He will continue to cut wasteful spending and keep government spending in check.

...with that comes cutting wasteful spending and keeping government spending in check...

Commits to restraining government spending as part of his fiscal agenda.

ISSUES | Andyharris
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Government spending and regulation will not lead us to prosperity – only a vibrant private sector will.

Harris argues against government spending as a path to prosperity, consistent with his fiscal restraint message.

Economy | Congressman Andy Harris
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he's fighting to restore fiscal responsibility to Washington and protect your hard-earned taxpayer dollars

The campaign site says Harris is fighting to restore fiscal responsibility in Washington and protect taxpayer dollars, matching his existing fiscal-restraint commitment.

Andy Harris
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.5

Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee Chairman Andy Harris said the FY26 bill reflects “a clear, conservative commitment to fiscal responsibility” and was “cutting Biden-era waste.” The committee approved the measure 35 to 27.

Concrete action to cut spending through an FY26 appropriations bill, but it is a committee-stage effort and not final delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Committee Approves FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act | House Committee on Appropriations - Republicans
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

Harris said the bill was meant to “reduce the wasteful spending of the Biden Administration era” and provided a discretionary allocation of $25.523 billion, which he said was $1.163 billion (4.2%) below the FY2025 enacted level.

Shows Harris publicly advancing lower-spending appropriations policy, but this is still proposal-stage evidence rather than enacted savings.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Harris Releases Statement Following the Appropriations Committee Release of the FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Bill | Congressman Andy Harris
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%

Harris said Republicans had “effectively locked in disciplined, flat spending levels” while supporting the administration’s priorities. The release says Congress approved a continuing resolution and three full-year appropriations bills.

Concrete budget/spending action in the same term, with Harris tied to passage of funding legislation, but not a unique proof that he individually kept spending in check beyond general legislative support.

partial same_term A for effort

House Republicans Restore Order: Congress Passes Clean Funding Extension and Full-Year Appropriations Bills to Reopen Government | Congressman Andy Harris
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 84%

The committee said the House passed H.R. 7006, which “makes targeted Fiscal Year 2026 investments” and is part of restoring regular order in appropriations.

Shows continued participation in FY26 appropriations work, but the released summary emphasizes targeted investment rather than a clear new spending cut or savings delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

House Passes H.R. 7006, Strengthening National Security, Protecting Economic Growth, and Restoring Regular Order | House Committee on Appropriations - Republicans
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 75%

Harris said he “delivered” $40 million in FY26 Energy and Water Development funding for a new dredging vessel through appropriations language he authored.

This is an earmark-style spending allocation, not evidence of cutting wasteful spending or broadly restraining government outlays.

never same_term

Congressman Harris Delivers $40 Million for New Dredging Vessel to Strengthen Maryland Navigation Channels | Congressman Andy Harris
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 80%

The committee said the House passed final FY26 appropriations measures and that the package “codify DOGE-backed reforms to eliminate waste, duplication, and unchecked federal spending,” while also describing them as “responsible full-year funding.”

Most recent official sign of an anti-waste spending posture, but it remains a chamber-passage statement rather than proof of final enacted restraint attributable specifically to Harris.

partial same_term A for effort

House Passes H.R. 7148 and H.R. 7147, Completing FY26 Appropriations – America First, Fully Funded. | House Committee on Appropriations - Republicans
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 77%

Maryland's official results for Congressional District 01 list Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. as the winner with 177,065 votes (49.1%) and Andy Harris with 174,213 votes (48.3%).

Harris did not win the 2008 House seat tied to the promise, so he had no same-term federal office in which to fulfill it.

never same_term

Official 2008 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

The House Clerk records Roll Call 606 on H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act, as passed 234-190; Andy Harris, Republican of Maryland, voted Aye.

Harris supported a concrete spending-cut and spending-cap bill in later federal service, but this was only House passage.

never later_term A for effort

Roll Call 606 | Bill Number: H.R. 2560
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Congress.gov says H.R. 2560 would set discretionary spending limits and direct-spending limits, but its latest action was a Senate motion to table agreed to 51-46; the bill status remained Passed House.

The bill matched the promise's spending-restraint theme, but it failed to become law, so it is effort rather than delivery.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.2560 - Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

The House Clerk records H.J. Res. 2, proposing a balanced budget amendment, as failed on a two-thirds vote, 261-165; Harris voted Yea.

Harris supported a constitutional spending-control measure, but the measure failed, so it does not show fulfillment.

never later_term A for effort

Roll Call 858 | Bill Number: H.J. Res. 2
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

Congress.gov says H.J.Res.2 would prohibit fiscal-year outlays from exceeding receipts unless Congress authorized the excess and would require a three-fifths vote to increase the public debt limit; it failed in the House 261-165.

The proposal was directly related to keeping spending and debt in check, but its failure means only attempted fulfillment.

never later_term A for effort

H.J.Res.2 - Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

The House Clerk records S. 365 as passed 269-161 on August 1, 2011; Harris voted No.

The enacted Budget Control Act imposed spending caps, but Harris did not vote for the House-passed measure, limiting its value as evidence that he delivered the promise.

unresolved later_term

Roll Call 690 | Bill Number: S. 365
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Congress.gov records S.365 as becoming Public Law 112-25 and summarizes it as revising sequestration requirements for enforcement of discretionary spending limits and establishing FY2012-FY2021 discretionary spending limits.

A federal spending-control law was enacted during Harris's later service, but his recorded House vote was against it, so attribution to him is unresolved.

unresolved later_term

S.365 - Budget Control Act of 2011
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

The House Clerk records the 2018 balanced budget amendment vote as failed 233-184; Harris voted Yea.

Harris again backed a concrete balanced-budget proposal, but the failed vote means no delivered spending restraint.

never later_term A for effort

Roll Call 138 | Bill Number: H.J. Res. 2
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

The Appropriations Committee said Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Andy Harris backed an FY2026 bill approved 35-27, describing it as cutting Biden-era waste and providing $25.523 billion, $1.163 billion or 4.2% below FY2025 enacted.

This is concrete later-term appropriations work tied to lower discretionary spending, but it was committee-stage and sector-specific.

partial later_term A for effort

Committee Approves FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act | House Committee on Appropriations - Republicans
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

Harris said Republicans had effectively locked in disciplined, flat spending levels while supporting administration priorities; the release says Congress approved a continuing resolution and three full-year appropriations bills.

This supports partial later-term action to restrain spending, though it is a broad member statement rather than proof of an overall spending cut attributable to Harris.

partial later_term A for effort

House Republicans Restore Order: Congress Passes Clean Funding Extension and Full-Year Appropriations Bills to Reopen Government | Congressman Andy Harris
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

The committee said the House passed final FY2026 appropriations measures and that the bills codify DOGE-backed reforms to eliminate waste, duplication, and unchecked federal spending, with total FY2026 spending below the level projected under the continuing resolution.

This is official evidence of later-term House action toward spending restraint, but it is not a clear final, Harris-specific fulfillment of the broad promise.

partial later_term A for effort

House Passes H.R. 7148 and H.R. 7147, Completing FY26 Appropriations – America First, Fully Funded. | House Committee on Appropriations - Republicans
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Harris announced $40 million in FY2026 Energy and Water Development funding for a new shallow-draft dredging vessel and said he authored language requiring the Army Corps to use the funding to replace Dredge Currituck.

This cuts against full fulfillment because Harris highlighted securing new federal spending rather than cutting or restraining spending.

never later_term

Congressman Harris Delivers $40 Million for New Dredging Vessel to Strengthen Maryland Navigation Channels | Congressman Andy Harris
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Treasury's final FY2011 statement reported year-to-date receipts of $2.302 trillion, outlays of $3.601 trillion, and a deficit of $1.299 trillion.

This establishes the fiscal baseline near the start of Harris's later House service for judging whether federal spending was kept in check.

unresolved later_term

Final Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2011
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Treasury's final FY2025 statement reported total receipts of $5.235 trillion, total outlays of $7.010 trillion, and a deficit of $1.775 trillion.

Federal outlays and deficits remained very large years into Harris's later service, which undercuts a finding that the broad promise was fully delivered.

never later_term

Final Monthly Treasury Statement: Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%