Talarico proposes "Medicare for y'all," letting anyone of any age join Medicare, which he calls a hybrid of Medicare for All and a public option.
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Talarico wants to reverse Affordable Care Act cuts that he says raised premiums, and to cap the cost of more life-saving drugs.
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Talarico cites his work bringing both parties together to cap Texas insulin co-pays at $25, after paying $684 for his own first month.
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“mine would be allowing um anyone regardless of their age the opportunity to join Medicare. Um so it is kind of like a hybrid of Medicare for all and a public option.”
Paxton says his first priority is the Save America Act: photo ID, purging non-citizens and dead people from voter rolls, and fixing mail-in ballots.
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Paxton argues mailing ballots to everybody is the easiest way to cheat, and says he was convinced fraud occurred in 2020 and sued four states.
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Paxton pledges to pursue ActBlue, which he says channels foreign money to Democrats, and would investigate George Soros, whom he says influences Texas elections.
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“if we don't require photo ID, if we don't require that the the voter rolls be purged of, you know, non-citizens and dead people”
Paxton proposes lowering costs and taxes, including a $50,000 down payment deduction, a $25,000 medical expense deduction and a doubled child tax credit.
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Paxton argues Talarico voted to tax income in Texas and would push trillions more in spending that drives up prices.
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“It means you can own a home with a landmark $50,000 down payment tax deduction.”
Talarico proposes repealing the DOGE cuts and restoring laid-off public servants to their jobs if Democrats win a Senate majority.
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Talarico says cutting the sick's health care for billionaire tax cuts and bombing schoolchildren in Iran disrespect Jesus, answering Trump's criticism of his faith.
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“when we win a Senate majority, we will repeal these dodge cuts.”
Paxton says he took the Chinese Communist Party to court and won, citing suits against TP-Link, Anzu Robotics and Lorex and a DeepSeek investigation.
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Paxton says he sued Netflix, Snapchat and Roblox over material that takes advantage of kids, and will keep taking on such companies in the Senate.
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“I took the Chinese Communist Party to court and we won. Nine times in 18 months.”
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Housing and rent
Ken PaxtonR
No answer on record about this in 5 videos we indexed.
James TalaricoD
Talarico proposes barring Wall Street from buying up housing stock and ending exclusionary zoning, citing his state bill allowing smaller condo complexes.
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“We have to outlaw Wall Street from gobbling up all the housing stock in this state and in this country.”
Paxton says his office got court orders blocking a surrogate's forced removal from Texas for an abortion and requiring life-saving care for the baby.
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“then we got a court order requiring that the baby uh be treated, you know, life-saving treatment be done.”
No answer on record about this in 3 videos we indexed.
Record and trust
Ken PaxtonR
Paxton cites his record as attorney general: suing Biden 107 times, Obama 27 times, and Google, Facebook, Twitter and General Motors.
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Paxton says his impeachment was an alignment of the Biden administration and moderate Republicans, and that he was acquitted on all 20 charges.
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Paxton argues Talarico is a Democratic Socialist running as a moderate who voted against Chinese land limits and border bills.
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“When the corrupt Biden administration came for us, I took them to court 107 times.”
Talarico says he passed 60 bipartisan bills in four terms, on teacher pay, housing, child care and drug costs, and opposed vouchers and book bans.
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Talarico says he takes no corporate PAC money and that small Texas donors fund his campaign, while special interests fund Paxton.
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Talarico argues Paxton got rich in office, citing a 7,000% rise in net worth and 15 homes, and says Republicans impeached him for bribery.
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“In my four terms, I have passed 60 bipartisan bills in a Republican-dominated legislature”