Stop earmarks and boondoggle insider Washington spending on lobbyist pet projects.

Eric Burlison · Missouri · Republican

spending impact 2.00 specificity 2.00 extraction confidence 95%

Occurrences

Stopping Earmarks and boondoggle insider D.C. spending on lobbyist pet projects

Burlison commits to opposing earmarks and wasteful insider spending in Washington.

CONSERVATIVE RECORD | Eric Burlison for Congress
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reducing the national debt by rooting out federal waste, fraud, and overregulation

Burlison announced a roundtable focused on reducing the national debt through eliminating federal waste, fraud, and overregulation.

Burlison Announces Roundtable on Reducing the National Debt by Tackling Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
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Evidence

The campaign record page says Burlison was going to Washington to clean house, including "Stopping Earmarks and boondoggle insider D.C. spending on lobbyist pet projects."

This is the campaign promise itself and establishes the pledge to oppose earmarks and boondoggle spending.

unresolved unknown

CONSERVATIVE RECORD | Eric Burlison for Congress
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Congress.gov shows Burlison introduced H.R. 1052 on February 6, 2025. The bill is titled "To rescind certain unobligated balances relating to charging and fueling grants and national electric vehicle grants," and its latest action was referral to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Burlison advanced a concrete spending-cut bill, but it was only introduced and referred, not enacted.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.1052 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): UNPLUG EVs Act
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Congress.gov shows Burlison introduced H.R. 6023 on November 12, 2025. The official title is "To provide the President the authority to sell Federal real property during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes," and its latest action was referral to committee and subcommittee.

Another concrete anti-spending measure was introduced, but it did not become law and did not directly demonstrate a fulfilled earmark ban.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.6023 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Government Shutdown Efficiency Act
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The official House website's latest news section says Burlison led 10 House colleagues in a letter to the Department of Transportation and OMB asking for an investigation into federal funding awarded to the National Academies over concerns about bias, conflicts of interest, and misuse of taxpayer dollars.

Recent official anti-spending oversight action, but it does not show that earmarks or insider Washington spending were actually stopped.

never same_term A for effort

Representative Burlison |
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Burlison clearly made the promise, and the record shows some real anti-spending effort in office, including introducing spending-cut bills and leading oversight activity during his current House term. But the evidence does not show that he actually stopped earmarks or ended insider Washington spending on lobbyist pet projects, and the cited bills did not advance beyond committee referral or become law. Under the federal office standard, that is a serious attempt without delivery rather than fulfillment.

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never same_term A for effort

Burlison promised to stop earmarks and insider Washington spending on lobbyist pet projects. The evidence shows he introduced anti-spending measures in the 119th Congress, including bills to rescind certain grant balances and address federal property sales during shutdowns, but neither became law and neither demonstrates that earmarks or the promised category of spending were stopped. Because he made concrete legislative attempts but the promised outcome was not delivered, this should be scored as not fulfilled with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

never same_term A for effort

The promise was to stop earmarks and insider Washington spending on lobbyist pet projects. The evidence shows Burlison made anti-spending legislative efforts in the same term, including H.R. 1052 and H.R. 6023, but those bills were only introduced/referred and did not enact an earmark ban or otherwise deliver the promised outcome. Because there was serious legislative effort without fulfillment, the outcome is never with an effort badge.

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