Lance Gooden
U.S. Representative · TX-5 · Republican
Statements and posts
35 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Gooden’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 1). Mar 2, 2026 – May 24, 2026.
All 35 statements
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Gooden Calls on GSA to Explore Installing Crypto ATMs in Federal Buildings
Requested GSA assess feasibility of installing cryptocurrency ATMs in federal buildings.
“Cryptocurrency is transforming the financial landscape, and the United States must lead the charge in making these technologies accessible to all”
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Gooden Praises End of USCCB Agreement with Federal Government for Illegal Alien Resettlement
Praised end of USCCB agreement with federal government for refugee resettlement.
“The USCCB helped facilitate the invasion at our southern border for far too long”
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Called on DOJ to investigate activist group targeting conservative attorneys.
“The 65 Project is a political hit squad masquerading as a watchdog organization. Their sole mission is to destroy the careers of conservative lawyers who dared to stand up for President Trump”
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Reintroduced bill to cut U.S. funding to UN immigration-related organizations.
“The United Nations isn’t just complicit in the border crisis—they’re orchestrating it, and they’re doing it with your money. We will not allow globalist elites to trample on our sovereignty.”
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Reintroduced bipartisan bill to counter Chinese espionage and intellectual property theft.
“The CCP has stolen from our businesses, infiltrated our institutions, and undermined our economy for far too long”
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RELEASE: Gooden Applauds Trump and Kristi Noem crack down on NGO-funded border invasion
Praised Trump and Noem for freezing federal funding to NGOs involved in immigration.
“This is the first step in restoring order and shutting down the open-borders racket”
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Release: Gooden Reintroduces Bill to Stop Human Trafficking and Defund NGO Smugglers
Reintroduced bill to cut federal funding to NGOs aiding illegal immigration and human trafficking.
“For years, non-governmental organizations have exploited taxpayer dollars to facilitate illegal immigration under the guise of ‘humanitarian aid,’”
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Release: Gooden Urges DOJ to Investigate Fraud Cover-Up in $275 Million Green Energy Scandal
Urged DOJ to investigate Biden administration's dismissal of $275 million green energy fraud lawsuit.
“The American people deserve answers about why taxpayer dollars were squandered and why Biden’s DOJ worked overtime to bury the truth.”
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Release: Congressman Lance Gooden Attends Signing of the Social Security Fairness Act
Attended signing of Social Security Fairness Act eliminating WEP and GPO provisions.
“From the day I first campaigned for Congress in 2018, I vowed to fight tirelessly until this unfair system was corrected.”
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Sworn in for new term representing Texas' 5th District; pledged to secure borders and strengthen defense.
“As I begin this new term, I remain dedicated to working with President Trump to secure our borders, bring jobs back from overseas, strengthen our national defense, and dismantle Biden’s weaponized government.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.