I will continue to push for a budget that values fairness, opportunity, and dignity for all Americans
Continue pushing for a budget that values fairness, opportunity, and dignity for all Americans.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Rep. Jackson's office said he voted No on H.Con.Res. 14, arguing the budget threatened working families, seniors, children, Medicaid, and SNAP while giving tax breaks to wealthy people and corporations. The release quoted him: “I will continue to push for a budget that values fairness, opportunity, and dignity for all Americans.”
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Congress.gov records H.Con.Res.14 as a vote on agreeing to the FY2025 budget resolution, passed 217-215. The vote table lists Jonathan L. Jackson, Democrat of Illinois, as voting Nay.
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Jackson's office states that all requests submitted by him to the Appropriations Committee are posted there. FY26 requests included projects for ADA-compliant transit, supportive housing, senior homes, shelter infrastructure, school outdoor space, and public safety equipment, with requested amounts listed for each.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed 218-214. The vote table lists Jackson (IL), Democratic, Illinois, voting No.
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Congress.gov records the House vote on concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R.5371, a continuing appropriations measure, as passed 222-209. The vote table lists Jonathan L. Jackson, Democrat of Illinois, as voting Nay.
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Jackson's office said he voted no on the Republican spending bill because it did not address the health-care crisis, ACA premium tax credits, SNAP, or families’ basic needs. He said he would continue standing up for constituents and working families so their basic needs are met.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 281 on H. Con. Res. 113, a FY2027 congressional budget resolution setting budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036, as passed 216-214. The vote table lists Jackson (IL), Democratic, Illinois, voting Nay.
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The House Rules Committee amendment list for H.R. 7567 includes Jackson (IL) among sponsors of amendment 31 to expand SNAP purchases to hot foods, amendment 98 on farmer input costs, amendment 206 to increase USDA civil-rights accountability, amendment 234 to improve equitable relief for farmers and ranchers, amendment 266 to repeal SNAP cuts in H.R. 1, and amendment 318 to support hungry Americans affected by changes in law and family farmers facing high input costs and market losses.
Assessments
Jackson's promise was framed as an ongoing advocacy commitment rather than a pledge to enact a specific budget. During the same federal term, he took repeated budget and spending actions consistent with that commitment: voting against H.Con.Res. 14, H.R. 1, H.R. 5371, and H.Con.Res. 113, issuing statements tying those votes to fairness, health care, SNAP, seniors, working families, and tax fairness, and sponsoring or backing amendments on SNAP, farmer relief, civil-rights accountability, and equitable relief. That is enough to count the promise as delivered in the same term because the promised outcome was continued pushing, not passage of a final budget package.
The promise was framed as an ongoing advocacy commitment, not a pledge to enact a specific budget. In the same congressional term, Jackson voted against the FY2025 budget resolution he criticized as unfair, opposed subsequent major tax-and-spending and appropriations measures, issued budget statements centered on working families, health care, Medicaid, SNAP, seniors, and children, and used the appropriations process to request community project funding for housing, accessibility, transit, schools, and local services. That is enough to count the promise as fulfilled in the federal House context.