Houston ranks No. 2 in domestic port jobs
Houston Chronicle
By Sarah Scully | February 23, 2016
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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 »
EDITORIAL: Babin's drone bill is type of representation region needs
Beaumont Enterprise
By Enterprise editorial staff
February 19, 2016
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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… Read more »
Babin: Watch out for drones
Beaumont Enterprise
By Brandon Scott
February 13, 2016
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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… Read more »
Washington, DC – The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved two amendments this week offered by U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) during the consideration of H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act.
The first amendment would set strict new guidelines for the operation of drones near chemical plants and oil refineries.… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling to halt President Obama’s EPA “Clean Power Plan” regulations:
“This is a huge victory for the American people, the state of Texas and the rule of law. President Obama’s ‘Clean Power Plan’ is an unworkable cap-and-trade energy scheme that unlawfully… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) strongly dismissed President Obama’s final budget proposal today as nothing more than an unrealistic and irresponsible liberal wish list that further solidifies his legacy of record debt and spending. The President’s $4 trillion budget, which calls for $2.5 trillion in new spending and $3.4 trillion in higher taxes, would increase the… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) released the following statement today after voting to override President Obama’s veto of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act (H.R. 3762), which would dismantle Obamacare, prohibit federal funding for Planned Parenthood and save taxpayers over $500 billion:
“While I am certainly not surprised by the… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement today in response to a Houston grand jury’s decision to indict two individuals for their role in the Center for Medical Progress videos that exposed Planned Parenthood’s harvesting of aborted babies’ tissue and organs:
“I am disappointed and shocked by a grand jury’s decision to indict these two individuals who… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement today on the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's tragic ruling in Roe v. Wade:
“Since Roe v. Wade we have lost 57 million innocent lives. That is an astounding and absolutely heart numbing loss. Each one of those 57 million children had a future destroyed by abortion. The… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement this evening in response to President Obama’s final State of the Union address:
“As expected, President Obama used his last State of the Union address as some sort of a delusional victory lap – filled with the same empty rhetoric and broken promises that has come to define his presidency. This is… Read more »
