Storm comments that she knows Gambit better than anyone. In the comics, Storm brought Gambit onto the team.
In the congressional meeting, Senator Kelly questions Professor Xavier about his school. The comic meeting had no such accusations, though Xavier was an important speaker.
This episode is adapted from "The Uncanny X-Men" (Vol. 1) #142.
The comic Brotherhood of Evil Mutants also included Destiny, a blind mutant who can "see" the future.
The comic had a subplot where the future X-Men tried to stop the Sentinels (before the other free nations declared Nuclear war). The X-Men failed big time.