Budget banter
Rep. Chuck Hopson, D-Jacksonville, is a pharmacist as well as a House budget writer.
So it was natural for other members of the House Appropriations Committee to turn to him for advice on a confusing budget rider about pharmacy benefit managers a few minutes ago. Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, noted that Mr. Hopson is a pharmacist.
"I have my light on," Mr. Hopson said. That means he wanted to speak.
"Our resident drug dealer down there," said a smiling Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, the committee's chairman.
"Legal drug dealer," Ms. Kolkhorst interjected.