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The U.S. House of Representatives, jointly with the U.S. Senate, makes and passes federal laws. The House has 435 seats, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.

Texas' Eighth Congressional District is currently represented by Kevin Brady (R), who was first elected to the seat in 1996. The district includes significant portions of the following counties:

Grimes
Houston
Leon
Madison
Montgomery
San Jacinto
Trinity
Walker

It also includes a small segment of Harris County.

Assertions

Articles Source

Submitted by john wertz on 2016-03-06 22:42:29

CD- 8 Race Results. Brady(65K votes) spent $1.5M to defeat Steve Toth's (45.5K) $130K. (FEC Reports: 10/1/15 to 2/15/16)
Planned Parenthood Funded by Taxpayers in Spending Deal (that Brady Voted for).
Anything Goes for Ways & Means Chairman (including lying in campaign fliers) (2/26/16)
Toth is Not the Liar (on Eminent Domain) (2/26/15) - It's Brady
Politico: Top chairman fights to survive in anti-establishment year (2/25/16)
Congressional candidates debate VA’s future (2/22/16)
Positions on Issues, as of 2/20/16 (Matrix)
Brady defends as Toth calls mail pieces ‘tone deaf’
6 Texas Republican Reps (including K. Brady) Join with Dems in Approving Debt Ceiling Increase
Impact News position statements
Total U.S. Debt Surpasses $19 Trillion; Rises $8.4 Trillion Under President Obama

Candidates talk Congressional bipartisanship, compromise Source

Submitted by john wertz on 2016-01-21 11:31:27

The winner of the March Republican primary for the U.S. Representative District 8 race will become the presumptive next representative for the Montgomery County area.....

MCTP Candidate Forum Source

Submitted by kenneth vaughn on 2015-12-29 05:48:09

Major Issues

Members of Congress vote on most national issues. The issues that have raised the most concern recently are:

Who should be Speaker of the House
2nd Amendment and Gun control
4th Amendment and position on the government monitoring private communications
Abortion and Funding for Planned Parenthood
Defense policy and stance on military action in various global hot spots
Education and policies such as Common Core and No Child Left Behind
Environment, global warming, EPA, etc.
Free trade
Healthcare and stance on what should happen to Obamacare
Immigration and border control
International position and role of UN and international laws
National debt, spending, and taxes
Religious liberty
State's rights (e.g., marriage, healthcare, etc.)