James Talarico

TX-Sen

Data Centers and AI
Health Care
Taxes
Monopolies
Money in Politics
Ethics
Everyday Costs
Party Leadership
Workers
Social Security
Housing
Wall Street
Abortion
Climate
Immigration
Democracy
War

Attacked tax breaks and handouts for Big Tech and data centers

And here is the central problem, because corrupt politicians who are bought and paid for by these data center companies are giving sweetheart tax deals to these companies. This is, I think, a theme of this entire conversation tonight. We have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis. We have seen -- We have seen, for the last five decades, since the late 1970s, corporate special interests, billionaire mega-donors buying politicians.CNN, October 14, 2026

we've got to stop these data centers from jacking up our utility bills, we've got to stop them from using up our water and we have to stop corrupt politicians from giving these sweetheart tax deals to giant AI companies.Video, October 16, 2026

Supported stronger oversight of data-center development

i've rolled out a plan to crack down on these giant data center companies i've said that we got to force them to pay for their own energy instead of jacking up our utility bills we got to force them to recycle their water so they are not exacerbating the water crisis here in texas And force them to get the consent of the people who live in these communities before they start building.Video, October 15, 2026

AI should be working for us, not against us. It's why we've got to stop these data centers from jacking up our utility bills, we've got to stop them from using up our water and we have to stop corrupt politicians from giving these sweetheart tax deals to giant AI companies. If these corporations can't meet our demands, the demands of the people, then they shouldn't build data centers in our communities.compilation video uploaded Oct 16, 2026 (event date unknown)

And so I've rolled out a plan to crack down on these giant data center companies. I've said that we got to force them to pay for their own energy instead of jacking up our utility bills. We got to force them to recycle their water so they are not exacerbating the water crisis here in Texas, and force them to get the consent of the people who live in these communities before they start building.CNN, October 14, 2026

It's why we've got to stop these data centers from jacking up our utility bills, we've got to stop them from using up our water and we have to stop corrupt politicians from giving these sweetheart tax deals to giant AI companies. If these corporations can't meet our demands, the demands of the people, then they shouldn't build data centers in our communities. Texas put a man on the moon. We pioneered ranching and energy and computers. We've always been a leader on innovation and that should be true in the AI era as well, but there is a right way to do this. We're we're often told in our politics that we have to choose between policies that are pro-growth and pro-people. I reject that choice. And the plan that we're outlining today to hold data centers accountable, I think strikes a balance between welcoming those investments while also protecting working people in our state, ensuring that AI data centers are paying for the energy they use, paying for the infrastructure needed to keep up with that growth, creating good paying union jobs and paying their fair share in taxes.Video, October 16, 2026

We just found out that Ken Paxton, the most corrupt politician in Texas, we just found out that Ken Paxton has taken nearly half a million dollars from data center companies. That explains why as attorney general Ken Paxton ignored our neighbors in Hood County after they asked him to help them temporarily block the construction of a data center in their community. Texans cannot afford a senator who's bought by big data centers. Texans can't afford Ken Paxton's corruption. Ken Paxton is not working for us. He's working for his mega donors. In the Senate, I will fight to stop data centers from being built in our communities if they cannot meet the most basic demands of those communities.speech video uploaded Oct 30, 2026 (Abilene)

Hold data centers accountable and stop them from jacking up our utility bills: End sweetheart tax deals for big tech companies, guarantee large energy users like data centers fund the infrastructure improvements they need rather than passing those costs on to consumers, require new data centers to use a closed-loop system to reduce water consumption and pollution, set minimum federal requirements for new data center projects to protect our grid, environment, and jobs and ensure transparency, and empower local communities to decide whether they want a data center in their town.Campaign website, October 13, 2026

I've said that we got to force them to pay for their own energy instead of jacking up our utility bills. We got to force them to recycle their water so they are not exacerbating the water crisis here in Texas and force them to get the consent of the people who live in these communities before they start building.Town hall, October 16, 2026

what I've said is if a if a data center company can't meet the demands of the community where they seek to operate, if they can't pay for their own energy, uh if they can't pay for their own water and recycle their water, uh if they can't get the consent and the input of the people who live in these communities, then they shouldn't be built.Video, October 1, 2026

And the plan that we're outlining today to hold data centers accountable, I think strikes a balance between welcoming those investments while also protecting working people in our state, ensuring that AI data centers are paying for the energy they use, paying for the infrastructure needed to keep up with that growth, creating good paying union jobs and paying their fair share in taxes.Video, October 16, 2026

In the Senate, I will fight to stop data centers from being built in our communities if they cannot meet the most basic demands of those communities.Video, October 30, 2026

I've laid out a plan that would rein in these big data center companies and ensure that they are meeting the demands of these communities where they seek to operate. They need to pay for their own energy instead of jacking up utility bills for hardworking people. They need to recycle their water because we're in a water crisis here in Texas. They need to produce good paying union jobs and they've got to get the input and the consent from the people who live in these communities. And if they can't do those things, then they shouldn't be built. Period. Full stop.Video, October 26, 2026

Protect Texans from future increases in energy costs: Require large energy users like AI data centers to cover the cost of the energy infrastructure updates they need so those costs aren’t passed onto consumers; crack down on energy price gouging during natural disasters and other emergenciesCampaign website, October 12, 2026

We can start by cracking down on these data centers across the state that are jacking up our utility bills and using up all our water.Video, October 30, 2026

We need a senator who’s going to crack down on these data-center companies, make them pay for their own energy, make them recycle their water, make them get the consent from the community before they start buildingNews article, September 1, 2026

if a data center company can't meet the demands of the community where they seek to operate, if they can't pay for their own energy, uh if they can't pay for their own water and recycle their water, uh if they can't get the consent and the input of the people who live in these communities, then they shouldn't be builtRally speech, October 1, 2026

We can start by cracking down on the AI data centers that are jacking up utility bills and using up all our waterRally speech, September 1, 2026

if data center companies can't meet our demands, they shouldn't be built in our communitiesSpeech, August 6, 2026

if data centers can't meet the demands of of the people in these communities, if they can't pay for their own energy, if they can't recycle their own water, then they shouldn't be built. Period. Full stopInterview, September 9, 2026

I am focused on serving Texans and that means reigning in these big data center companies, making sure these data centers are paying for their own energy and not jacking up utility bills across the state, recycling their water so they're not exacerbating the water crisis in TexasInterview, September 5, 2026

Binding conditions on development

In the Senate, I will fight to stop data centers from being built in our communities if they cannot meet the most basic demands of those communities.Video, October 30, 2026

if data center companies can't meet our demands, they shouldn't be built in our communitiesSpeech, August 6, 2026

Developer responsibility for infrastructure and utility costs

Enforceable water, energy, and community protections

Supported reining in or regulating Big Tech and AI companies

We can establish an AI dividend. So, every American citizen owns a piece of these American AI companies. If they are going to use our human ingenuity, if they're going to use our collective intellectual property, then we want our royalty checksSpeech, August 6, 2026

We cannot let artificial intelligence become yet another arena where billionaires write the rules for the rest of us. We have to have a government that puts in place some common sense guardrails to ensure we're developing these technologies safely and responsiblyInterview, September 9, 2026

Regulate social media companies without infringing on free speech: Pass commonsense safeguards to keep kids safe online — like giving parents more control over their children’s social media use and prohibiting platforms from using algorithms to send targeted content to minors; require social media companies to conduct regular impact assessments to check algorithms for bias, fairness, privacy, and security; and rein in broad immunity protections for companies.Campaign website, October 13, 2026

Called for big structural changes that expand public coverage or Medicare benefits: Medicare for All, a public option, a Medicare buy-in, lowering the Medicare age such as Medicare at 55, or dental, vision, and/or hearing in Medicare

And that's what's possible if you're willing to take on big pharma, if you're willing to take on this corrupt system, then you can actually make change for people. And so in the U.S. Senate, I want to do a few things. One, I want to roll back the cuts to the Affordable Care Act, because those cuts are driving up premiums, sometimes $1,000 a month for Texans. I want to cap the cost of more life-saving drugs like EpiPens and cancer drugs. And then I think we need a robust public option that can compete with the for-profit health insurance companies in this country. I think if we do those things, we can guarantee health care for millions of Texans and millions of Americans, because I believe that health care is a human right. It shouldn't depend on how much money you make. It shouldn't depend on the zip code you're born into.CNN, October 14, 2026

Allow every American — regardless of their age — to join Medicare: Provide an affordable not-for-profit health care option for every American, while also bringing down costs for those who don’t participate by increasing competition with private insurance.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

Lower health care and prescription drug costs: Create a federal public health insurance option that competes with private insurance, institute caps on out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving drugs, reinstate the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s enhanced premium tax credits, increase price transparency and Medicare’s negotiating power to ensure fair pricing, incentivize the development and approvals of generics, regulate pharmacy benefit managers to ensure they’re not up-charging patients, and break up healthcare monopolies that are raising prices on all of us.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

in the US Senate, I want to do a few things. One, I want to roll back the cuts to the Affordable Care Act because those cuts are driving up premiums, sometimes $1,000 a month for Texans. I want to cap the cost of more life-saving drugs, like EpiPens and cancer drugs. And then I think we need a robust public option that can compete with the for-profit health insurance companies in this country.Town hall, October 18, 2026

And so in the U.S. Senate, I want to do a few things. One, I want to roll back the cuts to the Affordable Care Act because those cuts are driving up premium, sometimes $1,000 a month for Texans. I want to cap the cost of more life-saving drugs like EpiPens and cancer drugs. And then I think we need a robust public option that can compete with the for-profit health insurance companies in this country.Video, October 15, 2026

I think we need a robust public option that can compete with the for-profit health insurance companies in this country.Town hall, October 18, 2026

I want to roll back the cuts to the Affordable Care Act because those cuts are driving up premium, sometimes $1,000 a month for Texans. I want to cap the cost of more life-saving drugs like EpiPens and cancer drugs. And then I think we need a robust public option that can compete with the for-profit health insurance companies in this country.Video, October 15, 2026

And then I think we need a robust public option that can compete with the for-profit health insurance companies in this country.CNN, October 14, 2026

we can finish the work of President Obama and pass a public option so that every single American has access to the health care they deserveTown hall, August 1, 2026

we can finish the work of President Obama and pass a public option so that every single American has access to the healthcare they deserve because healthc care is a human right. It is not a privilegeDebate, July 21, 2026

I will fight for an a a public option in our health care market that can compete with the giant for-profit health insurance companiesRally speech, October 1, 2026

Called to reverse the cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, or ACA coverage

Protect health coverage and lower premiums: Protect and improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reverse the Trump Administration’s dangerous cuts to the ACA enhanced tax credits, Medicare, and Medicaid that will kick 15 million Americans off their insurance and raise premiums for millions more.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I will fight tooth and nail to reverse those cuts to the ACA. I will fight to cap the cost of more life-saving drugs like epipens and cancer drugsRally speech, October 1, 2026

Called for lowering prescription-drug prices

And it's all because big pharma has a monopoly on the global insulin market. It's three companies that control this market. And they set their prices together. So many Texans can't get the medicine they need because these for-profit corporations are making billions of dollars in profit off of our pain. And so when I got elected to the state house, I brought Democrats and Republicans together to pass the first ever cap on insulin co-pays in our state history. We took it from $684 to $25 per prescription.CNN, October 14, 2026

This plan will break up monopolies, lower medical debt, bring down the cost of prescription drugs, and ensure doctors decide what medication their patients needNews story, August 27, 2026

I want to cap the cost of more life-saving drugs, like EpiPens and cancer drugs.Town hall, October 18, 2026

I’ve brought both parties together to pass 60 bipartisan bills — to raise teacher pay, lower the cost of housing, child care, and prescription drugs, and deliver the largest property tax cut in Texas historyCampaign email, July 19, 2026

Healthcare corporations are ripping us off — jacking up premiums and profiting off our pain. This plan will break up monopolies, lower medical debt, bring down the cost of prescription drugs, and ensure doctors decide what medication their patients need — not insurance companiesNews article, August 27, 2026

Lower prescription drug costs: Increase price transparency and negotiating power to ensure fair pricing, incentivize the development and approval of generic drugs, institute caps on out-of-pocket costs, and regulate pharmacy benefit managers to ensure they’re not up-charging patients.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

Bills that raise teacher pay, that lower the cost of housing and child care and prescription drugs including insulinTown hall, August 1, 2026

Bills that raise teacher pay, that lower the cost of housing and child care and prescription drugs, including insulinDebate, July 21, 2026

In the statehouse, I brought both parties together to lower drug costs and cut property taxes.Video ad, July 21, 2026

this is one area where we could use more capitalism, not less, where more competition would actually mean lower prices for people at the drugstoreSpeech, October 9, 2026

we start a wholesale drug importation program from Canada where they pay half what we pay for the same prescription drugsInterview, September 23, 2026

I have a legislative record of bringing both parties together to lower costs for Texans, the cost of of child care, the cost of housing, the cost of prescription drugs including insulinInterview, September 10, 2026

We don't have to wonder what kind of senator I'm going to be because I've served as a legislator for eight years now for four terms in the Texas House. And I brought Democrats and Republicans together to pass 60 bipartisan bills on a whole range of topics. Bills that lower the cost of housing, bills that lower the cost of child care and prescription drugs, including insulinInterview, September 9, 2026

I'm proposing that we cap the cost of more life-saving drugs and we start a wholesale drug importation program from Canada where they pay half what we pay for the same prescription drugsInterview, May 27, 2026

Bills that lower the cost of housing, bills that lower the cost of child care and prescription drugs, including insulinInterview, September 9, 2026

For years, politicians allowed Big Pharma to push people into bankruptcy or face death because corporate profit came first. With our bill, we put an end to Big Pharma’s manipulation of the insulin market, which drives up prices to maximize profitCampaign email, October 6, 2026

I went to work passing legislation to fund our schools, expand job opportunities for young adults, and lower the cost of child care, housing, and prescription drugsCampaign email, September 20, 2026

I’ve already delivered major victories to make Texas more affordable, lowering the costs of prescription drugs, early childhood education, and housing.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 1, 2026

I passed the first ever insulin copay cap in Texas history. I passed a major bill to bring down the cost of housing and childare.Video, October 30, 2026

I've spent my career working with both parties to lower your housing costs, to lower your child care costs, to lower your prescription drug costs, including insulin.Video, October 31, 2026

I passed the first ever insulin copay cap in Texas history.Video, October 30, 2026

Prescription-drug price limits

I want to cap the cost of more life-saving drugs, like EpiPens and cancer drugs.Town hall, October 18, 2026

Called for expanding Medicaid

Tony Rose and I would have expanded Medicaid in a heartbeat. The Republican leaders of the state have refused to expand Medicaid.Debate, July 21, 2026

Called for restoring ACA subsidies

I am proposing a cost-of-living tax cut that will expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, restore the ACA Tax Credits, and provide a tariff rebate to Americans who have been paying too much for everything.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 1, 2026

Pass a cost-of-living tax cut for the middle class: Expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, restore the ACA Tax Credits, and provide a tariff rebate to Americans who have been paying too much for everything, and pay for it by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and giant corporations pay their fair share.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

Government price negotiation

Creating a public option

I think we need a robust public option that can compete with the for-profit health insurance companies in this country.Town hall, October 18, 2026

And then I think we need a robust public option that can compete with the for-profit health insurance companies in this country.CNN, October 14, 2026

we can finish the work of President Obama and pass a public option so that every single American has access to the health care they deserveTown hall, August 1, 2026

I will fight for an a a public option in our health care market that can compete with the giant for-profit health insurance companiesRally speech, October 1, 2026

Letting people buy into Medicare

Supported canceling medical debt

It is time to raise the minimum wage in this country and expand overtime pay so workers can benefit from the wealth they create. It is time. It is time to repeal the big ugly bills tax cuts for the top 1% and invest that $1 trillion in the middle class. It is time to cut taxes for small local businesses, not giant multinational corporations. And it is time to rebuild labor unions in this country so employees can negotiate with their bosses for better pay, better benefits, and better working conditions. Working Texans, working Texans are drowning. And we are drowning in debt. Household debt reached an all-time high in the first quarter of this year. It is time to cancel medical debt and stop hospitals from overcharging patientsVideo, October 16, 2026

Protect Americans from crippling medical debt: Cancel eligible medical debt and stop hospitals and insurance companies from overcharging patients, regulate medical debt collection practices, bar the inclusion of medical debt in credit scores, and increase transparency and public reporting of both medical billing practices and the allocation of financial assistance provided by hospitals so Texans no longer go into debt when they get sick.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

Called for higher taxes on billionaires and the wealthy

We can close the deficit, and we can do it by closing billionaire tax loopholes. Right now, billionaires can write off flying on a private jet from their taxes and call it a business expense. They can write off their mega-yacht as a business expense. That is ridiculous. And that is exploding the deficit. This big, ugly bill that was passed a year ago gave $3 trillion in tax cuts to the top 1 percent, people who don't need it. Nothing against the top 1 percent, but they don't need any help. And that money could go toward closing the deficit and tackling the debt.CNN, October 14, 2026

Make billionaires pay their fair share in taxes — including by imposing a higher tax on their income and capital gains and ending the dubious “buy, borrow, die” loopholes that billionaires use to grow untaxed wealth.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I’ll pay for it by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and giant corporations pay their fair share.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 1, 2026

It's because of two things primarily: tax cuts for rich people, both in the Bush administration and in the Trump administration, and forever wars in Iraq and in Iran. And so, if we can -- if we can end those two policy decisions, if we can start making the wealthy pay their fair share and we can bring some sanity back to our foreign policy, I think it could go a long way toward tackling this deficit and tackling this debt.CNN, October 14, 2026

We can we can close the deficit, and we can do it by closing billionaire tax loopholes.Town hall, October 18, 2026

We can close the deficit by closing billionaire tax loopholes, making the wealthiest people in this country pay their fair shareInterview, September 10, 2026

I want an economy that creates fewer trillionaires and more millionaires. But right now, our tax system literally taxes work more than it taxes wealth.CNN, October 14, 2026

We can close the deficit. And we can do it by closing billionaire tax loopholes. We can do it by cracking down on tax cheatsVideo, October 2, 2026

We can make billionaires pay their fair shareCampaign email, August 24, 2026

And we can do it by closing billionaire tax loopholes.Video, October 2, 2026

We can make billionaires pay their fair share in taxes and guarantee that every single child in this state and in this country has access to a quality public educationRally speech, September 17, 2026

We can close the deficit and we can do it by closing billionaire tax loopholes, cracking down on taxesRally speech, August 11, 2026

We got to look for efficiencies in our government and we should make sure that we tax the wealthiest people in this country uh and make them pay their fair shareInterview, October 13, 2026

We can -- we can close the deficit, and we can do it by closing billionaire tax loopholes.CNN, October 14, 2026

We can make billionaires pay their fair share — and guarantee a quality education for every single child.Campaign email, August 24, 2026

Elon Musk is about to become the first trillionaire. The reason poverty exists in the wealthiest country on earth isn't because we can't feed the poor — it's because we can't satisfy the rich. We should tax trillionaires out of existence.Bluesky post, December 6, 2025

I wish they would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schoolsPost on X, September 3, 2026

And so, if we can -- if we can end those two policy decisions, if we can start making the wealthy pay their fair share and we can bring some sanity back to our foreign policy, I think it could go a long way toward tackling this deficit and tackling this debt.CNN, October 14, 2026

Called for corporations to pay more in taxes

Raise the tax on corporate stock buybacks, which corporations use to artificially inflate their stock prices instead of making investments in research and development or to pay their employees the full value of their work.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

Establish an AI Dividend: Institute a tax on the AI-attributable profits and use that tax to issue annual dividends to Americans and pay for entrepreneurship grants, so every citizen owns a piece of the growth of AI profits.Campaign website, October 13, 2026

Make corporations pay their fair share in taxes — including by raising the corporate tax rate (it has fallen by HALF since the mid-1980s!), ending the “carried interest” tax loopholes that allow hedge funds to avoid paying billions that they owe, and rolling back other extreme tax breaks that allow the largest corporations to pay $0 in federal income taxes.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I’ll pay for it by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and giant corporations pay their fair share.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 1, 2026

Increase wages for workers, not CEOs: Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, and incentivize CEOs to pay fair wages by creating a special tax on corporations that pay their top executives more than 250 times their median worker’s salary.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

We can we can close the deficit and we can do it by closing billionaire tax loopholes.Town hall, October 28, 2026

Taxing stock buybacks

Called for stronger competition and limits on monopoly power

Support bipartisan antitrust legislation to stop vertically integrated health-care conglomerates, including pharmacy benefit managers, insurance companies, big hospital networks, and other healthcare monopolies that put profit above the well-being of patients.Talarico campaign website, Health Care page, 'Break up Big Medicine' (undated) (undated)

Break up Big Medicine: Support bipartisan antitrust legislation to stop vertically integrated health-care conglomerates, including pharmacy benefit managers, insurance companies, big hospital networks, and other healthcare monopolies that put profit above the well-being of patients.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

This plan will break up monopolies, lower medical debt, bring down the cost of prescription drugs, and ensure doctors decide what medication their patients needNews story, August 27, 2026

So, our plan does a few things. One, it breaks up these big health care monopolies that are driving up health care prices for working people all over this state and all over this countryVideo, August 29, 2026

it breaks up these big health care monopolies that are driving up health care prices for working people all over this state and all over this countryVideo, August 29, 2026

We've got to take on these monopolies, this consolidation, because, again, it's fundamentally anti-capitalist. I want there to be growth, but it's got to be shared growth. Right now, again, because billionaires can buy politicians, all of the gains in this economy, all of the growth is going to the top. All of the wealth is being accumulated by the top 1 percent.CNN, October 14, 2026

Authored legislation to ban algorithmic price fixing by stopping corporate landlords from using anti-competitive algorithms to artificially jack up rent prices .Campaign website, October 25, 2026

this is one area where we could use more capitalism, not less, where more competition would actually mean lower prices for people at the drugstoreSpeech, October 9, 2026

our plan does a few things. One, it breaks up these big health care monopolies that are driving up health care prices for working people all over this state and all over this countryVideo, August 29, 2026

Breaking up monopolies

This plan will break up monopolies, lower medical debt, bring down the cost of prescription drugs, and ensure doctors decide what medication their patients needNews story, August 27, 2026

it breaks up these big health care monopolies that are driving up health care prices for working people all over this state and all over this countryVideo, August 29, 2026

Strengthening antitrust enforcement

Called for campaign-finance reform to reduce big money's influence

I don't take corporate pack money. I never have. I never will. I don't work for them. I work for the people of Texas. I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate packs so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns. And I don't care if they're Democratic super PACs or Republican super PACs. I think we got to ban them all because there's way too much influence from big money in our politics. I'm running to ban members of Congress in both parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. And again, this is a problem among Republicans and Democrats, and it has to end in both parties. I'm running to ban gerrymandering in every state in the union, red states and blue statesTown hall, October 30, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money. I never have, I never will. I don't work for them, I work for the people of Texas. I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs, so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns. And I don't care if they're Democratic super PACs or Republican super PACs. I think we got to ban them all, because there's way too much influence from big money in our politics. I'm running to ban members of Congress in both parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. And again, this is a problem among Republicans and Democrats, and it has to end in both parties. Uh I'm running to ban gerrymandering in every state in the union, red states and blue states alikeTown hall, October 18, 2026

When we win this race, the first bill I'm filing as your US Senator is a comprehensive anti-corruption agenda. GETTING GETTING BIG MONEY OUT OF OUR politics by overturning CITIZENS UNITED. BANNING corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires aren't making unlimited donations to our campaigns. Banning members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're IN PUBLIC OFFICE.Video, October 16, 2026

We must ban corporate PACs, ban super PACs, ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in office. And it's not just money. We must ban partisan gerrymandering, overhaul the Supreme Court, pass term limits, and require every member of Congress to hold town halls so their constituents can hold them accountable.Video, October 16, 2026

I'm running on systemic political reform – banning corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections, banning members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in office, overturning Citizens United, and getting this big money out of our politics.Video, October 20, 2026

Reverse the impact of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, including by banning super PACs and corporate PACs.Talarico campaign website, Corruption and Democracy issue page (undated) (undated)

We must ban corporate PACs, ban super PACs, ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in office.Video, October 16, 2026

I don't take their corporate PAC money and I never will. I don't work for them. I work for you. They know. They know. They know that when we flip this seat in Texas, I'm going to vote to ban corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections. They know. They know that I'm going to fight to get big money out of our politics by overturning Citizens United. They know. They know that I'm going ban members of Congress in both political parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. They know that I'll ban gerrymandering nationwide in red states and blue states alike.Video, October 24, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money, never have, never will. And they know that I'm running on systemic political reform, banning corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections, banning members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in office, overturning Citizens United and getting this big money out of our politics. I'm also running on banning gerrymandering in in every state in the union, red states and blue states alike, so we can have free and fair elections again.Video, October 20, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money. I never have, I never will. I don't work for them. I work for the people of Texas. I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns. And I don't care if they're Democratic super PACs or Republican super PACs. I think we've got to ban them all because there's way too much influence from big money in our politics.CNN, October 14, 2026

I'm going to vote to ban corporate packs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections. They know. They know that I'll vote to ban members of Congress in both political parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. They know that I'm going to vote to pass term limits so we can show these puppet politicians the door. And they know that I'll vote to ban gerrymandering nationwide in red states and blue states alike.Video, October 28, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money. I never have. I never will. I don't work for them. I work for the people of Texas. I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns. And I don't care if they're Democratic super PACs or Republican super PACs. I think we've got to ban them all because there's way too much influence from big money in our politics. I'm running to ban members of Congress in both parties from trading stocks. and enriching themselves while they're in public office. And again, this is a problem among Republicans and Democrats, and it has to end in both parties. I'm running to ban gerrymandering in every state in the union, red states and blue states alike, so that we can have actual free and fair elections in every state, in every community.Video, October 15, 2026

Get Big Money out of our politics: Reverse the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, including by banning super PACs and corporate PACs.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs, so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns.Town hall, October 18, 2026

I'm going to vote to ban corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections.Video, October 30, 2026

I'm running on these political reforms that will affect both parties, that will clean up government so that we can have a government of, by, and for the people again, not a government of, by, and for the billionaires.CNN, October 14, 2026

until you get the big money out of our politics, until you ban corporate PACs and super PACs, you we're not going to be able to one, have elected officials who can speak their mind.Video, August 28, 2026

I'm going to ban corporate packs and super PACs.Video, October 27, 2026

when we win this race in Texas, I'm going to vote to ban corporate packs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections.Video, October 28, 2026

I'm going to ban corporate packs and super PACs. So billionaires can't buy our elections.Video, October 27, 2026

The first thing I'll prioritize is getting big money out of our politics. Overturning Citizens United, banning super PACs and corporate PACs, banning members of Congress from trading stocksInterview, June 8, 2026

We must we must ban corporate packs and super PACs so billionaires aren't making unlimited secret donations to campaignsDebate, July 21, 2026

We have to overturn Citizens United and get this big money out of our politicsDebate, July 21, 2026

It ends Citizens United, which may be the most disastrous policy for our democracy in modern American historyTown hall, February 21, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money. I'm running to ban dark money so billionaires can't buy our electionsVideo ad, September 14, 2026

We must ban corporate packs, ban super PACs, ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in officePress conference, January 15, 2026

I'm gonna get big money out of our politics by overturning Citizens United. They know that I'm gonna vote to ban corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires and trillionaires can't buy our elections.Rally speech, October 27, 2026

I want to ban super PACs nationwide when we win this seat, when we win a Senate majority, because right now you're billionaires and mega donors of all kinds are able to make unlimited, sometimes secret donations to political campaigns and it is corrupting our politics from the inside outSpeech, October 9, 2026

this is why I want to ban super PACs nationwide when we win this seat, when we win a Senate majority, because right now you're billionaires and mega donors of all kinds are able to make unlimited, sometimes secret donations to political campaigns and it is corrupting our politics from the inside outSpeech, October 9, 2026

get big money out of politics, banning corporate PACs, super PACs, stopping members of Congress from enriching themselves off of their their public serviceInterview, May 21, 2026

Overturning Citizens United, banning super PACs and corporate PACs, banning members of Congress from trading stocksInterview, June 8, 2026

One is banning super PACs and corporate PACs because I think Citizens United was probably the most disastrous decision from the Supreme Court in recent decadesInterview, May 21, 2026

Ban corporate PACs and super PACsPost on X, June 17, 2026

As a U.S. Senator, I will prioritize legislation to cap campaign contributions at every level of government, ban dark money groups and super PACs, and ban partisan gerrymandering so that every American has an equal say in our politics and our policymaking.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 1, 2026

Overturn Citizens UnitedPost on X, June 17, 2026

Reverse the impacts of the Citizens United ruling to get Big Money out of politicsCampaign email, June 15, 2026

I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns.CNN, October 14, 2026

Ban corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't make unlimited secret donations to our campaignsCampaign email, June 15, 2026

I'm going to ban corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections.Campaign video, October 22, 2026

Banning banning corporate packs and super PACs so billionaires aren't making unlimited secret donations to political campaigns in this countryVideo, August 14, 2026

Called to overturn Citizens United

Reverse the impact of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, including by banning super PACs and corporate PACs.Talarico campaign website, Corruption and Democracy issue page (undated) (undated)

Get Big Money out of our politics: Reverse the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, including by banning super PACs and corporate PACs.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

We have to overturn Citizens United and get this big money out of our politicsDebate, July 21, 2026

It ends Citizens United, which may be the most disastrous policy for our democracy in modern American historyTown hall, February 21, 2026

Overturning Citizens United, banning super PACs and corporate PACs, banning members of Congress from trading stocksInterview, June 8, 2026

Overturn Citizens UnitedPost on X, June 17, 2026

Refused corporate PAC money

I don’t take any money from corporate PACs. That’s been my policy since I first got elected eight years ago, and that’s going to be my policy the entire time I’m in the U.S. Senate.News story, September 1, 2026

I don't take their corporate pack money and I never will.Video, October 27, 2026

We have shattered grassroots fundraising records all without taking a dime from corporate packs.Debate, July 21, 2026

they know I don't take corporate PAC money, never have, never will.Video, October 20, 2026

we have shattered grassroots fundraising records all without taking a dime from corporate PACs.Video, September 17, 2026

we have shattered grassroots fundraising records — all without taking a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, March 4, 2026

we've done it without taking a dime from corporate packs.Video, October 31, 2026

Our campaign is fueled almost entirely by small donations — not a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, March 14, 2026

I have never taken a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, April 28, 2026

I don't take a dime from corporate PACs. I never have, never will. All of my money comes from hardworking Texans who are giving 5, 10, $15 at a timeVideo, September 11, 2026

I don't take corporate pack money and I never will.Video, October 2, 2026

not taking a dime from corporate PACsCampaign email, September 20, 2026

we've done it all without taking a dime from corporate packs.Video, October 26, 2026

That means raising money one small donation at a time from people like you — not a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, February 11, 2026

I don't take any money from corporate packs.Video, September 5, 2026

And not a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, January 1, 2026

I’m the only member of the Texas Legislature who has never taken corporate PAC money.Campaign bio page, December 11, 2025

That’s why I’ve never taken a dime of corporate PAC moneyCampaign website, October 12, 2026

We have shattered grassroots fundraising records all without taking a dime from corporate packsDebate, July 21, 2026

Asking for money is the worst part of running for office, but it’s necessary because I’m the only candidate in this race not taking a dime of corporate PAC money.Facebook/Instagram ad, October 5, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money. I'm running to ban dark money so billionaires can't buy our electionsVideo ad, September 14, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money.Video ad, May 5, 2026

I don’t take any Corporate PAC money, and I don’t have a trillionaire backing me, so I’m relying on everyday people like you to fund our movement right now.Facebook/Instagram ad, August 19, 2026

proud that we're running a campaign that does not accept corporate pack moneyPress conference, January 15, 2026

I don't take money from data centers. I don't take any corporate pack money. I answer to the people of TexasInterview, September 9, 2026

I've made the commitment not to take corporate PAC money. I've never taken corporate PAC money in my time in the legislature and I'm not doing it Um, as a Senate candidate or as or as a senatorInterview, May 14, 2026

It's why I don't take corporate PAC money. I never have taken corporate PAC money because I answer to the people of Texas and that is who I will serve in the US SenateInterview, September 10, 2026

I don't take money from data centers. I don't take money from the data center industry. I don't take any money from corporate packsInterview, September 5, 2026

Because I don’t take their corporate PAC money — and I never will.Post on X, October 22, 2026

Our goal is to make clear that, even without a dime of corporate PAC money, our movement has the resources to win because folks like you are chipping inCampaign email, September 29, 2026

I’m the only member of the Texas Legislature who has never taken a dime of corporate PAC moneyCampaign email, March 8, 2026

We don’t take corporate PAC money — and the billionaires who think they have the right to buy politicians and elections to rig the system are not welcomeCampaign email, August 15, 2026

I refuse to accept corporate PAC money or beg billionaire mega-donors who expect favors in returnCampaign email, September 18, 2026

I’m not taking a dime of corporate PAC money. Grassroots donations are the backbone of this movementCampaign email, April 15, 2026

We don’t take corporate PAC money — and the billionaires who think they have the right to buy politicians and elections to rig the system are not welcomeCampaign email, September 15, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money.CNN, October 14, 2026

And I’m the only member of the Texas Legislature who has never taken a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, October 17, 2026

I don’t take corporate PAC money — and the billionaires who think they have the right to buy politicians and elections to rig the system are not welcome in our movement.Campaign email, October 17, 2026

We have to show that, even without a dime of corporate PAC money, our movement has the resources because hundreds of thousands of folks like you are chipping inCampaign email, June 18, 2026

I’m proud to show the world that this is a true grassroots campaign — funded by the people, not corporate PACsCampaign email, October 11, 2026

I’ve never taken a dime of corporate PAC money, and I refuse to spend every day begging billionaires for moneyCampaign email, July 29, 2026

I made the decision to reject corporate PAC money. I knew it would hurt our fundraising — but also knew that was the right way to run a campaign for the peopleCampaign email, September 26, 2026

I refuse to take a dime of corporate PAC money or spend every day begging billionaires for moneyCampaign email, March 30, 2026

I refused to take part in the corruption of corporate PAC moneyCampaign email, February 10, 2026

I don’t take corporate PAC money. And I refuse to spend every day begging billionaires to bail me outCampaign email, October 7, 2026

They are trying to tear us down because I refuse to take their corporate PAC money and play their gamesCampaign email, March 1, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money. I never have, I never will.Town hall, October 18, 2026

And we've and we've done it without taking a dime from corporate packs.Video, October 31, 2026

and we've done it without taking a dime from corporate PACs.Video, October 30, 2026

I don’t take corporate PAC money.Campaign email, October 27, 2026

No corporate PAC money. Just people power.Campaign email, November 2, 2026

We have also shattered every grassroots fundraising record in American history. And and we've done it all without taking a dime from corporate packs.Video, October 26, 2026

I’m not taking a dime from corporate PACs, so I’m counting on people like you to win this race.Campaign email, September 20, 2026

I’m not taking a dime from corporate PACs, and I refuse to spend every day begging billionaires for moneyCampaign email, July 9, 2026

I know that $3 and $10 at a time will make a difference — especially when we don’t take a dime from corporate PACsCampaign email, February 8, 2026

And and we've done it all without taking a dime from corporate packs.Video, October 26, 2026

all without taking a dime from corporate PACsCampaign email, March 4, 2026

Banning super PACs

Reverse the impact of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, including by banning super PACs and corporate PACs.Talarico campaign website, Corruption and Democracy issue page (undated) (undated)

We must ban corporate PACs, ban super PACs, ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in office.Video, October 16, 2026

Get Big Money out of our politics: Reverse the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, including by banning super PACs and corporate PACs.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs, so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns.Town hall, October 18, 2026

I'm going to vote to ban corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections.Video, October 30, 2026

I'm going to ban corporate packs and super PACs.Video, October 27, 2026

when we win this race in Texas, I'm going to vote to ban corporate packs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections.Video, October 28, 2026

I'm going to ban corporate packs and super PACs. So billionaires can't buy our elections.Video, October 27, 2026

We must we must ban corporate packs and super PACs so billionaires aren't making unlimited secret donations to campaignsDebate, July 21, 2026

We must ban corporate packs, ban super PACs, ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in officePress conference, January 15, 2026

get big money out of politics, banning corporate PACs, super PACs, stopping members of Congress from enriching themselves off of their their public serviceInterview, May 21, 2026

Overturning Citizens United, banning super PACs and corporate PACs, banning members of Congress from trading stocksInterview, June 8, 2026

One is banning super PACs and corporate PACs because I think Citizens United was probably the most disastrous decision from the Supreme Court in recent decadesInterview, May 21, 2026

Ban corporate PACs and super PACsPost on X, June 17, 2026

I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns.CNN, October 14, 2026

Ban corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't make unlimited secret donations to our campaignsCampaign email, June 15, 2026

I'm going to ban corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't buy our elections.Campaign video, October 22, 2026

Banning banning corporate packs and super PACs so billionaires aren't making unlimited secret donations to political campaigns in this countryVideo, August 14, 2026

Called for banning stock trading by members of Congress

We must ban corporate PACs, ban super PACs, ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in office.Video, October 16, 2026

I'm running to ban members of Congress in both parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. And again, this is a problem among Republicans and Democrats, and it has to end in both parties. I'm running to ban gerrymandering in every state in the union, red states and blue statesTown hall, October 30, 2026

I'm running to ban members of Congress in both parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office.Town hall, October 30, 2026

I'm going to vote to ban members of Congress in both political parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office.Video, October 30, 2026

I'm going to vote to ban members of Congress in both political parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. They know that I'm going to vote to ban gerrymandering nationwide in red states and blue states alike.Video, October 30, 2026

I'll vote to ban members of Congress in both political parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office.Video, October 28, 2026

I'm running to ban members of Congress in both parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. And, again, this is a problem among Republicans and Democrats, and it has to end in both parties.CNN, October 14, 2026

I'm running to ban members of Congress in both parties from trading stocks.Video, October 15, 2026

I'm going to ban members of Congress and both parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office.Video, October 27, 2026

Congress and both parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. They know I'm going to ban gerrymandering nationwide in red states and blue states alike.Video, October 26, 2026

Ban Congressional stock trading: Ban Members of Congress from trading individual stocks, engaging in insider trading, and profiting from their positions.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I'm running to ban members of Congress in both parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office.CNN, October 14, 2026

Ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves at our expenseCampaign email, June 15, 2026

Ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselvesVideo ad, September 14, 2026

We must ban corporate packs, ban super PACs, ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in officePress conference, January 15, 2026

it would be banning members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. Public service should be a service. It should not be a career. It should not be a way that that you become rich and and wealthyInterview, May 21, 2026

Overturning Citizens United, banning super PACs and corporate PACs, banning members of Congress from trading stocksInterview, June 8, 2026

Ban members of Congress from trading stocksPost on X, June 17, 2026

Banning members of Congress in both parties from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public officeVideo, August 14, 2026

Supported stronger conflict-of-interest and ethics rules

Ban members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves at our expenseCampaign email, June 15, 2026

Called out Trump's corruption, self-dealing, or profiting from office

Corporate media executives are selling out the First Amendment to curry favor with corrupt politicians. A threat to any of our First Amendment rights is a threat to all of our First Amendment rightsVideo, February 18, 2026

They went after Stephen Colbert for telling the truth about Paramount's bribe to Donald Trump. Corporate media executives are selling out the First Amendment to curry favor with corrupt politicians.Rally speech, February 18, 2026

they went after The View because I went on there. They went after Jimmy Kimmel for telling a joke they didn't like. They went after you for telling the truth about Paramount's bribe to Donald TrumpInterview, February 17, 2026

a movement of working people coming together to take on the billionaire mega donors and the corrupt politicians that are screwing us overInterview, September 5, 2026

And now, we’re seeing the pattern of corruption from this administration and their billionaire alliesCampaign email, February 17, 2026

Reforming the Supreme Court

We must ban partisan gerrymandering, overhaul the Supreme Court, pass term limits, and require every member of Congress to hold town halls so their constituents can hold them accountable.Video, October 16, 2026

You're going to expect that I will vote for overhaul to the Supreme Court. That will include binding codes of conduct for our justices. It'll include term limits, and I am open to a discussion about expanding the number of justicesNews story, September 9, 2026

Increase accountability for the Supreme Court: Implement term limits and a binding code of conduct for U.S. Supreme Court justices, including mandating rules for recusals, financial disclosures, and limitations on accepting gifts.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

What we're proposing is two things. One is instituting term limits for Supreme Court justices. This will have benefits for our politics in a lot of different waysPress conference, January 15, 2026

I think passing term limits could provide more balance on the court, could help lower the temperature every time there's an a vacancyInterview, May 21, 2026

Setting Supreme Court term limits

What we're proposing is two things. One is instituting term limits for Supreme Court justices. This will have benefits for our politics in a lot of different waysPress conference, January 15, 2026

I think passing term limits could provide more balance on the court, could help lower the temperature every time there's an a vacancyInterview, May 21, 2026

Called for a Supreme Court ethics code or enforceable ethics rules

Called for reversing tariffs that raise household costs

The first thing I think we should do is repeal these crazy tariffs that are driving up costs at grocery stores across the state of TexasInterview, September 23, 2026

Texans are ready for change. Change that will roll back these corrupt tariffs that are raising grocery prices.Video, October 28, 2026

Repeal unnecessary tariffs and support responsible trade: Roll back the Trump Administration’s tariff policies that are raising costs for American consumers and hurting Texas business owners, reject actions that risk escalating trade wars, and support trade partnerships that include strong protections for American workers.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I would immediately prioritize repealing these crazy tariffs so that we can start to to reduce food pricesInterview, June 8, 2026

Called for stopping price gouging

Called for making child care more affordable

We can pass universal child care and paid family leave, so no one has to choose between earning a living and raising a family.Video, August 6, 2026

Bills that raise teacher pay, that lower the cost of housing and child care and prescription drugs including insulinTown hall, August 1, 2026

Bills that raise teacher pay, that lower the cost of housing and child care and prescription drugs, including insulinDebate, July 21, 2026

Bills that lower the cost of housing, bills that lower the cost of child care and prescription drugs, including insulinInterview, September 9, 2026

I went to work passing legislation to fund our schools, expand job opportunities for young adults, and lower the cost of child care, housing, and prescription drugsCampaign email, September 20, 2026

I passed the first ever insulin copay cap in Texas history. I passed a major bill to bring down the cost of housing and childare.Video, October 30, 2026

I've spent my career working with both parties to lower your housing costs, to lower your child care costs, to lower your prescription drug costs, including insulin.Video, October 31, 2026

Called for lowering household utility bills

I’ll continue lowering costs by cutting red tape so we can build more homes and get new energy projects off the ground — lowering housing and utility prices.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 1, 2026

Pushing universal child care

We can pass universal child care and paid family leave, so no one has to choose between earning a living and raising a family.Video, August 6, 2026

Blamed high gas and fuel prices on the Iran war, tariffs, or oil companies

I'll take on the data centers raising our cost and fight to end the wars driving up gas pricesVideo ad, October 2, 2026

Named policies to lower child-care costs: universal child care, public funding or subsidies, or caps on family costs

We can pass universal child care and paid family leave, so no one has to choose between earning a living and raising a family.Video, August 6, 2026

Named policies to lower household utility bills: utility-rate rules, bill assistance, or lower-cost energy and grid policies

Lower-cost energy, grid, or efficiency policies

Criticized Democratic leaders for failing to stand with working people

We're supposed to be the party of the of the working man, the working woman, the party of the little guy. And we've lost that in recent years, especially in the national Democratic Party.News story, September 9, 2025

Supported stronger union organizing and collective-bargaining rights

Support workers’ right to unionize: Pass the PRO Act so that all working people have the freedom to join together and negotiate with their employers for better wages and working conditions.Campaign website, October 13, 2026

Billionaire mega-donors and their puppet politicians want you to believe that if we raise the minimum wage, support paid family leave, or allow workers to unionize, it’ll kill jobs and crush the economyCampaign email, April 26, 2026

Supported raising the minimum wage

It is time to raise the minimum wage in this country and expand overtime pay so workers can benefit from the wealth they create.Video, October 16, 2026

It's time. It is time to raise the minimum wage and expand overtime pay soSpeech, August 6, 2026

Supported expanding paid leave or paid time off

We can pass universal child care and paid family leave, so no one has to choose between earning a living and raising a family.Video, August 6, 2026

Ensure no Texan has to choose between their career and their family: Pass paid family leave legislation that would allow Americans to take time off work to bond with a new child or care for a seriously ill family member, and expand access to affordable childcare (which helps businesses, too!).Campaign website, October 13, 2026

Supported stronger workplace protections

It is time to raise the minimum wage in this country and expand overtime pay so workers can benefit from the wealth they create.Video, October 16, 2026

It's time. It is time to raise the minimum wage and expand overtime pay soSpeech, August 6, 2026

Overtime protections

It is time to raise the minimum wage in this country and expand overtime pay so workers can benefit from the wealth they create.Video, October 16, 2026

It's time. It is time to raise the minimum wage and expand overtime pay soSpeech, August 6, 2026

Supported protecting workers from AI-related harms

Ensure AI works for working people: Protect workers from invasive AI surveillance in the workplace; use AI to make jobs safer and less repetitive, rather than to eliminate them; create pathways for workers to move into higher-skilled, better-paying roles as the economy evolves; ensure AI companies follow the same copyright laws as everyone else; include worker voices in government-funded AI research and development, and defend the right to transparency and human review for automated decisionmaking around promotions, discipline, and terminations.Campaign website, October 13, 2026

Worker bargaining or consultation rights

Displacement protections

Called for making housing more affordable

we need to ban Wall Street from gobbling up our housing stock here in Texas so that we can allow actual Texans to afford a home.CNN, October 14, 2026

the folks who are buying up most of the properties here in Texas, it's Wall Street. And so we need to ban Wall Street from gobbling up our housing stock here in Texas so that we can allow actual Texans to afford a home.CNN, October 14, 2026

Lower housing costs: Stop corporate landlords from engaging in market manipulation to artificially hike rents, ban Wall Street from buying up housing stock to enrich wealthy investors while making it harder for families to afford homesCampaign website, October 12, 2026

And so we need to ban Wall Street from gobbling up our housing stock here in Texas so that we can allow actual Texans to afford a home.CNN, October 14, 2026

we can provide down payment assistance to first-time home buyers, so every American has a place they can call home.Video, August 6, 2026

we need substantial assistance for first-time homebuyersCNN, October 14, 2026

We have to outlaw Wall Street from gobbling up all the housing stock in this state and in this country. We have we have to end exclusionary zoning and the vestigages of redlinining so that all of us can benefit from home ownershipDebate, July 21, 2026

We have to outlaw Wall Street from gobbling up all the housing stock in the state and in this countryTown hall, August 4, 2026

We have to outlaw Wall Street from gobbling up all the housing stock in this state and in this countryTown hall, August 1, 2026

Bills that raise teacher pay, that lower the cost of housing and child care and prescription drugs including insulinTown hall, August 1, 2026

Bills that raise teacher pay, that lower the cost of housing and child care and prescription drugs, including insulinDebate, July 21, 2026

I passed bills to lower the cost of housing health care and property taxes in the Senate I'll take on the data centers raising our cost and fight to end the wars driving up gas pricesVideo ad, October 2, 2026

we can bring down the cost of housing by banning Wall Street from gobbling up the housing stock in this state and across the nation. So, we got to tackle corruption, get big money out of our politics so that we can focus on bringing down costs for working peopleInterview, September 23, 2026

we can bring down the cost of housing by banning Wall Street from gobbling up the housing stock in this state and across the nationInterview, September 23, 2026

Bills that lower the cost of housing, bills that lower the cost of child care and prescription drugs, including insulinInterview, September 9, 2026

I went to work passing legislation to fund our schools, expand job opportunities for young adults, and lower the cost of child care, housing, and prescription drugsCampaign email, September 20, 2026

I passed the first ever insulin copay cap in Texas history. I passed a major bill to bring down the cost of housing and childare.Video, October 30, 2026

I've spent my career working with both parties to lower your housing costs, to lower your child care costs, to lower your prescription drug costs, including insulin.Video, October 31, 2026

Called for restricting corporate, private equity, and hedge fund purchases of homes

we need to ban Wall Street from gobbling up our housing stock here in Texas so that we can allow actual Texans to afford a home.CNN, October 14, 2026

And so we need to ban Wall Street from gobbling up our housing stock here in Texas so that we can allow actual Texans to afford a home.CNN, October 14, 2026

We have to outlaw Wall Street from gobbling up all the housing stock in the state and in this countryTown hall, August 4, 2026

We have to outlaw Wall Street from gobbling up all the housing stock in this state and in this countryTown hall, August 1, 2026

we can bring down the cost of housing by banning Wall Street from gobbling up the housing stock in this state and across the nationInterview, September 23, 2026

Limiting excessive rent increases

Homeownership assistance

we can provide down payment assistance to first-time home buyers, so every American has a place they can call home.Video, August 6, 2026

we need substantial assistance for first-time homebuyersCNN, October 14, 2026

Called out Wall Street, big banks, or private equity

And so we need to ban Wall Street from gobbling up our housing stock here in Texas so that we can allow actual Texans to afford a home.CNN, October 14, 2026

Supported stronger protections against abusive financial practices

It is time to cap sky-high credit card interest rates and rein in the predatory credit card companies that are ripping us off.Video, October 16, 2026

it is the the job of our federal government to protect consumers, to protect folks who can't go to battle with these predatory lenders, with giant corporations that are takes care of us that serves black homeowners here in Dallas County, is if we limit the influence of those corporate special interestsDebate, July 21, 2026

Credit-card interest caps

It is time to cap sky-high credit card interest rates and rein in the predatory credit card companies that are ripping us off.Video, October 16, 2026

Supported protecting or expanding abortion access

But I think we can also look at the current abortion ban in Texas, which bans abortion in all cases, including in cases of rape and incest, including when the life of the mother is in danger. We currently see in Texas women dying in emergency room parking lots from sepsis because their doctors are too afraid to provide life-saving care. We talk about Texas women, but it's also Texas girls. We see girls as young as 10 years old who need that abortion care, and they cant get it in Texas. And so if we are authentically pro-life, I think we should be disturbed by the outcomes of this extreme abortion ban.CNN, October 14, 2026

Protecting access to contraception

Restore access to reproductive health care in Texas: Codify Roe v. Wade and protect access to contraception and IVF so that families can get the reproductive care they need and so that women are no longer dying needlessly due to Texas’ dangerous abortion ban.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

Protecting IVF and fertility care

Restoring nationwide abortion rights

Putting abortion rights into federal law

Restoring Roe's protections

Expanding clean energy

And I want us to invest in the energy sources of the future, wind and solar and geothermal and hydrogen and batteries, so that we can stay dominant in the energy industry.Town hall, October 18, 2026

I think we can restore the the tax credits and the subsidies for some of these renewable industries. And I think if we do that, we can grow this this industry in Texas, and we can stay an energy leader in the 21st century just like we were in the 20th.Town hall, October 18, 2026

I think we can restore the the tax credits and the subsidies for some of these renewable industries.Town hall, October 18, 2026

I want us to invest in the energy sources of the future, wind and solar and geothermal and hydrogen and batteries, so that we can stay dominant in the energy industry.CNN, October 14, 2026

And so I'm campaigning on all of the above energy strategy that includes oil and gas. I want to protect the good--paying oil and gas jobs that support whole families across the state. And I want us to invest in the energy sources of the future, wind and solar and geothermal and hydrogen and batteries, so that we can stay dominant in the energy industry.CNN, October 14, 2026

Reducing climate pollution

And what I'm opposing is greenhouse emissions. And there's ways that we can support our oil and gas industry while limiting those emissions.Video, September 5, 2026

Supported stronger rights and safeguards in immigration enforcement

What we've seen over the last year is a secret police force, and that's what we don't want in this country. We don't want masked men in unmarked vehicles coming through and terrorizing our communities. We don't want federal agents murdering our neighbors before our very eyes. You know, I think about Lorenzo Salgado, who was our fellow Texan. He lived in Houston for 35 years. As a construction worker, he sent his three boys to college. His oldest is a public school teacher. His middle son is an engineer. His youngest is still in school. Lorenzo Salgado embodies the American dream. He's exactly the kind of person we want in this country. His three boys called him "el mundo entero", the whole world. And they watched as their whole world died in a video posted on Facebook. Lorenzo Salgado was a child of God, endowed with infinite worth. Lorenzo, our fellow Texan, deserves justice, and that's exactly what I'll fight for in the U.S. Senate.CNN, October 14, 2026

WE MUST PROSECUTE agents who have abused their power.Video, February 1, 2026

We must haul these masked men before Congress so the world can see their faces.Video, January 15, 2026

And I think we need a senator from Texas who is going to hold ICE accountable, who's going to end these human rights abuses in in these facilities, and who's going to fight for comprehensive immigration reform, finally, so we can stop grandstanding on this issue and actually fix it.Video, August 4, 2026

And we must haul these masked men before Congress so the world can SEE THEIR FACES.Video, February 1, 2026

We need comprehensive immigration reform that includes border security. I have a common-sense border security plan that's been endorsed by Democratic and Republican law enforcement officials along our southern border. It should also include a pathway to citizenship for our neighbors who have been here for years, for decades, so they have an opportunity to come out of the shadows and join us as full citizens of this country. So, we can do both of those things and crack down on ICE, which is terrorizing members of our community across the state, across this country. We shouldn't have federal agents murdering people on our streets. We shouldn't have masked men in unmarked vehicles kidnap people without due process. And so, I will hold ICE accountable in the US Senate.October 30, 2026 interview

Hold ICE accountable for abuses: Ban ICE agents from wearing masks or refusing to show identification, and hold them accountable when they break the law.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

We should be cracking down on the cartels, not our communities. We should be deporting gang members, not small business owners. We should be hunting down human traffickers, not moms and babiesPress conference, January 15, 2026

ICE should be focused on going after the cartels, not our communities. They should be going after violent gang members, not moms and babies.CNN, October 14, 2026

I think we need a senator from Texas who is going to hold ICE accountable, who's going to end these human rights abusesVideo, August 4, 2026

we need a senator from Texas who is going to hold ICE accountable, who's going to end these human rights abuses in in these facilitiesVideo, August 4, 2026

It should also include a pathway to citizenship for our neighbors who have been here for years, for decades, so they have an opportunity to come out of the shadows and join us as full citizens of this country. So, we can do both of those things and and crack down on ICE, which is terrorizing members of our community across the state, across this country. And so, I will hold ICE accountable in the US Senate.Video, October 30, 2026

We don't want masked men in unmarked vehicles coming through and terrorizing our communities.CNN, October 14, 2026

We shouldn't have federal agents murdering people on our streets. We shouldn't have masked men in unmarked vehicles kidnap people without due process. And so, I will hold ICE accountable in the US Senate.Video, October 30, 2026

I think we have to stop this secret police force of masked men in unmarked vehicles kidnapping our neighbors off our streets, um killing American civilians and American citizensInterview, May 27, 2026

There must be accountability. We need a full, independent investigationPost on X, July 9, 2026

my uh friend and colleague Congressman Joaquin Castro has done a lot of work on this and he's telling me about the human rights abuses that are happening at Dilley. It has to end. And that can't be on our watchVideo, August 4, 2026

Lorenzo, our fellow Texan, deserves justice, and that's exactly what I'll fight for in the U.S. Senate.CNN, October 14, 2026

Due-process protections

Stronger enforcement accountability

WE MUST PROSECUTE agents who have abused their power.Video, February 1, 2026

We must haul these masked men before Congress so the world can see their faces.Video, January 15, 2026

And we must haul these masked men before Congress so the world can SEE THEIR FACES.Video, February 1, 2026

Hold ICE accountable for abuses: Ban ICE agents from wearing masks or refusing to show identification, and hold them accountable when they break the law.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I think we need a senator from Texas who is going to hold ICE accountable, who's going to end these human rights abusesVideo, August 4, 2026

we need a senator from Texas who is going to hold ICE accountable, who's going to end these human rights abuses in in these facilitiesVideo, August 4, 2026

There must be accountability. We need a full, independent investigationPost on X, July 9, 2026

Lorenzo, our fellow Texan, deserves justice, and that's exactly what I'll fight for in the U.S. Senate.CNN, October 14, 2026

Supporting a path to citizenship

And then lastly, I think we have to build a pathway to citizenship for our neighbors who have been here for years and decades. They should pay a fine. They should pay back taxes. They should learn English. And if they can do all those things, I think they deserve a shot at joining our communities as full citizens. That's what I want to see from a comprehensive immigration reform package. I hope to fight for it in the United States Senate.CNN, October 14, 2026

Create pathways to legalization for certain undocumented immigrants: Create a path to citizenship for the immigrants who have been here the longest and certain groups like spouses and DREAMers, while allowing those who recently arrived to apply for temporary work permits if they are filling a job that will help lower costs for Americans.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

Abolishing or replacing ICE

It is time to tear down this secret police force and replace it with an agency that is actually going to PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETYRally speech, February 1, 2026

And so I think it's time to tear down this secret police force and replace it with an agency that is actually going to focus on public safetyInterview, February 2, 2026

I think it's time to tear down this secret police force and replace it with an agency that is actually going to focus on public safetyInterview, February 2, 2026

Supported stronger checks on executive power

I think the legislative branch has to reassert its authority here. I mean Congress in our constitution is the one that can and should declare war. And so the War Powers Act, I mean this is there are levers that are at at our disposal to rein in these overreaches by the executive branch and this is this war in Iran is a is a perfect example of that. So, I think what we desperately need is is to restore those checks and balances and check the overreaches of the executive branch.Video, October 20, 2026

Banning partisan gerrymandering

I'm going to ban gerrymandering in every state in the union, red states and blue states alike.Video, October 25, 2026

I'm running to ban gerrymandering in every state in the union, red states and blue statesTown hall, October 30, 2026

I'm running to ban gerrymandering in every state in the union, red states and blue states alike, so that we can have actual free and fair elections in every state, in every community.CNN, October 14, 2026

I'm also running on banning gerrymandering in in every state in the union, red states and blue states alike, so we can have free and fair elections again.Video, October 20, 2026

Ban partisan gerrymandering nationwide: Establish independent redistricting commissions so that voters can choose their politicians — not the other way around.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I'm running to ban gerrymandering in every state in the union, red states and blue states alikeTown hall, October 18, 2026

And we must finally, finally pass a national ban to end gerrymandering once and for all in every state in the union, red states and blue states alikeVideo, August 14, 2026

They know I'm going to ban gerrymandering nationwide in red states and blue states alike.Video, October 26, 2026

we must finally finally pass a national ban to end gerrymandering once and for all in every state in the union, red states and blue states alikeDebate, July 21, 2026

it bans things like gerrymandering. Because gerrymandering is when politicians redraw political lines to benefit themselves. Democrats do it, and Republicans do itTown hall, February 21, 2026

Ban gerrymandering in every state and establish term limits so we can show career politicians the doorVideo ad, September 14, 2026

I think we have to pass a national ban to end gerrymandering once and for all in every state in the union, red states and blue states alike, because that's the only way that you're going to get representatives who are actually competing for every vote in their districtsInterview, May 21, 2026

a national ban to end gerrymandering nationwide in red states and blue states. Because this I don't think people realize this this issue of redistricting of gerrymandering of drawing district lines and you draw these districts into these crazy shapes in order to manufacture an outcomeInterview, August 28, 2026

I've condemned all gerrymandering across the country. And in fact, when Democrats had a majority in Congress, they voted to ban gerrymandering in every state, red states and blue statesVideo, January 21, 2026

winning his seat could be the key in restoring federal voting rights protections for all Americans, banning gerrymandering in every state, blue states and red states alike, so that we can truly have free and fair elections in every communityVideo, August 4, 2026

Supported strengthening voting rights

voting rights is a red line for me and it should be a red line for all of us, right? We can we can disagree on all kinds of issues, issues of of moral importance, issues of life and death. But the key is that we always have a shot in the next election to make our case to the people and and get a shot at at winning political powerVideo, August 4, 2026

We've also seen them suspend more than a million voter registrations. We've seen them in Tarrant County, right here, close 93 polling locations. That's a third of the polling locations in this county, one of the largest counties in the state. And you know what that's going to mean on Election Day? It's going to mean longer commutes to get to your polling location. It's going to mean longer wait times to be able to vote. And they're hoping it's going to mean lower voter turnout in some neighborhoods. And that's unacceptable. That's un-American. Again, I'm fighting for voting rights for all Texans, including the Texans who aren't going to vote for me.CNN, October 14, 2026

Make it easier for citizens to participate in our elections: Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to remove unnecessary barriers to registering to vote and casting a ballot.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

we broke quorum to shine a national spotlight on their redistricting power grab, which which is systematically diluting the voting power of black and brown Texans all over this stateDebate, July 21, 2026

Opposed war with Iran or called for ending it

Well, you know, the real drain on our resources is this disastrous war in Iran. And it's why I've called for this war to come to a close because not only is it costing us a billion dollars a day, not only is it driving up gas prices and diesel prices here at home, but it is also killing our brave men and women in uniform --CNN, October 14, 2026

The only thing that's going to really lower these prices is ending this disastrous war in Iran. And so I I think we got to end this this military disaster.Video, October 20, 2026

this war in Iran has been a disaster from top to bottom. It has made Iran stronger. It has weakened our position in the region. It has driven up gas and diesel prices and it's killing our brave men and women in uniform. We lost one of our fellow Texans, Private Isabella Gonzalez, who grew up in Dallas-Fort Worth. She was 19 years old when she was killed by an Iranian airstrike in Jordan. We should not be sending our brave men and women in uniform off to die in another forever war that no one asked for.Video, October 30, 2026

We can close the deficit and tackle the debt by ending this disastrous war in Iran that is costing us a billion dollars a day.Town hall, October 18, 2026

it's why I've called for this war to come to a close because not only is it costing us a billion dollars a day, not only is it driving up gas prices and diesel prices here at home, but it is also killing our brave men and women in uniformTown hall, October 18, 2026

the real drain on our resources is this disastrous war in Iran. Uh and it's why I've called for this war to come to a closeTown hall, October 18, 2026

this war in Iran has been a disaster from top to bottom.Video, October 30, 2026

Second, I want to see an end to the Iran War, which is causing a sharp increase in the price of both diesel and fertilizer — essential inputs for farmers and ranchers.News story, November 1, 2026

We can close the deficit and tackle the debt by ending this disastrous war in Iran that is costing us $1 billion a day.CNN, October 14, 2026

Keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon — without another forever war: Find an end to this disastrous war that ensures Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon, supports the democracy movement, and stops costing American taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

we can end this disastrous war in Iran that is costing us a billion dollars a dayRally speech, September 17, 2026

we can do it by stopping our government from spending a billion dollars a day on this useless war in IranRally speech, August 11, 2026

I'm proposing that we suspend the federal gas tax which would immediately drop the price of gas by 18 cents a gallon. I'm also proposing that we suspend the federal diesel tax because everything you buy is shipped by diesel. And so because of this disastrous new war in Iran, diesel prices have have shot through the roof increasing the price of everythingInterview, May 27, 2026

we have to bring this disastrous war Iron to a close. Uh we should we shouldn't be there in the first placeInterview, September 9, 2026

it's all because the billionaire mega donors and corrupt politicians down the street have rigged this system against us with their tariffs, with their their billionaire tax breaks, their new forever war in IranInterview, September 9, 2026

ending this disastrous forever war in Iran that is costing us a billion dollars a dayInterview, September 10, 2026

You know what actually disrespects Jesus is bombing innocent school children in Iran, and sending our brave men and women off to die in another forever warNews article, September 11, 2026

And it's why I've called for this war to come to a close because not only is it costing us a billion dollars a day, not only is it drivingCNN, October 14, 2026

Called for conditions on or limits to military aid or arms transfers to Israel

Talarico calls for stopping offensive weapons while continuing Iron Dome support. I would vote against uh offensive weapons to Israel. Uh I do support funding for the Iron Dome because I don't want to punish Israelis for the decisions that their leaders makeInterview, May 27, 2026

Talarico calls for stopping offensive weapons while continuing Iron Dome support, and for preventing U.S. funds from harming civilians. With tens of thousands of civilians killed and unimaginable human suffering in Gaza, America must lead with moral clarity and prevent any U.S. funds from being used to harm civilians.Campaign website, October 12, 2026

I would stop those weapon sales and and condition that military aidInterview, August 28, 2026

Supported requiring congressional authorization for military action

Congress in our constitution is the one that can and should declare war. And so the War Powers Act, I mean this is there are levers that are at at our disposal to rein in these overreaches by the executive branchVideo, October 20, 2026

Called for a specific diplomatic step or civilian protections

Hopefully we can all come together to fight for a two-state solution where we have security for Israel and we have freedom and self-determination for Palestinians.CNN, October 14, 2026

Attacked tax breaks and handouts for Big Tech and data centers

Supported stronger oversight of data-center development

Binding conditions on development

Developer responsibility for infrastructure and utility costs

Enforceable water, energy, and community protections

Supported reining in or regulating Big Tech and AI companies

Called for big structural changes that expand public coverage or Medicare benefits: Medicare for All, a public option, a Medicare buy-in, lowering the Medicare age such as Medicare at 55, or dental, vision, and/or hearing in Medicare

Called to reverse the cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, or ACA coverage

Called for lowering prescription-drug prices

Prescription-drug price limits

Called for expanding Medicaid

Called for restoring ACA subsidies

Government price negotiation

Creating a public option

Letting people buy into Medicare

Supported canceling medical debt

Called for higher taxes on billionaires and the wealthy

Called for corporations to pay more in taxes

Taxing stock buybacks

Called for stronger competition and limits on monopoly power

Breaking up monopolies

Strengthening antitrust enforcement

Called for campaign-finance reform to reduce big money's influence

Called to overturn Citizens United

Refused corporate PAC money

Banning super PACs

Called for banning stock trading by members of Congress

Supported stronger conflict-of-interest and ethics rules

Called out Trump's corruption, self-dealing, or profiting from office

Reforming the Supreme Court

Setting Supreme Court term limits

Called for a Supreme Court ethics code or enforceable ethics rules

Called for reversing tariffs that raise household costs

Called for stopping price gouging

Called for making child care more affordable

Called for lowering household utility bills

Pushing universal child care

Blamed high gas and fuel prices on the Iran war, tariffs, or oil companies

Named policies to lower child-care costs: universal child care, public funding or subsidies, or caps on family costs

Named policies to lower household utility bills: utility-rate rules, bill assistance, or lower-cost energy and grid policies

Lower-cost energy, grid, or efficiency policies

Criticized Democratic leaders for failing to stand with working people

Supported stronger union organizing and collective-bargaining rights

Supported raising the minimum wage

Supported expanding paid leave or paid time off

Supported stronger workplace protections

Overtime protections

Supported protecting workers from AI-related harms

Worker bargaining or consultation rights

Displacement protections

Called for high earners to contribute more to Social Security

Opposed benefit cuts

Eliminating the payroll-tax cap

Called for making housing more affordable

Called for restricting corporate, private equity, and hedge fund purchases of homes

Limiting excessive rent increases

Homeownership assistance

Called out Wall Street, big banks, or private equity

Supported stronger protections against abusive financial practices

Credit-card interest caps

Supported protecting or expanding abortion access

Protecting access to contraception

Protecting IVF and fertility care

Restoring nationwide abortion rights

Putting abortion rights into federal law

Restoring Roe's protections

Expanding clean energy

Reducing climate pollution

Supported stronger rights and safeguards in immigration enforcement

Due-process protections

Stronger enforcement accountability

Supporting a path to citizenship

Abolishing or replacing ICE

Supported stronger checks on executive power

Banning partisan gerrymandering

Supported strengthening voting rights

Opposed war with Iran or called for ending it

Called for conditions on or limits to military aid or arms transfers to Israel

Supported requiring congressional authorization for military action

Called for a specific diplomatic step or civilian protections