Babin Bulletin | June 28, 2015 Click here if you have trouble viewing this email
Reaction to Supreme Court
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
As a strong supporter of traditional marriage and a firm believer in state sovereignty, I am deeply disappointed that five members of the U.S. Supreme Court have over-ruled tens of millions of Americans – including millions in the State of Texas – who have voted to enact state statutes and state Constitutional amendments to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
Congress should take immediate action to restore each state’s ability to determine their own marriage laws, instead of allowing a federal court to decide such an important issue. In response, I have cosponsored the following legislation and will continue to advocate for bringing this legislation before Congress for a vote:

Protecting the Rights of those with Religious Convictions Against Coercion by the Government – Original cosponsor of H.R. 2802 to protect churches, Christian schools and colleges, and business-owners from being coerced by the government to act against their religious conviction in regards to acceptance of same-sex marriage.
Defining Marriage in the United States as Only Between One Man and One Woman – Cosponsor of H.J. Res 32 the Marriage Protection Constitutional Amendment.
• Protecting the Rights of States to Define Traditional Marriage – Cosponsor of H.R. 825 the State Defense of Marriage Act.
• Stripping Federal Courts of Jurisdiction to Hear Cases Related to Marriage – Original cosponsor of H.R. 1968 Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015.
Babin Blasts Supreme Court
Obamacare Decision
Introduces Bill to Require
Supreme Court Justices to Sign Up for Obamacare
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision to uphold the Obama Administration’s re-write of the law to hand out tens of billions of dollars in Obamacare subsidies to those who were ineligible.

I believe the Supreme Court’s decisions to ignore the letter of the law and essentially re-write it to accommodate the Obama Administration is an outrageous usurpation of legislative authority. I agree whole heartedly with Justice Scalia’s determination that the Court’s actions are ‘absurd’ and that ‘words no longer have meaning’ under this ruling. With Texans facing another double digit increase in health care premiums under Obamacare this coming year, I remain committed to dismantling this law one rotten tooth at time so that health care freedom can be restored to the American people.

As the Supreme Court continues to ignore the letter of the law, it’s important that these six individuals understand the full impact of their decisions on the American people. That’s why I introduced the SCOTUScare Act to require the Supreme Court and all of its employees to sign up for Obamacare. By eliminating their exemption from Obamacare, they will see firsthand what the American people are forced to live with!
Babin and Cruz Join Forces
to Eliminate Immigration Slush Fund
On Monday, I joined Sen. Ted Cruz in introducing the Immigration Slush Fund Elimination Act, which prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from redirecting fees it collected to process legal immigration to fund the President’s executive actions on immigration. This legislation would cut off the DHS’ ability to self-fund the President’s executive actions and restore Congressional authority.

While the United States is a nation of immigrants, we are also a nation of laws. It is wrong to divert the fees paid by those immigrating legally to the United States to pay for amnesty for those who came here illegally – and our bill puts an end to that practice. 
Listening to Our Local Veterans 
I recently had the pleasure of joining 75 local veterans at the Broken Yolk Grill in Pasadena, Texas, for a breakfast meeting to talk specifically about the issues important to our nation’s heroes. It was an honor to spend time with some of our current and former service members to discuss our shared concern for caring for America’s veterans. As a veteran, I am committed to fighting to ensure these men and women get the care they have earned and deserve. Thank you to restaurant owners Neel and Tracy – as well as organizer Dr. Robert Garcia – for hosting this important event. More pictures from the event can be found HERE.
Fighting to Stop Administration's Plan to Allow Foreign Control Over the Internet

This past week I was one of only 25 members of the House to vote against the Dotcom Act (H.R. 805), which rubberstamped the Administration’s plan to transfer control over the internet to an international community under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

This legislation lacked the safeguards necessary to prevent the Administration from giving up our regulatory authority over the internet to a foreign entity. Congress has acted to defund such actions in the past - and we must continue fighting this concession of power at all costs.

House Votes to Protect
Health Care for All Americans
Last week, the House passed with my support H.R. 1190, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act. This bipartisan legislation repeals the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which is an unelected, unaccountable board of government bureaucrats that was established under Obamacare to cut Medicare spending through restricting coverage and cutting reimbursements. Even more troubling is the fact that these decisions can only be reversed by a supermajority in Congress. By repealing IPAB, we took an important step in protecting the health care of all Americans.

Take Our Poll 

Should Congress take action in response to the Court's decision by continuing efforts to repeal Obamacare and restore health care freedom in America?
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Do you believe that the Congress should take action to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision so that states like Texas will retain the ability to define marriage as between one man and one woman?
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Babin in the News

 
House bill would force the Supreme Court to enroll in ObamaCare (The Hill)
 
 
Babin becomes Johnson Space Center's third new ally in Congress (Houston Chronicle)
 
Babin hears veterans’ concerns at meeting (The Pasadena Citizen)
 
Congressman Babin tours local shelter (Liberty County Vindicator)

Snap-Shots
from the Week
 
As we continue to deal with the effects of the severe flooding in Southeast Texas, I visited the American Red Cross disaster relief shelter in Liberty to offer support to shelter guests and make sure their needs are being met. If you need assistance – including applying for disaster assistance – please do not hesitate to contact our office.
I recently hosted a meeting with local pastors at our Deer Park District Office to discuss the issues facing our faith-based communities and how we can build upon our shared goals of promoting stronger families and preserving our traditional Texas values. To view more pictures from the event, please click here.
It was great having this year's Texas 36 Congressional Art Competition Winner Keagan Denney and his family in Washington to see his artwork officially displayed in the U.S. Capitol. To learn more about the Congressional Art Competition, please click here.
 
 
 
 

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