Defense and National Security

Local students receive Congressional nominations to US Military Academies

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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…

Bill would cut off foreign aid to countries that don’t take criminals back

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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…

Congressman introduces bill punishing countries that don't take back citizens

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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…

Europe's failed 'open door' policies must not be repeated in America

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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.) —…

Babin Earns 100% Rating from American Conservative Union

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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…

Babin Leads Effort to Add Stronger Refugee Security Measures to Homeland Security Funding Bill

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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…

BABIN: Stopping Guantanamo jihadists from coming to U.S. prisons

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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…

Houston Chronicle: Houston ranks No. 2 in domestic port jobs

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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…

EDITORIAL: Babin's drone bill is type of representation region needs

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EDITORIAL: Babin's drone bill is type of representation region needs Beaumont Enterprise By Enterprise editorial staff February 19, 2016 Link Congressman Brian Babin's legislation to restrict drone flights over petrochemical plants is not just a worthy idea. It's a good example of the kind of basic representation that more U.S. House members should engage in instead of pointless…

Beaumont Enterprise: Babin: Watch out for drones

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Babin: Watch out for drones Beaumont Enterprise By Brandon Scott  February 13, 2016 Link With plants and refineries fearful of safety and espionage threats posed by drones, a Southeast Texas congressman wants strict new guidelines for operating unmonitored aircraft near those facilities. U.S. Rep. Brian Babin has offered two amendments to the Aviation Innovation, Reform and…