James Talarico
Role at the time: Texas state representative
Mixed or conditional
Response to this claim
James Talarico says he capped insulin at $25 a month while serving in the Texas House.
“This legislation has been a team effort.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Texas House Journal — May 24, 2021, S.B. 827 remarksPDF p. 30 (printed p. 3794), S.B. 827 — Remarks
In official House-floor remarks on S.B. 827, Talarico described the effort as collaborative and thanked Lucio, Kolkhorst, and Oliverson. The journal preserves his contemporaneous characterization of roles, rather than independently resolving every participant's contribution.
Why we used this label
The remark describes a shared account of legislative credit. It does not condemn or defend any person’s conduct.