Work to balance the federal budget in a reasonable, responsible way.

Congress must make decisions that balance our federal budget in a reasonable, responsible way that leaves a country to our children and grandchildren better than the one we inherited.

The page commits to responsible federal budgeting and deficit control.

Issues – Bost for Congress
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He’s always fighting for the federal government to live within its means and to prioritize your tax dollars.

Bost presents an ongoing commitment to fiscal restraint and limiting federal spending.

About Mike – Bost for Congress
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Bost says Washington should live within its means and warns the federal government has run up an unsustainable debt, arguing leadership is needed to turn the corner.

Campaign/office issue page shows a longstanding public commitment to spending restraint and reducing debt, consistent with working toward a balanced budget.

partial same_term A for effort

Spending Cuts & Debt | Congressman Mike Bost
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House roll call 50 records passage of H. Con. Res. 14, the FY2025 congressional budget resolution establishing budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

The House advanced a budget resolution rather than a balanced budget; this is evidence of budget work, but not of a balanced federal budget being achieved.

never same_term A for effort

U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes (2025)
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Bost said he voted for the House reconciliation package, describing it as a comprehensive budget bill that strengthens accountability in government spending and, by the office's own summary, includes permanent tax relief and border spending while moving to the Senate under the budget process.

This shows concrete budget-related action by Bost, but the measure was a reconciliation bill, not a balanced federal budget, and it also increased the debt limit according to congressional analysis.

partial same_term A for effort

BOST VOTES FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S "ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL" BUDGET BILL | Congressman Mike Bost
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Treasury's FY2025 Financial Report states a budget deficit of $1,775.4 billion for fiscal year 2025.

The federal government was still running a large deficit as of FY2025, so the budget was not balanced.

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Financial Report of the United States Government | Bureau of the Fiscal Service
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