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.
Work to balance the federal budget in a reasonable, responsible way.
Occurrences
He’s always fighting for the federal government to live within its means and to prioritize your tax dollars.
The legislation reduces spending by more than $9 billion compared to current stopgap funding and blocks the continuation of Biden-era priorities.
Evidence
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Treasury's FY2025 Financial Report states a budget deficit of $1,775.4 billion for fiscal year 2025.
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CBO estimated a $1.373 trillion federal deficit for October-June FY2026, with receipts of $4.151 trillion and outlays of $5.523 trillion.
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The House Clerk recorded Bost voting Yea on H. Con. Res. 113, a FY2027 congressional budget resolution that passed 216-214.
Assessments
Bost has taken budget-related actions in office, including voting for congressional budget resolutions and a reconciliation package, and he has publicly advocated spending restraint. However, the federal budget was not balanced: Treasury reported a $1.775 trillion FY2025 deficit, and CBO reported a large FY2026 deficit through June 2026. Because the promised balanced-budget outcome has not been achieved, the claim is not delivered, though his votes and advocacy justify an effort badge.
The promised substantive result, a balanced federal budget, was not achieved; Treasury reported a $1.775 trillion FY2025 deficit. Bost did take budget-related actions and publicly advocated spending restraint, including voting for budget and reconciliation measures, but those efforts did not produce a balanced federal budget. Under the rule for serious attempts that fail to deliver the promised outcome, this is marked never with an effort badge.