Congress Takes Critical First Step Toward Repealing Obamacare
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This week, Congress voted to pave the way for Obamacare's immediate repeal and set up a stable transition to a patient-centered health care system that allows Americans to choose their own health plan rather than one designed and directed by bureaucrats in Washington. Since the Democrats rammed Obamacare through Congress without a single Republican vote or allowing any amendments to be offered, American families have been punished year after year with skyrocketing premiums, excessive deductibles, disrupted care, lost doctors and fewer work hours. Obamacare has failed miserably and the American people need to be rescued. I look forward to working with President-elect Trump to restore health care freedom and provide Americans with access to quality, affordable care – not costly, government directed care.
Earlier in the week, I also spoke on the House floor to give voice to thousands of my constituents who continue to suffer under Obamacare. Tim in Baytown, along with several others, wrote to share with me that it cost him his job. Paul from Harris County and Frank in Jasper shared how they have experienced higher costs and a decrease in coverage. Roy in Pasadena says that his deductible is now over $12,000. Ben and Carol, like thousands of others in southeast Texas, have had their healthcare plans canceled. I hear all the time the firsthand accounts of hardworking folks who are hurting under Obamacare. That is is why this failed program must be repealed and replaced. The American people need relief now. |
Rep. Babin Re-Introduces Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act
- Bill Halts Foreign Aid and Travel Visas to Any Country that Refuses to Take Back Their Citizens - |
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On the first day of the 115th Congress, I reintroduced my Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act (H.R. 82), a common-sense bill that will withhold foreign aid and travel visas from any country that refuses to take back one their citizens who has been criminally detained and ordered to be deported from the United States.
There is absolutely no reason that criminal aliens should be released back onto America’s streets, yet that is exactly what is happening by the thousands each and every year because their countries of origin refuse to take them back. My bill upholds the rule of law and holds these countries accountable by stripping their foreign aid and travel visas if they fail to cooperate. President-elect Donald Trump has announced that deporting the roughly 2 million criminal aliens in our country would be a top priority for his presidency – and this legislation is a critical component to any such effort.
According to a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee report, 86,288 illegal immigrants who committed 231,074 crimes were released by the Obama Administration since 2013. Among them was an illegal immigrant named Jean Jacques, whose native Haiti refused to accept him back after he served seventeen years for attempted murder. Within six months of his release from a U.S. prison, Jacques murdered Casey Chadwick, a 25 year-old young woman in Connecticut. Had Haiti been compelled to take Jacques back, Casey would be alive today.
For the sake of Casey and thousands of other Americans who have been victimized, it is time we start putting the safety of our citizens first and stop this revolving door that is allowing dangerous criminals who should be deported back onto our streets.
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Rep. Babin Joins Lou Dobbs to Discuss Anti-Police Painting, Refugee and Criminal Alien Bills |
I joined Lou Dobbs on Fox Business to explain why I took down the disgraceful anti-police painting that is hanging in the U.S. Capitol, as well as two bills that I have re-introduced to stop the refugee program (H.R. 82) and ensure the deportation of criminal aliens (H.R. 80).
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House Continues Effort to Rein in Costly Regulations |
After passing the Midnight Rules Relief Act and the REINS Act last week, the House took another important step on Wednesday to end overreaching, costly federal regulations by passing the Regulatory Accountability Act. This bill holds unelected bureaucrats accountable by increasing transparency in the rule-making process, providing greater opportunity for public input, and requiring federal agencies to choose the least costly option. Each one of these common-sense reforms will go a long way in reining in an out-of-control federal bureaucracy that continues to impose ill-advised, job-crushing regulations on the American people.
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| Honoring Life of Sarah Jefferson Simon |
I was saddened to learn of the passing of Sarah Jefferson Simon, a prominent member of the Orange community who was the first African American female detective hired by the Orange Police Department and most recently a Trustee of the West Orange-Cove school district. I shared a statement in the Congressional Record to honor her life, legacy and passion for both her community and faith. My prayers and condolences go out to Sarah’s loving family. She will be deeply missed by the many lives she touched.
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