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Local students receive Congressional nominations to US Military Academies Bay Area Citizen May 30, 2016 By Stacey Glaesmann Link Three local high school students have received and accepted U.S. Military Academy appointments. District 36 Congressman Brian Babin (R – Cleveland) gave the nominations for Gregory Brookover and Elizabeth Frakes from Clear Lake High School and Alexander… Read more »

Bill would cut off foreign aid to countries that don’t take criminals back The Hill | May 25, 2016 | Link Republican lawmaker Brian Babin (R-Texas) is spearheading an effort to cut off foreign aid and visas to countries that refuse to take back citizens who enter the United States illegally and commit violent crimes. Babin has introduced the Criminal Alien Deportation… Read more »

Congressman introduces bill punishing countries that don't take back citizens By Jeff Barnd, Sinclair Broadcast Group May 20th, 2016 Link WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — There are roughly 12 million illegal immigrants in America. Thousands have committed crimes on U.S. soil - some more than once according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. So why are so… Read more »

GOP Lawmaker Pushes Effort to Remove Criminal Aliens BREITBART | by Caroline May May 17, 2016 Link Countries that refuse to take back their citizens who have committed crimes in the U.S. should be denied foreign aid and travel visas, according to Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX). “In just the past three years, the Obama Administration has allowed tens of thousands of dangerous criminal… Read more »

Congressman Introduces ‘No-Brainer’ Deportation Bill Daily Caller | By Alex Pfeiffer May 17, 2016 Link Criminal aliens in the United States are unable to be deported every year due to their home nations refusing to accept the deportation. A congressman introduced a bill Monday he calls a “no-brainer” to solve this issue. Casey Chadwick, a 25 year old Connecticut woman, was killed by… Read more »

BRISTOL BAY: House GOP sees conspiracy in EPA actions on proposed mine Dylan Brown, E&E reporter Published: Friday, April 29, 2016 Hyperlink U.S. EPA staff either set out to block the controversial Pebble mine by colluding with anti-mining activists -- or proposed scientifically appropriate restrictions protecting southwestern Alaska from the proposal for North America's largest… Read more »

ORANGE — Orange County flood victims were able to get their questions about assistance for their homes and belongings. The Office of U.S. Representative Brian Babin hosted it's second flood victim assistance workshop. KFDM's Kara Dixon reports on what those who went to the workshop thought of the help they received. To watch, click here. Read more »

US Congressmen on Hand to Celebrate SJC Maritime Center San Jacinto Times By Holly Galvan March 11, 2016 http://sanjactimes.com/2374/news/maritime/ United States congressmen and other elected officials were on hand to help San Jacinto College celebrate the grand opening of the new Maritime Technology and Training Center on March 8. The center, known as San Jac’s fourth campus, is… Read more »

Babin highlights domestic maritime impact on economy, jobs Pasadena Citizen By Y.C. Orozco February 24, 2016 Link With a new study ranking Texas third in the U.S. for domestic maritime jobs and Houston second among cities for its impact to the national maritime industry, Congressman Brian Babin highlighted those findings while touring the Kinder Morgan BOSTCO Facility in La Porte… Read more »

Houston ranks No. 2 in domestic port jobs Houston Chronicle By Sarah Scully | February 23, 2016 Link Houston, widely known as a major port for foreign trade, ranks second in the U.S. for domestic maritime jobs as well, a new study shows. The local strength helped boost Texas to a No. 3 ranking among states, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers study commissioned by the American… Read more »