He remains committed to improving educational opportunities, providing access to quality healthcare, balancing the budget, regaining energy independence, and protecting Americans’ privacy.
Balance the budget.
Occurrences
his main priorities include controlling government spending
Evidence
A Balanced Budget Amendment would restrain the unchecked growth in federal spending and force the American government to live within its means... Congressman Bilirakis has previously voted on a balanced budget Amendment on multiple occasions, but it has failed to get the 2/3 support required to advance.
Vote Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Status: Failed. Votes: yea 233, nay 184. Representative Bilirakis voted Yea.
Latest Action: House - 04/12/2018 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 233 - 184 (Roll no. 138). Tracker: This bill has the status Failed House.
Assessments
The promised outcome was to balance the budget. The evidence shows Bilirakis supported a balanced budget amendment, including voting yea on H.J.Res. 2 in 2018, but the measure failed in the House and did not become law. Supporting an unsuccessful amendment is a serious legislative attempt, but it did not deliver the promised budget-balancing outcome.