Texas congressman boosts Trump deportation plan By Kenric Ward | January 9, 2017 Watchdog.org | Link Doubling down on President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to deport “bad hombres,” a Texas congressman wants to punish countries that refuse to re-admit them. U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Baytown, this month reintroduced legislation that would halt foreign aid and block visas for non-compliant nations. Babin filed the Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act (H.R. 5224) last year. But even with 52 co-spo... Read more

By Tom Bassing The Galveston County Daily News Dec. 18, 2016 | Link Alan Shepard, on a bright Florida morning, was eased into his cramped Mercury capsule Freedom 7 mounted atop a Redstone rocket. At precisely 9:34 a.m. Eastern time on May 5, 1961, the countdown reached zero, and Shepard then rose into space, becoming the first American to do so. Since then, NASA’s spacefaring roster has grown by 337 other astronauts. It has long been known that those who venture beyond Earth’s protective atmosph... Read more

Washington Examiner By Rudy Takala December 4, 2016 Hyperlink A dentist by trade, plainspoken Rep. Brian Babin might seem like an unlikely figure to lead a charge for reform among his colleagues in the chamber. But with just two years in the House behind him, the Texas native is already heading a space subcommittee in the House, and could soon become the face of the congressional effort to expel criminals living in the U.S. illegally. "I ran for 13 reasons," Babin said, referencing his grandchi... Read more

Deer Park vet emotional at finally being awarded Vietnam War medals Houston Chronicle By Don Maines Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Link Walter Eggers didn't need medals to thank him for doing his duty in the Vietnam War. "I just went over there did what I was supposed to do," said Eggers, 74, of Deer Park. But when a Veterans Benefits Administration clerk advised Eggers that an omission on his discharge papers could affect his benefits, Eggers called his congressman. "He needed to prove that he ha... Read more

Babin listens to questions from veterans The Baytown Sun | By Matt Hollis October 12, 2016 http://baytownsun.com/news/article_a915339e-9060-11e6-bb17-6bb105001eb1.html U.S. Rep. Brian Babin hosted a Veterans Town Hall at Lee College along with a team of experts who answered questions from former military service members at Lee College Tuesday night. “The freedoms we hold dear today are because of men and women just like you,” Babin told the veterans. “We’ve heard first hand the problems veterans... Read more

Clashes Over More Refugees Likely to Intensify Newsmax By John Gizzi Monday, 19 Sep 2016 Link A clash between the White House and Republican Rep. Brian Babin over refugees admitted to the U.S. is likely to intensify given the bombings and stabbings over the weekend. Babin has written a letter calling on Congress to put a moratorium in the upcoming spending bill on the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. from Syria, the Middle East, and North Africa. “By doubling down and defying warnings fro... Read more

Republicans Ask for Pause in Refugees Coming From ‘Terrorist Hotbeds’ Washington Free Beacon By: Morgan Chalfant September 15, 2016 Link Rep. Brian Babin (R., Texas) and 36 other lawmakers are asking House leadership to use appropriations legislation to put a pause on refugees coming from “terrorist hotbeds” until appropriate screening measures are put in place. The lawmakers wrote a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.), Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.), and Rep. Hal Rogers (R... Read more

Congressmen Brian Babin and Randy Weber meet with area plant managers Beaumont Business Journal September 6, 2016 Link Plant managers and representatives from Huntsman, ExxonMobil, BASF, DuPont and other industrial facilities attended a private meeting with U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) and U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) on Thursday, Aug. 18, at the International Safety Training Council (ISTC) conference center in Beaumont. The two politicians took part in a discussion with plant managers regardi... Read more

Texas lawmakers this month formed a caucus aimed at keeping NASA funding from falling out of orbit. Read more

Congressman hears local veterans' concerns KFDM News By Haley Bull | Thursday, August 18, 2016 | Link Orange — Questions, concerns and cries for change were raised by dozens of veterans Thursday night at a town hall at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange hosted by U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX). "It takes three to four months to get a doctor's appointment you know and then your claims take forever," veteran David Rankin said. "I've filed several times on some things and didn't get a response tha... Read more