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James Talarico: “They are closing our public schools. It's happening all over…”

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

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UNITY OVER DIVISION | James Talarico | Cogdell Law Uncensored

Published | Video Starts at 10:49

That is how corrupt public officials stay in power. They. They divide us by party, by race, by gender, by religion, by culture, so that we don't notice that they're picking our pockets, that They are closing our public schools. It's happening all over Texas, including in my district. They are gutting our health care. I mean, you. You've seen how premiums have just skyrocketed across the state. They are cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends while they raise taxes on working people. (10:49–10:54)

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Asserts that public schools are being closed across Texas, including in his district.

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