“And that 30-day supply of insulin cost me $684. And I didn't have that kind of money. I put it on a credit card. … I took on Big Pharma and their lobbyists, and we passed a bill that caps insulin copays in the state of Texas at $25 per prescription. So from $684 to $25. That is what's possible when you bring people together to take on the special interests that have corrupted our government at our expense.”

…foot. I wasn't worried about my ability to do the walk. I was 28 years old, perfectly healthy. I hike Big Bend every year. And so I wasn't worried about my ability to pull it off. Halfway through the walk, I started to feel fatigued and a little nauseous. I threw up a couple times along the walk.

Oh, wow.

the number of bills you've passed by bringing Democrats and Republicans together is why people call you workhorse, not show horse. And like, it's just really, um, I wish every person in office, no matter their party, would be able to do that. Well, our country needs it.

And there's no way in the Texas legislature for me to pass anything without Republican support. And that's a, it's, it's a, it's a blessing in disguise because it forces you to get outside of your comfort zone, to work with folks who you may not always agree with, um, and hopefully come to to some…

You know, I'm the same. I think a lot of people resonate with what you just said. I mean, my family, I have five families. I'm adopted. It's the whole story. Yeah. They're split. I mean, I have family members that are die-hard Trump supporters doesn't matter what happens. I have family members that…