I pledge to work for solutions that eliminate wasteful government spending
Will work for solutions that eliminate wasteful government spending.
Occurrences
Evidence
Hill says federal programs should be scrutinized to eliminate "frivolous and wasteful spending," and that he will continue the Golden Fleece Award and push for action on the House floor.
Hill said a Pentagon waste report showed $125 billion in bureaucratic waste and announced the Department of Defense would receive his Golden Fleece Award.
Hill issued a statement supporting a short-term measure to fund government operations and said he was not in favor of short-term spending bills, while the House had already passed all twelve spending bills.
The House passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act, and the clerk's roll call records show Hill (AR) voted Yea.
Hill said GSA has failed to efficiently dispose of unneeded federal property, wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on unused buildings, and said it should not require an act of Congress to transfer unneeded property or reduce unnecessary federal spending.
Assessments
Hill did work on wasteful-spending issues during the relevant 2017-2019 House term, including public Golden Fleece oversight, criticism of Pentagon waste, engagement on spending bills, and later support for rescissions and unused-property reforms. However, the evidence shows advocacy, oversight, and votes rather than a completed, attributable solution that eliminated wasteful government spending. Because the promise was framed as working for solutions, these actions merit partial credit, but not full delivery of the broader spending-elimination outcome.
Hill took identifiable same-term actions consistent with the promise, including publicly targeting Pentagon waste through the Golden Fleece Award and engaging on spending and appropriations issues. Later evidence also shows continued anti-waste activity, including support for a rescissions bill. However, the promised outcome of solutions that eliminate wasteful government spending is broad and the evidence shows advocacy, scrutiny, and votes rather than a completed federal outcome attributable to Hill that eliminated wasteful spending. This supports partial credit rather than full delivery.