A group of constituents met with local Congressman Brian Babin’s staff to discuss a range of topics including the tariffs, Ukraine, attacks on Veterans, Elon Musk, education, and the stock market. The meeting was cordial, the staff was nice, but the results were just so-so.
Refusing to meet with constituents.
One of the issues brought to his attention was the complete lack of communication by Babin. They claimed Babin has had a town hall meeting 10 years ago. One. In ten years. None of us could remember it. They said we could listen to him on a “tele town hall” which is nothing more than a recorded message with answers to hand picked questions. It is a one way conversation.
Ukraine.
The staff claims Babin has broken away from Trump concerning his claim that Ukraine started the war by attacking Russia. We have not heard that and he could not produce anything that proves this. We questioned whether Babin approved of what Trump and Vance did to attack Zelensky. He had no response. We questioned what his position was on Ukraine. Again no answer.
NASA.
We talked about the chaos at NASA and our federal employees. We reminded him that there has been reductions in force at NASA but they were coordinated and followed a process. There was an orderly exit for employees with none being fired by an email.
Elon Musk.
We didn’t hold back on Elon Musk and wanted to know if Babin supported Musk and DOGE. Again no answer. We asked specifically if Babin supported Musk attack on war veteran Mark Kelly. Again nothing specific. The staff member was good at deflecting.
Education.
We discussed the cuts to the Department of Education, something Babin has supported in the past. Again no concrete answers.
Don’t hold your breath waiting for a town hall meeting. The only way you will be able to actually see him face to face is to attend an event by the Chamber of Commerce. It usually costs $35.
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