We must do everything in our power to end government waste, eliminate fraud, and reign in this out-of-control spending to reduce the American deficit.
Mark Alford will work to end government waste, eliminate fraud, and reduce federal spending to lower the deficit.
Occurrences
We must do everything in our power to end government waste, eliminate fraud, and reign in this out-of-control spending to reduce the American deficit and get our economy back on the right track.
We must do everything in our power to end government waste, eliminate fraud, and reign in this out-of-control spending to reduce the American deficit and get our economy back on the right track.
Evidence
"In a strong step toward restoring fiscal sanity, we’re cutting almost $2 trillion in federal spending, rescinding billions in Green New Scam funding, and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse from numerous federal programs. I was proud to support this legislation on the House floor."
Latest Action: 07/04/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-21. On 07/03/2025 the House agreed to the Senate amendment, and on 05/22/2025 the House passed the bill.
Bill Number: H.R. 6938. Status: Passed. Representative Alford | Missouri | Vote: Yea.
Bill Number: H.R. 7006. Status: Passed. Representative Alford | Missouri | Vote: Yea.
"Today, House Republicans delivered. We finished the government funding process, advancing the America First agenda and cutting government spending."
"DOGE will continue to shine a light on the fraud they uncover because the American people deserve to know what their government has been wasting their hard-earned tax dollars on."
Assessments
Alford took same-term federal action consistent with the promise by voting for and publicly backing spending-cut and anti-waste measures, including enacted reconciliation legislation and appropriations bills he framed as reducing wasteful spending. However, the record provided does not establish that he personally delivered the full promised outcome of ending government waste, eliminating fraud, and reducing federal spending enough to lower the deficit. The evidence supports material effort and some enacted spending-related action, but not full delivery of the broad deficit-reduction promise.
Alford took concrete same-term actions aligned with the promise, including voting for and publicly promoting enacted reconciliation legislation he described as cutting nearly $2 trillion in federal spending, supporting appropriations measures framed as cutting wasteful spending, and advocating DOGE-related waste and fraud efforts. However, the evidence does not show that government waste was ended, fraud was eliminated, or the federal deficit was actually lowered as a completed outcome. The strongest support is for meaningful partial delivery through legislative votes and advocacy, not full fulfillment.