André Treiber defends Talarico’s legislative-credit language
André TreiberDemocratic National Committee member and former Texas House staffer
Treiber defends shared legislative-credit language as normal practice and argues that Talarico is being attacked under a standard not applied to other lawmakers.
Responding to
James Talarico says he capped insulin at $25 a month while serving in the Texas House.
“EVERYONE says “my bill passed” even when it’s the companion, omnibus, or whatever that made it to the Governor’s desk, and no one nitpicks that.”
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How much credit should James Talarico receive for Texas’s $25 insulin copay cap?
In a January 2026 Senate-campaign advertisement, Texas state Rep. James Talarico said he “capped insulin at $25 a month.” State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst replied that she authored the 2021 bill that became law. Legislative records show Talarico filed an earlier insulin-cap bill and was a House sponsor of S.B. 827. The dispute is over how their roles should be described.
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Treiber quotes Kolkhorst's challenge and argues that the attack applies a credit standard not normally applied to other legislators. He also interprets the attack as evidence of political concern about Talarico.
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.
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Why this label?
Relative to Talarico’s campaign credit claim, Treiber argues the wording is defensible under normal legislative-credit conventions.
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