Continue to push for fiscal discipline and work to rein in Washington’s spending.

Sam Graves · Missouri · Republican

spending impact 4.00 specificity 3.00 extraction confidence 99%

Occurrences

I will continue to push for fiscal discipline and work to rein in Washington’s out of control spending.

The candidate commits to continue advocating fiscal discipline and reducing federal spending.

Graves for Congress | Missouri's 6th Congressional District
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I will continue to push for fiscal discipline and work to rein in Washington’s out of control spending.

Promises to keep advocating fiscal discipline and reducing federal spending.

Issues | Graves for Congress
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Evidence

"I have long believed that government does not have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem. That's why I voted for a plan that would balance the budget in 10 years."

Graves publicly endorsed budget balancing and spending cuts, matching the campaign promise to push fiscal discipline.

partial same_term A for effort

Debt and Overspending | Congressman Sam Graves | Representing the 6th District of Missouri
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

Bill Title: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. Status: Passed. Graves (MO) | Republican | MO | Yea.

Graves voted for a major appropriations bill rather than against spending, which is compatible with governing on fiscal matters but is not direct proof of spending restraint.

partial same_term

Roll Call 45 | H.R. 7148 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%

The House considered a resolution providing for consideration of H.R. 7744, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026; Graves was recorded as Aye in the House vote list on the clerk's roll call page.

Graves supported floor consideration of an appropriations bill, indicating continued participation in spending legislation but not itself demonstrating restraint.

unresolved same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 78%

Bill Title & Description: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government. Status: Failed. Graves (MO) | Republican | MO | Yea.

Graves backed a concrete balanced-budget measure, but the attempt failed in the House, so this shows effort rather than delivery.

never same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 95%

Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Graves continued to advocate and vote for fiscal-discipline measures, including supporting a balanced-budget constitutional amendment and publicly backing a plan to balance the budget. However, the balanced-budget measure failed, and the record also includes support for major appropriations legislation without clear evidence that federal spending was actually reined in. Because the promise included continued effort as well as a spending-restraint outcome, the evidence supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

never same_term A for effort

Graves made identifiable efforts aligned with the promise, including supporting a balanced-budget constitutional amendment and publicly advocating budget balancing and spending restraint. However, the balanced-budget measure failed, and the evidence does not show that Washington spending was actually reined in or that a binding fiscal-discipline outcome was delivered. His vote for a major appropriations bill also prevents treating the record as clear fulfillment. Because there was a serious attempt but no delivered promised outcome, this is best adjudicated as never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%