James Talarico: “Texans are drowning. We can't afford the basics, groceries…”

“If you had to pick just one sample of what you're saying on the road and Hearing on the road for our viewers at home to hear. What would you want to say about it? Yeah, everywhere I go across the state, Texans are drowning. We can't afford the basics, groceries, gas, utilities, health care, childcare. the things that we need to get by, the things we need to survive. And. And it's not just affecting Democrats, not just affecting Republicans or independents.” (07:59–08:07)

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