The Texas House passed a bipartisan proposal that could save Texans as much as 70 percent on the cost of some commonly used prescription medications.
House Bill 25, authored by state Rep. James Talarico (D), would create a program to import certain drugs from Canada.
“Texans pay TWICE as much as Canadians for their prescription drugs,” Talarico wrote in a Twitter post on April 12. “But that’s about to change. The Texas House just passed my bill to import cheap prescription drugs from Canada.”
The proposed measure passed the House in an almost unanimous vote of 144-1, and four not voting. It was co-authored by Republican Reps. James Frank, Dustin Burrows, Stephanie Klick, and Democrat Rep. Toni Rose….