Introduce and advocate for the 'Six Penny Plan' federal budget to balance the federal budget within five years.

Rand Paul · Kentucky · Republican

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Occurrences

I will continue to work tirelessly to balance our budget. I have introduced several balanced budgets in the Senate that would cut the debt, including my Penny Plans.

Paul commits to keep working to balance the federal budget and notes his Penny Plans as a vehicle for cutting debt.

Spending & Debt - Rand Paul For US Senate
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I look forward to again asking for their trust and their vote to return to Washington to continue fighting for balanced budgets and limited, Constitutional government.

Paul commits to keep fighting for balanced budgets in the Senate campaign.

DR. PAUL FILES FOR RE-ELECTION - Rand Paul For US Senate
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Dr. Rand Paul Introduces Six Penny Plan to Balance the Federal Budget in Five Years

Paul announces the Six Penny Plan budget proposal to balance the federal budget within five years.

News - Senator Rand Paul
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Evidence

Sen. Rand Paul said he introduced the Six Penny Plan, a federal budget resolution that would balance on-budget outlays and revenues within five years by cutting six cents off every dollar projected to be spent over the next five fiscal years.

Official Senate office release shows Paul reintroduced the Six Penny Plan in 2025, confirming continued advocacy for the balanced-budget proposal in his later Senate term.

delivered later_term A for effort

Dr. Rand Paul Introduces Six Penny Plan to Balance the Federal Budget in Five Years
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The Senate roll call for the motion to proceed on the budget resolution tied to Paul's Six Penny Plan shows the vote failed, 39 yeas to 56 nays.

Official roll-call evidence confirms Paul actively pushed the Six Penny Plan to a floor vote, which counts as concrete advocacy even though the resolution was rejected.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call Vote 118th Congress - 2nd Session
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Assessments

delivered later_term A for effort

The promise was to introduce and advocate for the Six Penny Plan federal budget, not necessarily to secure enactment or actually balance the budget. The evidence shows Rand Paul personally introduced or reintroduced the Six Penny Plan and advanced it to a Senate vote after the 2016 campaign term. Although the measure failed on the floor, the promised action of introduction and advocacy was fulfilled by the candidate himself in later Senate service, so this counts as delivered with later_term timing.

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