I will do everything I can to fight against government proposals that promote or otherwise fund abortion services.
Fight against government proposals that promote or fund abortion services.
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Evidence
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Gooden’s healthcare page says he is pro-life and will fight government proposals that promote or otherwise fund abortion services.
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The Congressional Record Index lists Gooden as a cosponsor of abortion-related legislation in the 118th Congress, including H.R. 7, which prohibits taxpayer funded abortions.
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The Congressional Record Index lists Gooden as a cosponsor of H.R. 4607, a bill to prohibit federal funds for higher-education institutions tied to abortion drugs or abortions for students or employees, and also lists his amendment activity on H.R. 4502 appropriations.
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Congress.gov records House Roll Call Vote 190 on July 3, 2025, on agreeing to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1. The measure passed 218-214, and Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas is listed as voting Aye.
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Congressional Research Service summarizes P.L. 119-21 as enacted July 4, 2025, and identifies a Medicaid provision that prohibits federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for certain reproductive health care providers, with implementation funding for Section 71113, Federal payments to prohibited entities.
Assessments
Gooden promised to fight government proposals that promote or fund abortion services. In federal office, he cosponsored anti-abortion-funding legislation and, more importantly, voted Aye on final House passage of H.R. 1 in the 119th Congress, which was enacted as P.L. 119-21 and included a Medicaid/CHIP funding restriction for certain reproductive health care providers. Because the enacted restriction occurred while he remained in office and his vote materially advanced the passed federal law, the promise is best judged delivered in the same term.
The promise was framed as an ongoing commitment to fight government proposals that promote or fund abortion services, not as a pledge to secure final enactment of a specific law. The evidence shows Gooden took concrete same-term legislative actions aligned with that promise, including cosponsoring H.R. 7 to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions and H.R. 4607 to restrict federal funds tied to abortion access in higher education, along with related appropriations activity. Because the promised action was opposition and legislative advocacy, the available record supports fulfillment rather than merely an unsuccessful attempt at a broader enacted outcome.