Julie Johnson challenges Kolkhorst’s account of insulin-cap credit
United States representative and former Texas state representative
“He used his personal story to build massive public support for it.”
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About this source
Johnson responds to Kolkhorst's post, calls the attack cheap, and argues that Talarico introduced an earlier bill and generated support. Her account of why he took second billing is her attribution of motive.
Before the quotation
Talarico’s campaign claimed credit for the $25 insulin cap, and Kolkhorst challenged his authorship of the enacted bill.
After the quotation
Legislative records document Kolkhorst’s Senate authorship, Talarico’s earlier H.B. 40 proposal, and Lucio III and Talarico’s House sponsorship of S.B. 827.
How this statement is classified
Responding to: James Talarico says he capped insulin at $25 a month while serving in the Texas House.
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to Talarico’s legislative-credit claim, Johnson challenges the account of his role and attribution of authorship.
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- James Talarico
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