Work with Congress to pass commonsense, bipartisan government funding bills that meet the needs of American communities and help address the growing national debt.

Peters concluded the speech by highlighting the important opportunity Congress currently has to reverse these devastating economic impacts by working together to pass commonsense, bipartisan government funding bills that meet the needs of American communities. “Failure to do so will mean economic catastrophe and a continuation of the trends of the past thirty years that we have just walked through. We can’t let that happen, and we must work to end these harmful patterns before it is too late,” said Peters.

Peters urged Congress to work together on bipartisan funding bills to reverse harmful fiscal trends and address the national debt.

VIDEO: Peters Returns to Senate Floor to... | Senator Gary Peters
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Congress.gov records H.R.5371 as Public Law 119-37 and says it ended the October 1, 2025 shutdown by providing FY2026 continuing appropriations.

Congress did pass a bipartisan FY2026 funding measure during Peters's Senate term, partially satisfying the government-funding portion of the promise.

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Congress.gov - H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
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On final Senate passage of H.R.5371 as amended, the bill passed 60-40; Gary C. Peters voted Nay.

Peters did not support final Senate passage of the shutdown-ending FY2026 funding bill, which weighs against full fulfillment.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, Vote 618 - H.R.5371
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Congress.gov records H.R.7148 as Public Law 119-75; it provided FY2026 appropriations to several departments and continued DHS funding through February 13, 2026.

A later FY2026 appropriations package became law, showing partial delivery on passing government funding bills.

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Congress.gov - H.R.7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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On passage of H.R.7148 as amended, the Senate vote was 71-29, and Peters voted Yea.

Peters affirmatively supported a bipartisan FY2026 appropriations bill that passed the Senate and later became law.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, Vote 20 - H.R.7148
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S.2375 was introduced on July 22, 2025, referred to Senate Finance, and lists Gary C. Peters as the sole cosponsor.

Peters took concrete bipartisan legislative action related to the debt, but the bill remained introduced and was not enacted as of the record reviewed.

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Congress.gov - S.2375 National Net Interest is National Security Act of 2025
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CBO projected the FY2026 deficit at $1.9 trillion and debt held by the public rising from 101 percent of GDP in 2026 to 120 percent in 2036.

Official projections show the debt problem had not been resolved; the debt-addressing portion of the promise remained unmet despite Peters's efforts.

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Congressional Budget Office - The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036
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