We can preserve Social Security and Medicare for the next generation and still enact thoughtful reforms to our nation's entitlement structure to reduce our national debt and the threat it poses to our children and grandchildren.
Preserve Social Security and Medicare for the next generation while enacting thoughtful entitlement reforms to reduce the national debt.
Occurrences
Evidence
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On Apr. 29, 2026, Rep. Marlin Stutzman voted Yea on H.J. Res./S. Con. Res. 33, the House budget resolution for fiscal year 2026 and budget levels through fiscal year 2035. The resolution set budget targets but did not itself enact Social Security or Medicare changes.
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As of Aug. 15, 2026, the Clerk listed the 119th Congress, 2nd Session House as “Not In Session,” with the next session scheduled for Aug. 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM.
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On Jul. 23, 2026, Roll Call 283 recorded House passage of H.R. 8884, the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act, by 232-188. Rep. Marlin Stutzman voted Yea.
Assessments
Stutzman has taken same-term votes related to fiscal targets and Social Security disability work policy, which show some effort toward entitlement and debt-reduction themes. However, the evidence does not show enacted preservation of Social Security and Medicare for the next generation or broad entitlement reforms that reduce the national debt. Because he is still in active federal office and the term is ongoing, the promise is not yet failed or delivered.
A vote for the FY2026 budget resolution is relevant to debt-reduction positioning and counts as some legislative effort, but the resolution only set budget targets and did not enact Social Security preservation, Medicare preservation, or specific entitlement reforms. The promised outcome has not been delivered on the provided record.