I know what works, and what doesn’t- and I will fight to ensure the government fills its proper Constitutional role!
Fight to ensure the government fills its proper Constitutional role.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Congressman Russ Fulcher said, “Today marks a major step toward restoring regular order in Congress. With this passage, the House has finalized all 12 Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations the way they are intended to be—through the committee process and with member-led direction.”
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Fulcher said the package “keeps the House on track to advance all 12 Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills while saving taxpayer dollars by holding spending below Continuing Resolution levels.”
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Fulcher stated, “The U.S. Constitution is—and must remain—our sole legal framework.”
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The letter said Fulcher is “fighting to preserve and protect” Idaho’s lands and emphasized local resource management and safeguarding public lands for future generations.
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Fulcher said, “I supported a bipartisan package passed by the House that would extend current funding until November 21, 2025, allowing both Chambers to proceed in completing Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills through regular budget order.”
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GovInfo lists H.R. 5576, sponsored by Russ Fulcher, as reported in the House on August 27, 2026, with the purpose of amending the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under federal leases.
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Fulcher’s office said his CLEAN Act, H.R. 1687, passed the House by unanimous consent and would require yearly geothermal lease sales and replacement lease sales when missed.
Assessments
The promise is broad and values-based, so full delivery would require a concrete, achieved federal outcome showing the government was brought into its proper constitutional role. The evidence shows Fulcher made same-term legislative and oversight efforts aligned with that theme, including sponsoring geothermal leasing legislation, supporting regular-order appropriations, and advocating limited-government/local-management principles. However, the cited measures were House-passed, reported, or rhetorical rather than enacted into law or otherwise fully implemented. This supports partial credit with clear effort, not full delivery.
The promise is very broad and aspirational, so full delivery would require clear evidence that Fulcher materially changed federal policy or institutional practice to ensure government operated within a defined constitutional role. The evidence shows he publicly advocated constitutional governance and supported restoring 'regular order' through the appropriations process, which is a concrete example of pushing Congress to exercise its constitutional power of the purse. That demonstrates meaningful effort and some alignment with the promise. However, the record provided is mostly statements and support for appropriations procedure, not a clearly attributable, completed policy outcome proving the government as a whole was made to fill its 'proper Constitutional role.' Because there is real action and advocacy but not enough to show the broad promise was fully achieved, partial credit fits best.