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Represents Missouri's 8th Congressional District. He is serving his sixth term in the House.
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Committee Assignments
- Joint Taxation (ranks 1st)
- Ways and Means (ranks 1st)
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Representative Subjects
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Policy Priorities
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- Taxation 11.8%
- Arts, Culture, Religion & History 9.0%
- Health 6.9%
- Economics and Public Finance 6.2%
- International Affairs 6.2%
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 5.3%
- Government Operations and Politics 5.0%
- Foreign Trade and International Finance 4.8%
- Agriculture and Food 4.8%
- Education 4.6%
- Sports and Recreation 4.3%
- Environmental Protection 3.6%
- Armed Forces and National Security 3.6%
- Energy 3.2%
- Public Lands and Natural Resources 3.2%
- Finance and Financial Sector 2.6%
- Immigration 2.2%
- Crime and Law Enforcement 2.1%
- Water Resources Development 2.1%
- Commerce 1.8%
- Social Welfare & Families 1.7%
- Labor and Employment 1.6%
- Science, Technology, Communications 1.4%
- Emergency Management 1.0%
- Transportation and Public Works 0.6%
- Native Americans 0.1%
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Distinctive Topics
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- missouri farmers
- cape girardeau
- poplar bluff
- southeast missouri
- deadly tornadoes
- washington bureaucrats
- working class
- illegal immigrants
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