Welcome to Houston newsmakers extra if you’ve been watching the program and I hope
you have been. We’ve been talking with Congressman Morgan Hill Trail,
the new Congressman, for the 8th congressional district. Taking
over from the now-retired.
Kevin Brady.
Thank you again for being here. Kevin
was one of these guys and I’m
Congressman Brady. I,
we were on such a first name basis. He and I are over the years, so
I kind of slip. Sometimes if you were here, I’d take Carlos man.
Now, you talked about the fact that the board is not going to get better.
You don’t think until there’s Republican president now,
We know that the 2024 election cycle is underway.
Former president is set to run. Again,
we know that Governor Nikki Haley
has decided she’s going to run,
there are other people who are on the periphery.
Are you already
behind
somebody? Are you going to wait until things shake out a little bit of what? Usually
we know we’re waiting,
wait till they’re shaking, I was asked that question. Getting six months and see how everything
plays out
to clarify about the Border. I think come October 1st when the Republicans
have the ability to take the purse back,
I think will make movement,
it’s curious.
That border. What does that look like?
Just, there’s take the purse back, but does that mean? Well, right now? So, as
the majority, we own Appropriations, we dictate where the money goes
sad, right?
The Omnibus Bill that was passed last year. We’re we’re done.
We’re hands off the president sign that in. So, right now, the monies are being paid out
but October 1st and they can see the new fiscal year, we have the ability
to say, hey where it goes
and I think with there’s more negotiating. This thing you want, if we want to continue
some down, this path, we want that border security
and then we have that, we have political Leverage,
The
Thing about you in a lot of different ways that you grew up in the district
that you now research than
that. So you kind of know the people, what are your sense about what
the folk in the 8th congressional district
are putting as priorities order,
really, that he has her. Yeah,
the Border,
yeah, our economy, absolutely with the debt, the debt, the
debt ceiling coming up, but Boris huge for us
and all of our town in our town halls in our meetings. And everything people’s biggest concern
is because of fentanyl.
It’s because the drug trafficking,
it’s because of
the sex trade
it is.
And I said earlier that fit in
Elena is, it’s at our, it’s in our doorstep. It’s not are adjacent house.
We’ve
the youngest that we’ve lost the Montgomery County was 13, is 13 years old.
And then if I’m 18 to 45
is that is that wind is that
that age range that are that are dying from this phenyl? So border, is
that number one issue for us, the whole, the process. Now,
I know that
Congressman Brady was on house
ways and means you’re on armed forces, in a lot of different ways.
How
are those committees going to?
How are you going to be impactful on those?
Committees because it all they all sound, like they’re right in your wheelhouse. They are
of your life experience are
very much. So,
learning, curve, still completely vertical,
don’t get me wrong.
But for what it being at home, laying and Veterans, we have a very large veteran
population in the district. And again, Homeland
because of the border, right? Is is very important
and it helps the district out
tremendously ways and means is that is that
all-encompassing committee that touches every aspect of human existence,
right? Every tactics good way to put it is, you know, it really is
And
I’ve actually been out talking to the district. Say, hey look, you know, Congressman Brady had
everything to do with Healthcare and in taxes and he can answer those questions for you now and
I educate myself on those issues. But my
I have to stay in my Lane. Yeah.
When and when it comes to our National Defense, you know,
house armed services, that’s what that’s for.
And then, of course, he’ll never border. And then, veterans
this going forward here.
What do you most optimistic about? In terms of our country? I mean,
is that,
I mean, you and I have similar Batman. You, you served, I didn’t serve, but
I was close to it. It’s not, I was raised.
With that mentality.
And there’s nothing more
worth protecting than this United States of
very well, said sir,
what am I most optimistic about? I get up every morning, walk out of green Sawgrass,
the state of Texas,
you know?
And I get everyone’s frustrations and I understand the kind of the
global,
The Narrative, the global narrative is very threatening sometimes,
but
I’m optimistic that our country, still the greatest country in the world. I’m
optimistic that Texas is the most
amazing.
Seeing state to live in and be a part of, is a fifth generation Texan.
And
I actually, I tell people as much as I can, as like, please don’t let
what you’re seeing on the news and what you’re hearing from your day,
and
you can be concerned about it, but don’t let it put you in a hole and don’t let it just
eat you up from the inside, because you can wake up and you go to
work, you can kiss your kids, you can go to the basketball games. You can still do
these things here. I’ve been in countries, we can’t do that,
right? And I don’t want that to land on these Shores
that the nastiness of our conversation though, is something that
just gets
It’s out of hand. It seems
and I know that you talked about you’re going to listen to people.
You optimistic that you can at least change the tone of what’s going on to try
every day.
I talk in a very calming
and very patient. I’m a very a very calming and patient demeanor
when I’m talking to my to my base, my constituents or if talking to you or anybody
else
saying I understand your frustrations and we’re digging in on it. We’re trying our best. Just
bring this thing back to Elaine that makes everybody comfortable mmm.
Well, I’m glad you came in
for this interview and I hope that you’ll be
Back many more times. Absolute told you earlier, your predecessor,
he had a, you know,
parking Supply parking spot. The right out there is for him, sir.
So you know where I park is it accidentally fired
and as I said before my wife and I have a huge fans of we’ve
watched you guys where you bring her next time I’ll help you get in a lot faster.
That’s how I got elected.
Everybody voted for my wife Leslie
she’s amazing. Well alright will you keep her around as well? Look forward to me yesterday.
Absolutely, thank you so much and God bless this is Congressman walking the trail.
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