Defense and National Security

Babin Votes to Strengthen Vetting Process for Refugees

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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…

Support Grows for Babin’s Letter to House Leadership on Defunding Obama’s Syrian Refugee Plan

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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,…

Babin: Paris Terrorist Attack Shows Why We Must Block Obama’s Syrian Refugee Plan

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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…

Babin Warns of Grave Threat Associated With U.N.-Run Refugee Program

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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) took to the House floor on Wednesday night to speak out about the grave threat associated with the U.N.-run refugee program.  Babin urged his colleagues to join him in supporting his legislation, the Resettlement Accountability National Security Act (H.R. 3314), which immediately suspends the program to provide Congress time to fully…

Lawmaker Would Halt Syrian Influx

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Lawmaker Would Halt Syrian Influx Vows to fight Obama plan to allow thousands of refugees into U.S. by Brendan Kirby | PoliZette | Link A first-term congressman from Texas is trying to halt President Obama’s plan to resettle tens of thousands of Middle East refugees, forcing Obama to wait until the costs and risks can be assessed. “This is going to be an open door for ISIS to…

Babin addresses hot topics at chamber luncheon

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Babin addresses hot topics at chamber luncheon Cleveland Advocate By Stephanie Buckner U.S. Congressman Brian Babin spoke on a variety of issues plaguing the nation during his visit to the monthly luncheon, hosted by the GCCOC, on Thursday, Sept. 3. Among those topics was the importance of accountability and what that should mean to American citizens. “Hard working citizens…

Babin hosts forum on human trafficking

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Babin hosts forum on human trafficking The Journal Friendswood By Stacey Glaesmann District 36 State Representative Brian Babin (R-Friendswood) held a Forum for Action on Human Trafficking Tuesday (Aug. 18) at San Jacinto College in Pasadena. The panel of speakers consisted of Dex Dixon with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Sector Commander and Captain of the Port of Houston…

Babin sounds off on several key issues

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Babin sounds off on several key issues The Baytown Sun | August 19, 2015 By Matt Hollis U.S. Representative Brian Babin, R-Texas, shared his thoughts on some of the current hot topics with the Baytown Sun editorial board this week, touching on the Iran nuclear deal, immigration and who he would like to see as the next U.S. president. The Iranian Nuclear Deal Babin…

BABIN: Iran deal undermines America’s security and must be rejected

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BABIN: Iran deal undermines America’s security and must be rejected The Pasadena Citizen By Brian Babin | Member of Congress President Obama’s announced “nuclear deal" with the Islamic Republic of Iran must be reversed as it paves the way for a nuclear-armed Iran and threatens the security and safety of the American people. By legitimizing an Iranian regime that sponsors…

Babin Denounces President Obama’s Nuclear Deal with Iran

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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) spoke on the House floor today to condemn President Obama’s announced “nuclear deal” with Iran, which falls short of preventing a nuclear-armed Iran and puts the security of the American people at risk. To view video of Babin’s House floor speech, please click here.  The transcript of his speech is as follows: “President Obama…