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
Evidence
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete action to cut spending through an FY26 appropriations bill, but it is a committee-stage effort and not final delivery.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Shows Harris publicly advancing lower-spending appropriations policy, but this is still proposal-stage evidence rather than enacted savings.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Shows continued participation in FY26 appropriations work, but the released summary emphasizes targeted investment rather than a clear new spending cut or savings delivery.
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Harris said he “delivered” $40 million in FY26 Energy and Water Development funding for a new dredging vessel through appropriations language he authored.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is an earmark-style spending allocation, not evidence of cutting wasteful spending or broadly restraining government outlays.
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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.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.
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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%).
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Harris supported a concrete spending-cut and spending-cap bill in later federal service, but this was only House passage.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill matched the promise's spending-restraint theme, but it failed to become law, so it is effort rather than delivery.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Harris supported a constitutional spending-control measure, but the measure failed, so it does not show fulfillment.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The proposal was directly related to keeping spending and debt in check, but its failure means only attempted fulfillment.
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The House Clerk records S. 365 as passed 269-161 on August 1, 2011; Harris voted No.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.
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The House Clerk records the 2018 balanced budget amendment vote as failed 233-184; Harris voted Yea.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Harris again backed a concrete balanced-budget proposal, but the failed vote means no delivered spending restraint.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is concrete later-term appropriations work tied to lower discretionary spending, but it was committee-stage and sector-specific.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This cuts against full fulfillment because Harris highlighted securing new federal spending rather than cutting or restraining spending.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This establishes the fiscal baseline near the start of Harris's later House service for judging whether federal spending was kept in check.
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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.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Federal outlays and deficits remained very large years into Harris's later service, which undercuts a finding that the broad promise was fully delivered.
introduced legislation to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Harris introduced a fiscal/tax bill, but this was not enacted and does not itself cut federal spending.
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USDA is opening a $6 million grant funding opportunity
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A new federal grant opportunity praised by Harris in the release cuts against full delivery of a broad promise to cut spending, though it may serve a policy purpose.
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The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2026
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest official fiscal data in the lookback window shows very large federal deficits, undercutting a finding that government spending was broadly kept in check.
provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 11, 2026
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted stopgap kept agencies funded temporarily rather than proving final full-year spending cuts or durable restraint, leaving the broad promise unresolved.
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Harris (MD) | Republican | MD | Nay
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Harris cast a concrete vote against the stopgap appropriations measure, which is evidence of later-term spending-related resistance, but the measure passed and became law.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Harris’s official press index highlighted a large new federal defense contract in his district, which cuts against full fulfillment of a broad spending-cut promise.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.later_termA for effort
Harris lost the 2008 House race, so there was no same-term opportunity to deliver this federal campaign promise. In later House service, he materially pursued spending restraint through votes for balanced-budget measures, support for Cut, Cap, and Balance-style limits, and FY2026 appropriations work including an Agriculture-FDA bill described as below FY2025 enacted spending. But the strongest structural proposals failed, some enacted restraint such as the 2011 Budget Control Act is not clearly attributable to him because he voted against it, and federal outlays and deficits remained very large. His later securing of $40 million in federal funding also cuts against finding full delivery of a broad promise to cut wasteful spending and keep spending in check. Overall this supports partial credit for later-term efforts and sector-specific actions, not full fulfillment.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.same_termA for effort
The promise is broad and ongoing: to continue cutting wasteful spending and keep government spending in check. Evidence shows Harris materially participated in FY2026 appropriations efforts and publicly backed lower discretionary levels, flat spending, and anti-waste reforms. As subcommittee chair, he helped advance a bill described as 4.2% below the prior enacted level, and later statements tie him to passage of some funding legislation with claims of disciplined spending. However, the record here does not show a clearly attributable, fully enacted overall reduction in federal spending or a demonstrable fulfillment of the broader promise. One piece of evidence also cuts against full delivery because Harris touted securing $40 million for a dredging vessel, which is new spending rather than restraint. Taken together, this supports meaningful effort and some partial progress in the same term, but not full delivery of the promise.