Doing more with less, balancing our budget, and demanding accountability is exactly what I will do in Washington.
balance the federal budget, cut wasteful spending, and demand accountability in Washington
Occurrences
"We have a fundamental responsibility to fund the government the right way, through regular order and with strict fiscal discipline,"
"Requiring unused taxpayer funds allocated for congressional office operations and constituent services to be returned for debt and deficit reduction instead of additional spending."
This bill streamlines federal spending to focus on core pillars – national security, law enforcement, and American leadership in space and science – to ensure taxpayer dollars are reserved for mission-critical outcomes. In pushing back against wasteful spending, we are building a more accountable and efficient government that remains steadfast in its primary responsibilities to the American people.
Evidence
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"Cutting wasteful spending and downsizing government must be a top priority." "Doing more with less, balancing our budget, and demanding accountability is exactly what I will do in Washington."
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Sponsor: Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (Introduced 02/07/2025). Latest Action: 02/07/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Status: Introduced.
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"To prohibit Federal funding for National Public Radio, and for other purposes."
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Bill Number: H.R. 4. Vote Question: On Passage. Rescissions Act. Status: Passed. All votes ... Strong | Republican | AL | Yea.
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Strong said he voted to rescind $9.4 billion of wasteful government spending and said, "Representative Strong has championed efforts to defund NPR ... In February of this year, Strong introduced the No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025."
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The FY 2025 Financial Report states that the government's budget deficit was about $1,775.4 billion in FY 2025.
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Sponsor: Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (Introduced 02/07/2025). Latest Action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Status: Introduced.
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"To prohibit Federal funding for National Public Radio, and for other purposes."
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Vote Question: On Passage. Bill Title & Description: Rescissions Act. Status: Passed. Representative Strong | Republican | AL | Yea.
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"The government's primarily cash-based budget deficit decreased by $41.4 billion ... from approximately $1,816.8 billion in FY 2024 to about $1,775.4 billion in FY 2025."
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"This audit brings accountability and oversight to the Postal Service by identifying systemic failures and ensuring it implements the necessary changes to improve reliability and efficiency." Strong also said the provision is "about getting clear answers and making sure the Postal Service delivers the level of service our communities expect."
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Strong said he introduced the SAFEGUARDS Act to ensure passenger security-fee revenue is invested into aviation and airport security, describing it as a way to "modernize screening technology, upgrade baggage detection systems, and improve checkpoint efficiency."
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The press release says Strong "highlighted committee passage" of the FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science bill, which includes funding for six North Alabama law enforcement and public safety projects.
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The article reports that Treasury said May 2026 net tariff revenue was effectively zero and that the U.S. budget deficit remained slightly smaller than the prior year, meaning federal finances were still in deficit rather than balanced.
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CBO reported that the federal budget deficit totaled about $1.8 trillion in the first 10 months of FY2026, $169 billion more than the comparable FY2025 period.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 9936, sponsored by Rep. Dale W. Strong, introduced July 23, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, with the full title stating it would limit bonuses to the Postmaster General.
Assessments
The central budget-balancing promise was not fulfilled: official FY2025 and FY2026 budget evidence shows the federal government remained in a large deficit. Strong did, however, take same-term actions aligned with the waste-cutting and accountability parts of the pledge, including voting for the Rescissions Act, sponsoring spending/accountability bills, and advancing committee provisions for oversight such as USPS audit language. Those actions support partial credit but do not amount to balancing the federal budget or broadly eliminating wasteful spending.
Strong did not deliver the central promise to balance the federal budget: federal finances remained in large deficit through FY 2025 and into 2026. But he did take and support concrete same-term actions tied to the other parts of the pledge, including voting for a rescissions package, introducing a bill to end NPR funding, and advancing oversight and audit provisions. Those steps show real effort on cutting spending and demanding accountability, but they fall well short of fully balancing the budget or broadly delivering the entire promise.
Strong made concrete efforts to cut spending and increase accountability in Congress, including voting for rescissions, introducing a bill to defund NPR, and advancing audit/oversight provisions. But the core promise to balance the federal budget was not fulfilled because the federal government remained in large deficit, so the overall pledge was only partially delivered.
The central federal promise was broad and included balancing the federal budget, cutting wasteful spending, and demanding accountability in Washington. The budget was not balanced during the relevant period; FY 2025 still had a deficit of about $1.775 trillion. However, Strong did take concrete same-term actions aligned with the waste-cutting and accountability portions of the pledge, including voting for the Rescissions Act, introducing the No More Funding for NPR Act, advancing USPS audit/accountability provisions, and proposing targeted reforms such as the SAFEGUARDS Act. These actions support partial credit but do not amount to full delivery of the overall promise, especially the budget-balancing component.
Strong did not deliver the central promise to balance the federal budget: the federal government still ran a roughly $1.775 trillion deficit in FY 2025. However, during the relevant federal term he supported and advanced spending-cut/accountability measures, including voting for the 2025 Rescissions Act and introducing H.R.1146 to prohibit federal funding for NPR. Those actions materially address the wasteful-spending portion of the promise but fall well short of balancing the budget or fully delivering the broad accountability pledge.
Strong did not fulfill the central promise to balance the federal budget, since the federal government remained in deficit in FY 2025. However, in the relevant federal term after the 2024 campaign, he did take concrete actions aligned with the spending-cut and accountability portions of the pledge, including voting for the Rescissions Act and introducing legislation to prohibit federal funding for NPR. Those actions support partial credit, but not full delivery of the promised balanced-budget outcome.