Scott Franklin will continue to stand firm against big government expansion and fight for policies that protect economic freedom, reward hard work, and keep the American Dream alive for the next generation.
Scott Franklin will continue to stand firm against big government expansion and fight for policies that protect economic freedom, including lower taxes and less regulation.
Occurrences
He understands firsthand the challenges families and job creators face and knows how government overreach, excessive regulation, and reckless spending can hold back economic growth.
Evidence
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Franklin’s House office said he introduced H.R. 4047, the Cutting Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act, describing it as a bill that would require federal agencies to find regulations to cut before issuing new ones.
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Congress.gov lists Franklin as the sponsor of H.R. 4047 and shows the bill’s status as Introduced, with latest action referring it to a House subcommittee.
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The bill text says Franklin was among the members introducing H.R. 2165, which would limit state or local taxing jurisdictions from imposing certain taxes on residents who moved to another state.
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Franklin’s office said he voted for H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act, and described it as reducing future government spending, reclaiming unspent COVID money, reducing the federal regulatory state, and promoting pro-growth energy and economic policies.
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The Clerk’s roll call page shows H.R. 2811 was a failed vote on a motion to recommit, with the motion failing 211 to 221.
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Franklin said he voted for FY26 appropriations bills that, in his office’s description, support the economy, protect taxpayers, and cut spending while reducing waste and abuse.
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"This bill is a step toward restoring long-term stability. ... It also makes targeted investments ... and updates rural development and research programs... Important ... includes provisions I’ve worked to advance ... standing disaster block grant authority. ... These reforms will help get assistance out faster and gives states more flexibility to respond when producers need it most. ... I supported advancing this bill and will continue working to ensure it delivers for Florida producers and rural communities."
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"The ACCURATE Act brings greater transparency and accountability to the process by establishing clear guidelines for how these tools are reviewed and used." The release says the bill "creates a federal commission to help ensure federal agencies use more consistent, credible, and transparent private-sector risk tools when spending taxpayer dollars."
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Congressman Scott Franklin and Congressman Gabe Amo "today introduced" the ACCURATE Act, which "creates a federal commission" to ensure federal agencies use more consistent, credible, and transparent private-sector risk tools when spending taxpayer dollars. Franklin said the bill brings "greater transparency and accountability" through clear guidelines for how those tools are reviewed and used.
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Franklin said the EPA approval gives growers "a stronger foundation" and called it "a smart, science-driven step" that "supports our farmers" and "helps keep this industry alive." The release also says Franklin has led efforts in Congress for a "clear and predictable regulatory path forward" and that the approval marks "meaningful progress" in those efforts.
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The Clerk's roll call shows Franklin, Scott voted "Yea" on Roll Call 148 for H.R. 7567, which the page identifies as the Farm, Food, and National Security Act amendment vote, and the amendment was adopted 280 to 142.
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Franklin's office says a final federal rule lowered the pasteurized orange juice Brix standard from 10.5 percent to 10 percent, described the rule as removing an unnecessary regulatory burden, and says Franklin led congressional efforts for several years, including legislation and appropriations language directing FDA to modernize the standard.
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 1 as Public Law No. 119-21, states that the act reduces taxes, and summarizes provisions making permanent multiple 2017 individual federal tax provisions, increasing the standard deduction, increasing the child tax credit, and making permanent the qualified business income deduction. The related House vote record and Franklin's statement show he voted for final House passage.
Assessments
Franklin made repeated same-term efforts consistent with the promise, including sponsoring deregulatory legislation, voting for spending and regulatory limits, supporting FY26 spending cuts, and backing H.R. 1, which became Public Law 119-21 and included federal tax reductions. He is also tied to a narrow completed deregulatory result through the FDA orange juice Brix standard rule. However, the promise is broad and ideological, and the evidence shows a mix of narrow delivered outcomes, one-member votes, public advocacy, and introduced or failed bills rather than comprehensive delivery of lower taxes and less regulation across government. That supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.
Franklin has a consistent same-term record of advancing lower-spending and deregulatory policies: he introduced the Cutting Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act, backed the Exit Tax Prevention Act, voted for spending-cutting packages, and helped advance the ACCURATE Act and farm bill provisions he said would increase flexibility and reduce bureaucracy. That is meaningful candidate credit for fighting government expansion. But the evidence does not show a durable enacted policy result that clearly delivers the full promise of lower taxes and less regulation, so this is better treated as partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.
Franklin repeatedly took same-term legislative and public positions consistent with the promise: he introduced and backed bills to reduce regulatory burdens, limit spending, and lower tax pressure, and he voted for measures his office described as cutting waste and expanding flexibility. But the evidence mostly shows proposals, support statements, and votes, not an enacted federal policy shift delivering lower taxes or less regulation. That makes this a meaningful effort toward the pledge, but not full fulfillment.
The promise is broad and ideological: continue opposing big-government expansion and fight for lower taxes and less regulation. The record shows substantial same-term effort by Franklin, including sponsoring or introducing deregulatory and tax-limitation bills, voting for spending and regulatory reduction packages, supporting appropriations framed as cutting waste, and advocating agency/regulatory changes. However, the evidence does not show that the central promised outcomes of lower taxes, less regulation, or materially reduced government expansion were enacted as completed federal policy through his efforts. Because he made serious legislative and oversight efforts but delivery is not established, partial credit is appropriate rather than full delivery or never.
Franklin took repeated same-term actions consistent with the promise, including sponsoring or introducing deregulatory and tax-limitation bills, voting for spending-cut and regulatory-reduction packages, and publicly backing appropriations and farm-policy measures framed around taxpayer protection, flexibility, and reduced federal burden. However, the evidence does not show that his key tax or deregulatory proposals became law or that the promised lower-tax, less-regulated policy outcome was fully delivered. Because the record shows serious legislative effort but no completed broad policy delivery, partial credit is appropriate rather than full delivery.
Franklin took repeated same-term actions consistent with the promise, including sponsoring or supporting deregulatory, tax-limitation, spending-cut, and limited-government measures. However, the evidence mainly shows votes, bill introductions, and public advocacy, with key proposals not enacted into law. Because the promise includes both an effort-oriented commitment to fight and a policy-outcome component around lower taxes and less regulation, the record supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.