Beto O'Rourke: “He helped with Republican colleagues to rewrite our public…”

“He really made his name in Texas in large part by fighting for public education. He's a former public school educator. He helped with Republican colleagues to rewrite our public education financing and then led the fight against vouchers which is the privatization of public tax dollars, taking those monies away from public schools and sending them to private schools. He also helped to cap the cost for insulin in the state of Texas at $25 for or a copay.” (28:18–28:36)

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