I have been assured by House Leadership that the reconciliation bill for FY 2026-27 will include the spending reductions recommended by DOGE and the OMB, restoring this process for the purpose it was intended: to bring spending in line with revenues.
Support reconciliation legislation that includes spending reductions recommended by DOGE and the OMB to bring spending in line with revenues.
Occurrences
Evidence
“Along with OMB Director and DOGE, I remain committed to ensuring that ... the country’s financial house in order.”
“in DOGE we trust.”
H.R. 8380 ... amending the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide the same expedited consideration for appropriations bills in the Senate that is currently granted to reconciliation legislation.
The last time the budget reconciliation process was used as intended was in 1995 under Speaker Gingrich.
McClintock said, "In DOGE we trust," and said he could support the continuing resolution as long as DOGE was "calling the shots."
Trump urged Republicans to advance a forthcoming $350 billion reconciliation bill; the article says reconciliation can address spending, revenue, and the debt limit, and notes Republicans used it earlier in the week for another spending measure.
House Republicans passed a $70 billion reconciliation bill for DHS and immigration enforcement, and the bill then went to President Trump for signature. The reporting says the measure was focused on immigration enforcement funding through 2029, not on DOGE- or OMB-recommended spending cuts.
Trump publicly urged Republicans to advance a forthcoming $350 billion reconciliation bill, while the article said Republicans were split and that reconciliation was being used as the vehicle for the request. The piece does not show enactment of any DOGE/OMB spending-reduction package.
Assessments
McClintock showed same-term support for the underlying goal by publicly backing DOGE- and OMB-linked fiscal restraint, invoking DOGE in House debate, and introducing related budget-process legislation. But the record provided does not show that he sponsored, voted for, or materially advanced a specific reconciliation bill that actually included the promised DOGE/OMB-recommended spending reductions to bring spending in line with revenues. That is more than mere rhetoric, but less than full delivery of the specific promise.
McClintock gets partial credit because the record shows same-term support for the underlying goal of DOGE/OMB-driven spending restraint, including public floor statements backing DOGE and a related budget-process bill aimed at stronger fiscal discipline. But the evidence does not show that he supported or helped pass a specific reconciliation measure that actually included the promised DOGE/OMB spending reductions, so this falls short of full delivery.
McClintock publicly backed DOGE/OMB-aligned fiscal restraint and introduced related budget-process legislation, but the evidence does not show that he secured or passed a reconciliation bill containing the specific spending cuts in the claim. This is meaningful effort in the same term, but not verified delivery of the promised outcome.
Available evidence shows McClintock publicly backed DOGE- and OMB-linked fiscal restraint and introduced budget-process legislation related to reconciliation procedures, demonstrating meaningful effort in the same policy area. However, the record provided does not show that he supported a specific enacted reconciliation bill that included DOGE- and OMB-recommended spending reductions, nor that such a bill passed. Because the promise is about supporting particular reconciliation legislation and the evidence establishes intent and related action but not the existence or disposition of the targeted legislation, the best judgment is unresolved rather than delivered or never at this stage.