Congress must show broad restraint on federal spending in order to bring down the federal deficit and eventually reduce debt.
Exercise broad restraint on federal spending to reduce the deficit and eventually reduce debt.
Occurrences
Additionally, we need to reduce federal regulations which only increase the size of government and costs to our businesses.
balances the federal budget within ten years by returning spending to pre-pandemic levels and putting an end to Washington’s reckless spending habits
Evidence
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The Budget Committee report says the FY2025 budget resolution "reduces spending" and "reduces deficit spending by $14 trillion" over the next decade, with lower discretionary spending for FY2025.
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Congress.gov shows Beth Van Duyne introduced H.R. 824, the GORAC Act of 2025, to evaluate federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions and recommend elimination or realignment; the latest action is referral to committee and the bill status is introduced.
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Van Duyne's office said she helped release the RSC Budget, described as a fiscal roadmap that balances the federal budget within ten years by returning spending to pre-pandemic levels and ending "reckless spending habits."
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Her FY27 Appropriations page lists multiple federal funding requests, including $5,000,000 for DFW public safety parking systems, $8,000,000 for Dallas police drone expansion, $15,000,000 for the Alta Vista water line replacement, and $16,137,500 for Southlake's Brumlow Avenue project.
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The Clerk's House status page for Beth Van Duyne says the House is not in session and the next session is June 2nd, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
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The FY27 Appropriations page lists multiple federal spending asks, including $5,000,000 for DFW Airport police parking surveillance, $8,000,000 for Dallas police drone expansion, $15,000,000 for the Alta Vista water line replacement, and $16,137,500 for Southlake's Brumlow Avenue project.
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The Clerk's Roll Call Votes page says the House is not in session and the next session is June 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
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If not for those shifts, the deficit thus far for fiscal year 2026 would have been $82 billion more
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Van Duyne | Van Duyne | Republican | TX | Yea
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Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit | 6 | 315 | 648
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DFW Public Safety and Intelligent Parking System Proposed Recipient: DFW Airport Police Department Amount of Request: $5,000,000
Assessments
Van Duyne materially pursued the pledge in the same federal term by backing House Republican budget plans aimed at reducing spending and deficits and by introducing the GORAC Act to target duplicative or wasteful programs. But the record here shows advocacy, resolutions, and an introduced bill, not enacted broad spending restraint that actually reduced the deficit or put debt on a reduction path. The countervailing evidence that she also requested multiple new federal appropriations further weakens a claim of broad restraint. Under the federal office standard, this is a serious legislative effort without delivery of the promised outcome.
Van Duyne made serious same-term efforts toward federal spending restraint, including advancing an RSC budget framework and introducing the GORAC Act. But the evidence does not show enacted broad spending restraint, actual deficit reduction, or debt reduction attributable to her. The GORAC Act remained introduced/referred, the budget materials are advocacy or resolution-level evidence rather than delivered fiscal outcomes, and her appropriations requests cut against a finding of broad restraint. This supports effort credit, not fulfillment.
The evidence shows Van Duyne made serious attempts to advance spending restraint, including promoting the RSC budget roadmap, supporting a House Republican budget resolution claiming major deficit reduction, and introducing H.R. 824 to target wasteful or duplicative federal programs. However, the promised outcome was broad restraint on federal spending sufficient to reduce deficits and eventually debt, and the evidence does not show enacted policy or actual federal deficit/debt reduction attributable to her efforts. Because the attempts were meaningful but the promised outcome was not delivered, this is best classified as never with an effort badge.