We promised to decrease wasteful government spending, build a border wall and protect the unborn.
I will decrease wasteful government spending.
Occurrences
I was honored this week to receive the 2025 “Taxpayers’ Friend Award” ... I remain committed to standing up for hardworking American families who expect fiscal responsibility from their elected officials. Every dollar the federal government spends first comes from the pockets of the American people, and I believe Congress has a duty to spend wisely,
Evidence
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Gosar said, "We promised to decrease wasteful government spending" and argued the funding bill failed to keep that promise.
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The House Clerk records Gosar's amendment vote on H.R. 2740 as failed, with the amendment not adopted.
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Gosar said his FY2015 appropriations amendments passed 21 of 27 and positively affected almost one billion dollars in federal spending.
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Treasury reports that outlays increased $338.9 billion, or 8.3 percent, over fiscal year 2018.
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Gosar announced an amendment that would save $3.1 million by preventing a budget increase for the U.S. Botanic Garden; the House passed it and the larger bill also passed the House.
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Gosar's official vote record lists Roll Call 237 on H.Amdt.76 to H.R.4553 as an Aye vote; the amendment sought to reduce unobligated funds from top-line accounts totaling $37,353,345,385.09.
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CBO estimated the federal deficit totaled $2.0 trillion in the first 11 months of FY2026; outlays increased $147 billion, or 2 percent, and timing-adjusted outlays were $235 billion, or 4 percent, higher than the same period in FY2025.
Assessments
Gosar made concrete efforts to cut or oppose spending, including appropriations amendments and votes against funding measures, so the effort badge is warranted. But the broad promised outcome, decreasing wasteful federal government spending, was not delivered: key same-term federal spending data show outlays rose after the 2018 campaign, and cited spending-cut amendments either failed or were limited in scope relative to overall federal spending. Later-term votes also show continued effort, not fulfillment of the promised overall decrease.
Gosar made concrete efforts to cut spending during the term, including amendments that passed and claimed reductions in federal spending, but the broader promise was not fully delivered. Other spending-cut efforts failed, and federal outlays increased in the period after the promise, so this is best judged as partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.