Lance Gooden

Many Americans believe that it is incumbent on the United States to lead. I am one of them.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 9002. None of the funds made…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 9002. None of the funds made…

I will quote Ambassador Nikki Haley, who said: While we will continue to engage on a number of fronts at the United Nations, in this case, we simply cannot in good faith support a process that could undermine the sovereign right of the…

This amendment ends the United Nations International Organization for Migration taxpayer-funded slush funds, commonly referred to as the Refugee Travel Loan Program. While this may be a noble idea, a lot of Americans don't realize that…

I urge adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gooden). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Gooden of Texas The…

It is true that this is issued as a loan, but less than 1 percent of these have been paid back. These aren't real loans; these are giveaways of taxpayer dollars to refugees. I don't have a problem supporting legitimate refugees, but what…

Morale among law enforcement in Illinois is at an all-time low.

We need to restore the proper respect and admiration for our men and women in law enforcement.

What is happening in San Francisco should never happen in the United States.

You saw reports in the press and so you decided to instigate a nationwide law enforcement initiative?

I have to ask you now, in retrospect was there a compelling law enforcement justification for the memo?

Mr. Attorney General, you started with a conclusion that there was an increase in threats.

You certainly don't think he would knowingly give false testimony to this Committee, do you?

Did you consult with the FBI director?

Even though your own FBI Director says there was no justification for it you will not retract it?

Are you aware that Director Wray a couple months ago in sworn testimony implicated you in a sweeping abuse of power?

Unfortunately, in April of this year, the Department of Education proposed a rule that, if adopted, would flip Title 9 on its head.

I am here to address another way in which gender ideology destroys women and girls, and that is by dissolving legal protections for women in athletics.

No school is going to want to take on that litigation risk.

Mr. Mayorkas, there's a reason why you and Joe Biden have allowed 5.5 million people to cross our Southern border.

It's hard to argue that we're manufacturing outrage when we look at these incredible, sad things happening under your watch.

Don't you think we should be outraged about cartels moving into American cities on this side of the border under your watch?

If this isn't about votes, if this isn't about votes, one-party rule, keeping the Democrats in power, I make this suggestion: If you put the American people first, you should refer back to Trump's border policies.

Are the folks across the aisle not outraged about the millions of people that are coming across the border under, of course, your watch, most of whom probably don't qualify for asylum?