Support a constitutional amendment and legislation to prevent the federal government from spending more than it collects and to hold government accountable for waste, fraud, and abuse.

The federal government should be prohibited from spending more money than it collects each year, and a constitutional amendment is needed in order to force Congress to live within its means. Clear and concise legislation is needed in order to hold the federal government accountable for the abuse, fraud and waste that they expect the American taxpayer to subsidize.

Calls for a balanced-budget amendment and anti-waste accountability measures.

Issues - Chuck Fleischmann for Congress
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I believe that the federal government should be prohibited from spending more money than it collects each year. I believe that a constitutional amendment is needed in order to force Congress to live within its means. Clear and concise legislation is needed in order to hold the federal government accountable for the abuse, fraud and waste that they expect the American tax payer to subsidize.

Calls for a balanced-budget rule, a constitutional amendment, and legislation to curb waste, fraud, and abuse.

Taxes - Chuck Fleischmann for Congress
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"I believe that the federal government should be prohibited from spending more money than it collects each year. I believe that a constitutional amendment is needed in order to force Congress to live within its means... Clear and concise legislation is needed in order to hold the federal government accountable for the abuse, fraud and waste..."

Campaign material states Fleischmann wanted a constitutional amendment to stop the federal government from spending more than it collects and wanted legislation to curb abuse, fraud, and waste.

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Taxes - Chuck Fleischmann for Congress
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"I rise today in support of a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution... I am proud to be a cosponsor of this balanced budget amendment to our Constitution, and I urge all of my colleagues to vote in favor of House Joint Resolution 2."

Fleischmann publicly supported and cosponsored a balanced budget amendment in the House, showing concrete advocacy for the promise.

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Congressional Record, House floor speech on Balanced Budget Amendment
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Roll Call 858 on H.J.Res. 2 (balanced budget amendment) failed; the vote total was 261 yeas to 165 nays. The roll call list shows Fleischmann voted Yea.

He voted for the balanced budget amendment, but the measure failed in the House and did not become law or amend the Constitution.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 858
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"Mr. Fleischmann introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget". The bill's full title says it would amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to cap federal spending at $949 billion for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.

Fleischmann introduced concrete legislation to cap federal spending, but it was only referred to committee and did not enact the promised policy.

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GovInfo: H.R. 4060 Freeze Government Spending Act of 2012
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The page says Fleischmann "has consistently supported and voted for budgets that balance in 10 years without raising taxes" and lists "Reducing spending, balancing the budget, and reforming mandatory programs."

His office describes a long record of support for balanced budgets, but this is a retrospective accomplishments page rather than evidence that the constitutional amendment or anti-spending legislation was enacted.

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Accomplishments - Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
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