Weeks out from the primary election, Texas Republicans are attacking Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico for a new campaign ad touting his work in passing a statewide cap on out-of-pocket insulin copays, accusing the Austin lawmaker of overstating his role.
“When I picked up my first insulin prescription, it cost me $684. I couldn’t afford that — most Texans can’t either,” Talarico, who has Type I diabetes, says in the 30-second ad, which is running on TV statewide and in major media markets through election day on March 3. “So when I got to the Texas House, I took on Big Pharma and capped insulin at $25 a month.”
