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Rep. Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement reacting to today’s Supreme Court decision upholding President Trump’s travel ban Executive Order:

“Today’s Supreme Court ruling on Trump v. Hawaii upholds what I have said all along – that President Trump is absolutely within his constitutional authority to restrict travel from hotbeds of terror.

As elected officials, our sworn duty is to the safety and security of the American people. To put politics above one's duty is a dereliction of this oath of office, particularly when the lives of U.S. citizens are at stake. I applaud the Supreme Court for upholding the executive branch’s responsibility to secure our borders, and for allowing President Trump to keep Americans safe.”

Rep. Babin was one of the first to draw attention to this issue by introducing the Refugee Resettlement National Security Act (H.R. 3314) in 2015.