I will support a balanced budget amendment that requires Washington adhere to these same principles. ... In Washington, we must do the same – cut spending and get the government out of the way
Support a balanced budget amendment and cut federal spending.
Occurrences
Evidence
Rouzer said the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is making steady progress on a surface transportation reauthorization package and that the committee is working on a bill that will reduce bureaucratic delays and cut waste. He also said the committee aims to prioritize core formula programs, flexibility, and efficiency.
Rouzer supported the House budget resolution, which his office said took 'the first step to cut fraud, waste and abuse from the federal budget' and included $1.5 trillion in mandatory savings over 10 years.
Assessments
Rouzer has taken same-term actions consistent with the promise by supporting House budget measures framed as cutting waste and mandatory spending, and by promoting spending restraint in transportation policy. However, the evidence does not show that a balanced budget amendment was enacted, nor that federal spending was actually cut as a completed federal outcome. Because he made legislative/policy efforts toward the promised direction but the full promised outcome remains undelivered, partial credit is appropriate.