text_1: "In 2013,"" Dan Patrick voted ""against funding to test the backlog of rape kits, allowing rapists to walk free."
text_2: "Van de Putte said Patrick voted ""against funding to test the backlog of rape kits, allowing rapists to walk free."" This claim is flawed in various ways -- starting with blaming Patrick for a result that didn’t come to be. In reality, Patrick appears to have been among senators to initially put the kit-test funding into the state budget. And while he voted against the final overall budget, there’s no indication he did so to stop the kits from being tested. Also, the contention that rapists walked free as a result of Patrick’s action is incorrect. The funding (to repeat) passed into law. When a statement is incorrect and ridiculous, the Truth-O-Meter warms up in a hurry. The statement is not accurate and makes a ridiculous claim."