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WOODVILLE, TX – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), released the following statement regarding Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) “some people did something” comment.

"Rep. Ilhan Omar said 'some people did something' on 9/11. The truth is 19 radical Islamic terrorists murdered nearly 3,000 innocent Americans on 9/11, 2001. She also said 'the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) was founded after 9/11/01.’ I must admit I am surprised to find myself as a fact checker on this matter, but CAIR was founded in 1994. So that should tell you right away how much thought she put into this speech. If Rep. Omar was a private citizen living in Minneapolis posting on Facebook that would be one thing, but she is one of 435 in the United States House of Representatives. Her words matter and she should not get a pass on them just because she is new to Congress. 

“Let me be clear, this is not about her faith. Throughout my tenure in Congress I have served with Rep. Andre Carson, who is also a practicing Muslim Congress member. He and Rep. Omar are both very liberal and we rarely agree on the major issues of the day. The difference between him and Rep. Omar is that every week she manages to sow discord with half-baked and offensive commentary. It is very disturbing to me that a Member of Congress would diminish one of the greatest tragedies our country has ever seen and insult the victims and the families of those whose lives were changed forever on that day.

“It is often said that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. We are now seeing  a generation come of age that was not alive in 2001. Although 9/11 was 18 years ago, we must never let the events of that day to be papered over with generic words that downplay the significance of the attack on America and all we hold dear. It is our duty to enlighten them, to keep the reality and the memory of 9/11 alive and strong in our minds to prevent a similar event from ever happening again.”

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