Gooden Opposes Democrat Spending Bill

Friday, December 23, 2022

WASHINGTON - On Friday, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through September 2023. Congressman Lance Gooden (R-Texas) voted against this legislation and released the following statement:  

Rep. Gooden said, “Senate Republicans who supported the Democrats’ $1.7 trillion spending bill have completely stolen the new House majority’s leverage next Congress and given Joe Biden an early Christmas present. I proudly voted against this legislation because it fails to secure our own border while simultaneously providing millions to help foreign nations secure theirs. The bill passed today is the very definition of America Last.” 

The “Omnibus” bill, as it is called, included funding for a list of Democrat pet projects, including $3.6 million for the “Michelle Obama Trail,” nearly a million for “LGBT and gender nonconforming housing,” and a huge increase for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms so the agency may continue its gun-grabbing agenda. In addition, this bill provides over $400 million to help countries like Jordan and Egypt secure their borders, while explicitly preventing DHS from securing our own. Lastly, the legislation removes the incoming Republican majority’s ability to defund the IRS’s 87,000 new agents or curtail the Department of Justice’s attacks on conservatives. For these reasons, Congressman Gooden opposed the legislation. 

The government funding bill ultimately passed the United States Senate on Thursday with the support of 18 Senate Republicans. The House of Representative subsequently advanced the bill by a vote of 225-201. President Biden is expected to sign the Omnibus into law tonight.