Balance the budget, eliminate reckless government spending, and cut foreign aid that doesn’t serve American interests. Hold Washington accountable and prioritize economic policies that put taxpayers first. Let DOGE examine every bit of our federal government.
Balance the budget, eliminate reckless government spending, cut foreign aid that does not serve American interests, and let DOGE examine every bit of the federal government.
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Evidence
Restore Fiscal Discipline and Stop Washington’s Waste Balance the budget, eliminate reckless government spending, and cut foreign aid that doesn’t serve American interests. Hold Washington accountable and prioritize economic policies that put taxpayers first. Let DOGE examine every bit of our federal government.
Senator Ashley Moody is working to pass the Protecting American Taxpayers Act, comprehensive anti-fraud legislation that includes 16 commonsense bills that would stop bad actors, protect taxpayer dollars and recover stolen funds. The bill would provide $240 billion in projected savings.
November 7, 2025 Reported by Mr. Paul, with amendments S. 872 To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to USAspending.gov, and for other purposes.
A June 5 vote-a-rama on a $70 billion DHS and Border Patrol reconciliation bill let Republican senators, including Ashley Moody, register objections to the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, but the bill still advanced and the fund was not eliminated.
Assessments
Moody has been serving in the U.S. Senate since January 21, 2025, and the available evidence through June 14, 2026 shows activity on the issue but not delivery of the promised outcome. She backed anti-fraud and transparency measures, including the Protecting American Taxpayers Act package and S.872, and took some anti-spending positions, which is meaningful effort toward reducing waste. But there is no enacted balanced budget, no broad elimination of reckless federal spending, no demonstrated cut in foreign aid at the scale promised, and no government-wide DOGE-style examination implemented. Because the promise was sweeping and the concrete actions remained proposals, committee progress, or advocacy rather than completed results, this is best scored as not delivered, with credit for serious effort.
The promised outcome was broad federal fiscal delivery: balancing the federal budget, eliminating reckless spending, cutting non-interest-serving foreign aid, and allowing DOGE to examine the full federal government. The provided evidence shows Moody made same-term legislative efforts related to anti-fraud savings and spending transparency, but those actions did not enact a balanced budget, broad spending cuts, foreign aid reductions, or a complete DOGE review mandate. Because there was a serious but insufficient legislative effort, this is best scored as not delivered with an effort badge.