Babin Slams Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Illegal Obamacare Subsidies

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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 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: “The Supreme Court’s decisions to ignore the letter of the law and essentially re-write it to…

Babin Introduces the SCOTUScare Act; Legislation Requiring Supreme Court Justices to Sign Up for Obamacare

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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement today after introducing the SCOTUScare Act (H.R. 2905), which finally eliminates their exemption and requires all U.S. Supreme Court Justices and their employees to sign up for Obamacare: “As the Supreme Court continues to ignore the letter of the law, it’s important that these six individuals…

Rep. Babin Joins Sen. Cruz in Introducing the Immigration Slush Fund Elimination Act

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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) announced today that he has introduced the House companion bill (H.R. 2825) to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)’s Immigration Slush Fund Elimination Act (S. 1593), which prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from redirecting fees it collected to process legal immigration to fund the President’s illegal executive amnesty.  This…

Reps. Babin, Barletta and Ratcliffe Introduce the No Office Space for Executive Amnesty Act

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Washington, DC – U.S. Reps. Brian Babin (TX-36), Lou Barletta (PA-11) and John Ratcliffe (TX-04) today introduced the No Office Space for Executive Amnesty Act to prohibit the Obama Administration from leasing a new $7.8 million, 11-story building near Washington, DC, that’s being planned to house thousands of new government employees hired to process the President’s illegal executive…

Babin Introduces Bill to Restrict Funding for the United Nations

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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) today introduced legislation (H.R. 2757) to prohibit any taxpayer funds from being voluntarily donated to the United Nations (U.N.) or U.N. related agencies. “With more than an $18 trillion national debt, its past time that the United States stops financing an international body that routinely opposes our priorities and values,”…

Babin Appointed Chairman of House Space Subcommittee

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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) announced today that he has been appointed by Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (TX-21) to serve as the Chairman of the Space Subcommittee. Rep. Babin, whose district includes NASA’s Johnson Space Center, will now have a leading role in Congressional efforts to help refocus NASA’s mission to ensure…

Babin Rejects EPA’s Puddle and Tire Rut Power Grab

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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) voiced his strong objections today to the final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Army Corps of Engineers establishing new regulations for what constitutes “Waters of the United States.” These agencies established new definitions granting themselves unprecedented authority to regulate virtually all water flows…

Babin: Let's Ignite the Flame of Commercial Space and Propel the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) voted today for House passage of the SPACE Act (H.R. 2262), legislation he cosponsored that advances commercial space through encouraging private sector investment, creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions, and improving safety. The SPACE ACT, which is widely supported in the space industry, will advance U.S.…

Babin Supports Legislation to Protect Civil Liberties and Strengthen National Security

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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) voted this week for House-passage of the USA FREEDOM Act (H.R. 2048), which ends the National Security Agency (NSA)’s unconstitutional bulk collection of data from U.S. citizens, while preserving the ability to lawfully obtain critical information from suspected terrorists. The USA FREEDOM Act passed the U.S. House of…

Babin Issues Statement on the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act

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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) released the following statement after voting against the Senate-passed Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (H.R. 1191): “Allowing a nuclear-armed Iran would be the worst national security mistake of our lifetime. In my view, this bill falls short of what is needed to prevent a nuclear Iran. I cannot support any effort that…