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James Talarico: “Every member of the state senate has taken their money. A…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 1:12:16

Here in Texas. There are two billionaires in West Texas, Tim Dunn and Ferris Wilkes. They basically run our state government. I bet most Texans don't even know their names. But Every member of the state senate has taken their money. A majority of the members of the state house have taken their money. And for some of these legislators, a majority of their entire campaign contributions come from just these two billionaires. And they use that influence. (1:12:16–1:12:24)

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Claims widespread financial influence of two billionaires on Texas legislators.

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