Keep fighting for Fairchild Air Force Base and the Snake River Dams in a second term.

In a second term, I’ll keep fighting for ... Fairchild and the Snake River Dams

Baumgartner promised to continue supporting Fairchild Air Force Base and the Snake River Dams if reelected.

Remarks by Congressman Michael Baumgartner
campaign · speech · model gpt-5.5

The official House page says Baumgartner is currently serving his first term in Congress as the Representative of Washington's 5th district.

As of June 4, 2026, the explicit 'second term' named in the commitment has not begun, so the promise remains prospective even though first-term activity can show effort.

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Home - Michael Baumgartner
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Baumgartner welcomed House passage of the FY 2027 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill and said it included infrastructure supporting military readiness and quality of life, including missions connected to Fairchild Air Force Base.

Within the lookback window, Baumgartner publicly tied his support for a military construction bill to Fairchild-related missions. This is concrete first-term Fairchild advocacy but not final enactment or second-term delivery.

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Baumgartner Hails Passage of the FY 2027 MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill - Michael Baumgartner
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

The Clerk recorded H.R. 8469, making appropriations for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY 2027, as passed 400-15; Baumgartner, Republican of Washington, voted Yea.

Official roll-call proof that Baumgartner voted for the MilCon-VA measure his office connected to Fairchild. It shows serious legislative effort in the lookback window, but the bill still required Senate/enactment action.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

The Spokesman-Review reported that Baumgartner met with regional defense and aerospace contractors during his 12-county tour, where manufacturers pressed federal asks related to defense production and competitiveness.

Recent local reporting shows continued engagement with the Spokane-area defense and aerospace ecosystem, relevant to Fairchild and regional military priorities, but it does not prove a specific policy result.

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Baumgartner Meets with Defense Contractors, Real Estate Agents in Spokane Stop
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 64%

The East Washingtonian reported that Baumgartner discussed his commitment to protecting the lower Snake River dams and stated that he fully supports keeping them.

Published in the lookback window, this indicates continued public support for the dams, but it is a statement at a constituent event rather than a new official action or delivered result.

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Rep. Baumgartner Makes Pomeroy a Whistlestop on His 12-in-12 Tour
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 72%

Congress.gov lists Baumgartner among the introducers of H.R. 2073, a bill to prohibit federal funds from allowing, studying, or providing technical assistance for breach or functional alteration of the Lower Snake River dams.

This is strong official evidence of concrete dam-protection effort in his first House term. The bill had not become law in the available record, so it supports partial progress, not completed delivery.

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Text - H.R.2073 - Defending our Dams Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

Baumgartner applauded President Trump's withdrawal from the 2023 Columbia Basin salmon agreement and said breaching the Lower Snake River dams is not the solution.

The statement documents a favorable executive development and Baumgartner's continued anti-breaching position, but it is not by itself proof that he delivered the second-term commitment.

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Baumgartner Applauds Withdrawal from Dam-Breaching Agreement
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

The U.S. District Court order governed spill, fish passage, and reservoir operations at the four lower Snake River dams: Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite.

The 2026 injunction shows that dam operations remain subject to active litigation and court-ordered operational changes, so full resolution of the Snake River dam portion remains unsettled.

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Preliminary Injunction Order, National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

Congressman Michael Baumgartner is currently serving his first term in Congress as the Representative of the 5th district of Washington.

The official House homepage says Baumgartner is still in his first term, so the promise's second-term period has not begun yet.

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Home - Michael Baumgartner
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

Baumgartner Hails House Passage of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill, Secures Key Wins for Eastern Washington

A recent official House-site headline shows Baumgartner continuing active appropriations advocacy in the lookback window, but the visible record does not specify Fairchild Air Force Base or the Snake River dams, so it is only indirect support for the promise.

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Baumgartner Hails House Passage of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill, Secures Key Wins for Eastern Washington
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 69%