Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36), who is leading the charge in Congress to stop President Obama’s plans to bring in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees into the U.S., issued the following statement today after two Iraqi refugees were arrested in Houston and Sacramento in an ongoing ISIS terrorism investigation:
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) voted today to send to the President’s desk a bill to repeal Obamacare. This breakthrough legislation -- the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act (H.R. 3762) -- would dismantle Obamacare, prohibit federal funding for Planned Parenthood and save taxpayers over $500 billion.
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) spoke on the House floor this evening in opposition to President Obama’s announced executive actions on gun control. Babin condemned the President for using the recent terrorist attacks as a way to undermine the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens. To watch the video, please click here.
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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36), who is leading the charge in Congress to stop President Obama’s plans to bring in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees into the U.S., voted against the year-end government omnibus spending bill (H.R. 2029) because it failed to include much-needed provisions that he has fought so hard for to protect American citizens and stop… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36), who is leading the effort with the support of 74 of his colleagues to include a provision in the year-end spending bill to pause and scrutinize the refugee resettlement program, took to the House floor last night to urge his colleagues to not give up on using the power of the purse to stop President Obama’s dangerous and reckless refugee… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) was joined by 73 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker Ryan, Majority Leader McCarthy and Appropriations Chairman Rogers asking that a provision be included in the upcoming year-end spending bill that would defund and suspend the President’s Syrian refugee plan pending further Congressional oversight and scrutiny over the refugee… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) was joined by 14 of his colleagues today in sending a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requesting that the Canadian government hold off on authorizing any contingency plans for Keystone XL -- such as re-routing the pipeline to Canada’s western shore -- until the end of next year, in order to be certain that we do not… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) joined a bipartisan, veto-proof majority today in passing H.R. 4038, which requires the heads of the FBI, DHS and DNI to personally certify the background investigation of each refugee coming into the United States. Babin, who has been a leader on the refugee issue, introduced legislation back in July to place an… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36), who introduced legislation back in July to block President Obama’s Syrian refugee plan, is currently in the process of circulating a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers asking that there be a provision included in the year-end spending bill to fully defund and prevent new refugee resettlements. The letter,… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36), who has been sounding the alarm and leading the effort in Congress to block President Obama’s Syrian refugee plan, is urging immediate action on his Resettlement Accountability National Security Act (H.R. 3314), as well as leading a letter to House leadership asking that a provision be included in the year-end spending bill that defunds the… Read more »
