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James Talarico: “Calling out big pharma, calling out, you know, billionaire…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

James Talarico The Interview: Fighting to Flip Tables + Take Texas, Christianity & the Country Back

Published May 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 44:28

Right? Because now I take that impulse of speaking truth to power and I do it on the House floor on behalf of my constituents, right? Calling out big pharma, calling out, you know, billionaire mega donors. Like, I'm able to do that because I've channeled that, that trait into something that's useful and productive for the world. And I think my dad is really who, through his raising, helped me do that. (44:28–44:33)

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“90% of baby boomers went on to earn more money than their parents.”
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“For millennials, it's 50% [who earn more than their parents].”
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“For Gen Z, it's even lower than that [50%].”
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“Elon Musk is now on track to become the world's first trillionaire.”
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“All the wealth that's been created over the last 50 years has gone to the top 1%.”
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“The average Texan pays about 14% of their income in federal income taxes.”
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“The 400 wealthiest Americans pay half that as a percentage [of their income].”
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“I would define Christian nationalism as the worship of power in the name of Christ.”
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“The President of the United States just said that I insulted Jesus.”
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“Kicking the sick off their health care while cutting taxes for billionaires [insults Jesus].”
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“Covering up the Epstein files and then refusing to prosecute a single person in them [insults Jesus].”
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“Ken Paxton's crimes are well known. I was part of the bipartisan majority in the Texas House that voted to impeach our corrupt attorney…”
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“We have 40,000 people who have signed up to volunteer for our campaign.”
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“I've done rallies and town halls now in every corner of Texas, from Beaumont to El Paso, from Amarillo up in the Panhandle, all the way down…”
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“I do feel like we are building a coalition that is bigger than the Democratic Party. It's bigger than the Republican Party.”
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“The reason I signed up to be a public school teacher on the west side of San Antonio was that commandment to love my neighbor as myself.”
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“The reason I ran for the State House was to try to follow that commandment and to try to craft public policies that are going to help my…”
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“I was able to pass those bills because I was able to love my colleagues, my neighbors in the state legislature.”
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“Anyone who's read the New Testament quickly finds out that those are the neighbors we're specifically called to love.”
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“Elected officials are attempting to use their power to force their understanding of Christianity on others.”
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“Theocracy is the most dangerous form of government.”
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“In my first campaign in 2018, I walked the entire length of my district from Round Rock, Texas, to Taylor, Texas.”
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“A normal blood sugar is 100 or lower. Mine was 900.”
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“There's no way in the Texas legislature for me to pass anything without Republican support.”
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“One party rule always leads to extremism and corruption, whether it's the Republican Party in Texas or the Democratic Party elsewhere.”
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“We've had one party rule for 30 years [in Texas].”
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“I certainly wouldn't be running for the US Senate if it wasn't for her [my mom].”
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“I don't worry about my safety. I do worry about this democracy and whether it can sustain this level of political violence.”
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“I fought so hard against a lot of these efforts to censor or ban books in Texas.”
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