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 BEST OF 

JAMES TALARICO

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Follow the Texas Representative's  journey through moments that matter, from viral clips to compelling speeches and memorable quotes. This is where his most powerful messages live.

On Faith

"We as Christians are called to do more than charity. We are called to challenge the systems that make charity necessary." 

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"Jesus gave us two commandments as Christians: to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves. 

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"Not once in the entire Bible does Jesus ask us to worship him. All he asks, is that we follow him. Love like He loved. Love the outcast. Welcome the stranger. " 

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"As the hymn says, 'they will know we are Christians by our love.' We have to get back to that."

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

Standing Up for the Little Guy

"Paid family leave improves employee morale, productivity, and retention—reducing turnover and boosting the economy. Healthy families mean a healthy economy."

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"Our society and our economy depend on taking care of our families. But this care work—largely done by women—is not compensated. We can change that."

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"My students are the ones I think about when I'm at the capitol. They are the criteria that I use to evaluate public policy."

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"Everyday I saw my students struggling to overcome poverty and these systems that were designed to hold them back."

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"Our society and our economy depend on taking care of our families. But this care work—largely done by women—is not compensated. We can change that."

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

On Bipartisanship

"Loving your enemy is not just morally good , it is not just idealistic. It is good strategic advice. "

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"People actually trying to understand each other is a lot healthier than cable news networks or the algorithmic social media that we’re all stuck in."

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"I can't get anything done without working on a bipartisan basis."

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

"If we actually sat down and listened to each other and loved our enemies: That, I think, is the way out of all this."

-  TX State Rep. James Talarico

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