James Talarico: “It's the fight that I've been leading at the state…”

“I taught on the west side of San Antonio, and so I taught a lot of black and brown students. And I just saw how this system of public education really underserves them. It's the fight that I've been leading at the state legislature. I've also done a lot of work on prescription drugs. I'm a type 1 diabetic, and so I I use insulin every day. And when I first got diagnosed, I couldn't afford my own insulin.” (02:57–03:01)

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