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James Talarico: “We capped insulin at $25 per prescription in the state of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 14:58

Some of them were dying because they couldn't afford their insulin. So when I won that race in Williamson County, I brought Democrats and Republicans together to beat Big Pharma and their lobbyists. And We capped insulin at $25 per prescription in the state of Texas. So politics is, it's dirty, it's soul sucking at times. But there are moments, if you bring people together, that you can actually save people's lives. (14:58–15:04)

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