Defense and National Security

Congressman Babin’s Town Hall in Liberty By Bonita Davis, Contributing Writer Liberty Vindicator | June 11, 2016 Link Tuesday, June 2, at 6:30 pm, citizens from a wide geographical area gathered at the Liberty Opry to meet with Congressman Brian Babin in a Town Hall Meeting. Congressman Babin took time to give his constituents an update on the issues that he is working on in… Read more »

Congressman: Obama Admin Withholding Info About 86,000 Criminal Illegal Immigrants Washington Free Beacon By Adam Kredo | June 3, 2016 Link The Obama administration is withholding from Congress and the American people detailed information about more than 86,000 illegal aliens who have committed serious crimes and continue to walk the streets in the United States, according to… Read more »

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 »

Europe's failed 'open door' policies must not be repeated in America Rep. Brian Babin | May 19, 2016 Washington Examiner Link There is a real and imminent threat that the United States faces from jihadists infiltrating the refugee program and exploiting the gaps in our immigration policies. The terrorist attacks in Brussels (Belgium), Paris (France), and San Bernardino (Calif.) —… Read more »

Washington, DC – The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACU) on Tuesday presented U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) with the 2015 Award for Conservative Excellence for his perfect 100% conservative voting record in the First Session of the 114th Congress. The ACU, which is the oldest and largest conservative grassroots organization in the nation, also honored Rep. Babin as the highest… Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) announced today that 53 of his colleagues have joined him in asking the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee to include language in their upcoming spending bill that would apply much-needed enhanced security measures to America’s refugee resettlement program the House overwhelmingly approved… Read more »

BABIN: Stopping Guantanamo jihadists from coming to U.S. prisons The Bay Area Citizen By U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) February 29, 2016 http://bit.ly/21G47jy After seven years, President Obama remains determined to fulfill his dangerous campaign promise of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. This time he announced plans to bring the most dangerous jihadists to… 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 »