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James Talarico: “This maternal mortality crisis [in Texas] is three times…”

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

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James Talarico makes pitch to Black voters, defends Jasmine Crockett

Published | Video Starts at 16:40

And I can't wait to win this thing with all Texans on November 3rd. We're going to keep talking about the issues that are facing black communities across the state. The attack on voting rights, This maternal mortality crisis [in Texas] is three times deadlier for black women. We're going to be talking about the funding gap with HBCUs and bringing the funding for our historically black colleges and universities up to parity. (16:40–16:45)

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Asserts that the maternal mortality crisis in Texas disproportionately affects black women.

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