| Babin Introduces Legislation to Keep Communities Safe |
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Whether it’s a shooting, stabbing, bombing, or other example of predatory violence, mass causality events are occurring far too often. Americans want a solution, which is why I introduced the Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety (TAPS) Act (H.R. 6664) last week. The TAPS Act goes beyond political rhetoric to provide a national strategy to keep our communities safe from targeted violence.
For decades, federal agencies have been using a process to identify, investigate, assess, and mitigate threats as a way to counter targeted violence. Pioneered by the U.S. Secret Service, threat assessment and management has proven successful in protecting our presidents and foreign dignitaries. If this process works to protect the president, elected officials, foreign dignitaries, and even celebrities, why aren’t we using it to protect our children and local communities?
The TAPS Act will do just that by creating a national strategy that will enable federal, state, and local entities to work together to implement the threat assessment and management process in order to prevent targeted violence in communities and schools.
For more information on the TAPS Act, please click here.
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| Helping Local Veterans |
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It was an honor to meet this week with Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman, local law enforcement, veterans, and first responders. This was a follow-up to the ‘Veterans in Crisis’ workshop that my office hosted with local law enforcement in March, where we connected these folks with the Michael DeBakey Veterans Hospital in Houston to create protocols for assisting with veterans in crisis situations. Our gathering this week discussed the new procedures that came as a result of our workshop, as well as other ways we can work together to provide our veterans with the care that they need.
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| Prayer and Discussion with Local Pastors |
During my visits to TX-36, I like to meet with local pastors to pray for our country and communities. Last week, I had the privilege of joining this group of pastors in Livingston for a time of discussion and prayer over important issues, including protecting the unborn, upholding religious liberty, ending human trafficking, and keeping our communities safe.
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| JSC Leading in Human Space Exploration |
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America is on the verge of once again launching American astronauts, from American soil, back into orbit aboard American spacecraft. I had a great day at NASA Johnson Space Center recently as they announced the crews who will be flying aboard our commercial crew systems to the International Space Station. |
| Visiting with Constituents |
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I always enjoy visiting with the good folks of TX-36, and had a great time joining some of them for coffee in Woodville this week. We are working hard in Washington to keep moving our country in the right direction, and I’m happy I was able to share an update with everyone. |
Last week, I met with employees at Huntsman Corporation to hear about issues affecting them. I was also able to talk about the benefits of tax reform, cutting regulations, and legislation I’ve introduced to help support open competition for state and local municipalities in infrastructure projects.Thanks to Huntsman for having me!
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