline. “Our platform, our pillars are universal health care,” she said, adding she wants teachers fully funded and “making six‑figure salaries.”
Albert agreed on the need for a higher federal minimum wage and…
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