Every promise, graded — free

Hold Wall Street accountable and preserve consumer-protection regulations.

Kept

Financial Regulation

The receipt

Warren's career identity is tied to financial-regulation accountability. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), established under Dodd-Frank in 2010, was based on her academic proposal. She served as the Treasury Department's Spec…Read the full receipt →

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Elizabeth Ann Warren · Democratic · MA

Cancel student debt for working Americans.

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Education

The receipt

Warren's broad student-debt cancellation proposal was a defining 2020 campaign position. She advocated for cancellation of up to $50,000 per borrower for borrowers below specific income thresholds, financed by a wealth tax. In August 2022,…Read the full receipt →

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Charles Ellis Schumer · Democratic · NY

Codify Roe v. Wade abortion protections.

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Reproductive Rights

The receipt

The Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) was the Senate-side codification of Roe-style abortion protections. Schumer brought it to the floor twice during his Majority Leader tenure. The first cloture vote (May 11, 2022) came after the leak…The Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) was the Senate-side codification of Roe-style abortion protections. Schumer brought it to the floor twice during his Majority Leader tenure. The first cloture vote (May 11, 2022) came after the leaked draft Dobbs opinion but before the official ruling. The vote failed 49-51. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) voted NO, joining all 50 Republicans. The Senate's 60-vote cloture requirement meant 51 Republicans-plus-Manchin was sufficient to block. The Supreme Court issued its official Dobbs decision on June 24, 2022, overturning Roe v. Wade. Schumer brought the WHPA to a second cloture vote in 2023; it failed similarly. The filibuster carve-out alternative: in January 2022, Schumer brought a vote on a one-time filibuster carve-out specifically for voting-rights legislation (a procedurally similar approach could have been applied to abortion). The carve-out failed 48-52 — Senators Manchin and Sinema joined all 50 Republicans against. After this vote, the filibuster-carve-out path for any priority Democratic legislation was effectively closed for the remainder of the 117th Congress. Stakes that abortion-rights advocates foreground: - **Approximately 36 million American women of reproductive age** now live in states with abortion restrictions enacted post-Dobbs - **14 states have near-total abortion bans** as of 2024 - **Approximately 171,000 women traveled out of state for abortions** in the year following Dobbs (Guttmacher #WeCount) - The Kate Cox case in Texas (December 2023) and similar cases have documented pregnancy-related medical emergencies delayed by state-law ambiguity Stakes that pro-life advocates foreground: - **For 49 years, pro-life advocates argued that Roe was decided wrongly** on constitutional grounds — the Dobbs majority endorsed this view - Post-Dobbs state restrictions have reduced annual U.S. abortions by an estimated 50,000-100,000 per year - Returning abortion to state legislatures is consistent with long-stated federalism arguments - Multiple state-level ballot measures (Kansas 2022, Michigan 2022, Ohio 2023) have produced varied outcomes, suggesting voters can resolve the issue democratically The verdict BROKEN reflects: the promised outcome (federal codification of Roe-equivalent protections) did not occur during Schumer's Majority Leader tenure. The obstruction was Republican filibuster (49-51 against cloture) plus one Democratic defector (Manchin). Schumer's procedural options — the standard cloture vote and the filibuster carve-out — were exhausted; both failed. The outcome standard is applied uniformly across the site.Read the full receipt →

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Elizabeth Ann Warren · Democratic · MA

Implement a wealth tax on ultra-high-net-worth households.

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Tax Policy

The receipt

The wealth tax was Warren's signature 2020 campaign proposal and remained a recurring legislative effort. The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, introduced in 2021 with Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Pramila Jayapal, proposed: - 2% annua…Read the full receipt →

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Jonathan Tester · Democratic · MT

Restore the Voting Rights Act preclearance regime.

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Voting Rights

The receipt

The Voting Rights Act's preclearance regime, struck down 5-4 in Shelby County v. Holder (2013), required certain states to obtain federal approval before changing voting laws. Restoring it was a recurring Tester commitment. Democratic-spon…Read the full receipt →

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Rafael Edward Cruz · Republican · TX

Defend the Second Amendment from any new federal restrictions.

Kept

Gun Policy

The receipt

The Second Amendment vote record protected a stated right that has documented stakes from both perspectives. Stakes that gun-rights advocates foreground: Approximately 80 million Americans own firearms. Approximately 22 million Americans o…Read the full receipt →

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Tammy Sue Baldwin · Democratic · WI

Co-author and pass Respect for Marriage Act.

Kept

LGBTQ+ Rights

The receipt

The Respect for Marriage Act was a Baldwin priority across her Senate tenure. After Justice Thomas's Dobbs concurrence (June 2022) questioned the precedential basis for Obergefell v. Hodges, Baldwin and Collins led bipartisan negotiations o…Read the full receipt →

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Charles Ellis Schumer · Democratic · NY

Reduce prescription drug prices / Medicare negotiation authority.

Kept

Healthcare

The receipt

The IRA's Medicare drug-pricing provisions represented the first time the U.S. government negotiated drug prices since Medicare Part D was created in 2003 (which had explicitly prohibited negotiation as part of its compromise design). The…The IRA's Medicare drug-pricing provisions represented the first time the U.S. government negotiated drug prices since Medicare Part D was created in 2003 (which had explicitly prohibited negotiation as part of its compromise design). The path: the Build Back Better Act (December 2021) failed after Manchin opposition. Schumer and Manchin negotiated a smaller package — focused on climate, healthcare, and corporate tax — over the summer of 2022. The resulting Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate 51-50 on August 7, 2022 (Vice President Harris breaking the tie). The House passed it 220-207 on August 12, 2022. Biden signed on August 16, 2022. The drug-pricing provisions: - Authorized Medicare to negotiate prices on 10 high-cost drugs initially (2026), expanding to 60 drugs by 2029 - Capped Medicare Part D out-of-pocket costs at $2,000 annually (starting 2025) - Capped insulin at $35/month for Medicare beneficiaries (2023 forward) - Required pharmaceutical manufacturers to pay Medicare rebates for prices rising faster than inflation - Negotiated prices for 2026 (first cycle): drugs included Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel, Imbruvica, Stelara, Fiasp/NovoLog Stakes that drug-price negotiation advocates foreground: - **U.S. prescription drug prices average 2-4x prices in other developed countries** for the same drugs - **Approximately 30% of Americans skip or delay medications due to cost** (Kaiser surveys) - The first 10 negotiated drugs covered approximately $50 billion in annual Medicare spending; the negotiated prices are projected to save Medicare approximately $100 billion over 10 years - Insulin cost was a documented driver of skipped doses and emergency-room visits; the $35 cap addressed a specific crisis Stakes that drug-price negotiation skeptics foreground: - **Pharmaceutical R&D spending** is approximately $100 billion annually in the U.S.; reduced revenue could reduce future drug development pipeline - The 'negotiation' is effectively price-setting backed by an excise tax for non-compliance, which the industry characterizes as coercive - Multiple pharmaceutical companies (Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Astellas) filed legal challenges to the negotiation program - The savings projections depend on assumptions that may be revised The verdict KEPT scores Schumer's promise to pass Medicare drug-price negotiation against the IRA's actual provisions. The legislation was passed and signed. Implementation is ongoing through 2026-2029. The substantive impact on drug prices and Medicare savings will play out across the implementation window.Read the full receipt →

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Charles Ellis Schumer · Democratic · NY

Pass major climate legislation.

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Climate

The receipt

The IRA's climate provisions were the substantive replacement for the failed Build Back Better Act and the Green New Deal framework. Schumer negotiated the package with Manchin over July 2022. The climate provisions: - Production tax credi…The IRA's climate provisions were the substantive replacement for the failed Build Back Better Act and the Green New Deal framework. Schumer negotiated the package with Manchin over July 2022. The climate provisions: - Production tax credit (PTC) for clean electricity - Investment tax credit (ITC) for solar, wind, storage, geothermal - Electric vehicle tax credit ($7,500 new, $4,000 used) - Domestic-manufacturing requirements for EV battery components - $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (green bank) - Methane emissions fee on oil and gas - $20 billion for agricultural conservation - $9 billion for home energy efficiency rebates - Environmental Protection Agency air-quality monitoring grants Projected impact: - EPA modeled emission reductions to approximately 35-43% below 2005 levels by 2030 - Goldman Sachs estimated the package would catalyze approximately $3 trillion in total clean-energy investment over 10 years - Princeton REPEAT Project modeled approximately 1 billion tons of CO2 reduction by 2030 vs. business-as-usual Stakes that climate-action advocates foreground: - **U.S. is the world's second-largest emitter** of greenhouse gases - **2023-2024 climate disasters** (Maui fires, Hurricane Helene, Pacific Northwest heat dome) underscore the urgency of mitigation - The IRA's tax-credit structure has driven approximately $200+ billion in announced clean-energy manufacturing investments - The Paris Agreement 1.5°C target requires aggressive emission cuts; the IRA puts the U.S. closer to its 50-52% by 2030 NDC Stakes that climate-action skeptics foreground: - The $369 billion is a 10-year authorization; actual outlays depend on implementation, court challenges, and political follow-through - A substantial portion of the tax credits flow to projects that would have been built anyway (the 'additionality' question) - Some of the cost has been borne by general taxpayers rather than emitting industries - Trump 2nd-term EOs have begun unwinding portions of the IRA implementation; the substantive trajectory is contested The verdict KEPT scores Schumer's promise to pass major climate legislation. The IRA passed; the climate provisions are documented; implementation began. The full impact will play out over 10+ years.Read the full receipt →

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Jonathan Tester · Democratic · MT

Expand veterans' healthcare access and address VA wait times.

Kept

Veterans' Affairs

The receipt

The Honoring our PACT Act is the most consequential single piece of veterans' legislation Tester sponsored. The bill addressed a category of toxic-exposure claims that had been denied for years on evidentiary grounds. The bill cleared the…Read the full receipt →

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · Democratic · NY

Green New Deal — economy-wide climate transformation.

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Climate

The receipt

The Green New Deal Resolution (H.Res. 109) co-introduced by AOC and Sen. Ed Markey on February 7, 2019 was the most ambitious climate framework introduced in Congress in a generation. The resolution called for: net-zero U.S. greenhouse gas…The Green New Deal Resolution (H.Res. 109) co-introduced by AOC and Sen. Ed Markey on February 7, 2019 was the most ambitious climate framework introduced in Congress in a generation. The resolution called for: net-zero U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; a federal jobs guarantee; massive public investment in clean energy infrastructure; just transition for fossil-fuel-sector workers; and intersectional framings linking climate to housing, healthcare, and racial-equity policy. The resolution received 12 co-sponsors in the Senate and over 90 in the House. It did not advance to a vote in either chamber. The Senate held a procedural 'motion to proceed' vote on March 26, 2019, intended by Mitch McConnell to force Democratic senators on record. Many Democrats including potential 2020 candidates voted 'present' rather than yes. The motion failed 0-57. The political signaling was: the resolution was not yet ready for a substantive vote. The substantive legislative follow-up was the Build Back Better Act (2021), which contained approximately $555 billion in climate provisions including clean-energy tax credits, electric vehicle subsidies, environmental justice funding, and clean-energy workforce development. Manchin opposed the bill in late 2021, killing it in its full form. The Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022, P.L. 117-169) was the slimmed-down successor. It authorized approximately $369B over 10 years for clean-energy tax credits, methane fee, environmental-justice grants, and conservation. AOC voted YES on the IRA as the best available option. Stakes that climate-action advocates foreground: - **U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 were approximately 17% below 2005 levels** [NEEDS-SOURCE — EPA]; the IRA is projected to drive emissions to approximately 35-43% below 2005 by 2030 - **The IRA's $369B is the largest single climate investment in U.S. history** - **The 2023-2024 U.S. heat dome events** and unprecedented Atlantic hurricane intensity reinforce the scientific case for emissions reduction - The GND framework has shaped climate-policy discourse: 'just transition,' 'environmental justice,' and 'jobs guarantee' framings are now mainstream Democratic policy language Stakes that GND skeptics foreground: - The original GND framework was estimated by AEI and others at $50-93 trillion over 10 years — a scale of federal spending well beyond what the IRA delivered - Net-zero by 2030 is technologically and politically infeasible per most independent energy analysts; the IRA's projected trajectory (35-43% by 2030) is the realistic path - The GND's expansive scope (federal jobs guarantee, single-payer healthcare adjacency, housing investments) made it vulnerable to coalition-splitting and provided a target for opposition The verdict PARTIAL reflects: the full Green New Deal framework was not enacted, but a substantial down-payment on its climate provisions was delivered via the IRA. AOC voted YES on the IRA and supported every available alternative. The obstruction was both Republican (filibuster on BBB) and intra-Democratic-caucus (Manchin). The 'AOC's resolution did not pass' BROKEN test is too narrow given the substantive climate investment that followed.Read the full receipt →

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Addison Mitchell McConnell III · Republican · KY

Hold the line on federal spending and the national debt.

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Fiscal Policy

The receipt

The fiscal-restraint promise is the most-tested commitment across McConnell's 40-year Senate career. The aggregate outcome is unambiguous: the national debt grew from $4.2 trillion in 1985 to $35 trillion+ by 2024. McConnell's voting recor…Read the full receipt →

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Rafael Edward Cruz · Republican · TX

Hold the line on federal spending and the national debt.

Broken

Fiscal Policy

The receipt

The fiscal-restraint promise is structurally similar across both parties: senators of both caucuses run on opposing federal debt, then vote for legislation that increases it. In 2017, Cruz voted YES on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The CBO sc…Read the full receipt →

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Addison Mitchell McConnell III · Republican · KY

Defend the Senate filibuster.

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Senate Procedure

The receipt

The filibuster question is the cleanest test of McConnell's stated institutional-conservatism promise. The record is selective. November 2013: Senate Democrats (under Majority Leader Reid) eliminated the filibuster for executive-branch nom…Read the full receipt →

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Bernard Sanders · Independent · VT

Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour (later updated to $17).

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Labor

The receipt

The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since July 24, 2009. As of 2024, that's approximately $5.50 in 2009 dollars after inflation — a real-terms 25% decline. Sanders has been the leading Senate voice for raising it. The Raise th…The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since July 24, 2009. As of 2024, that's approximately $5.50 in 2009 dollars after inflation — a real-terms 25% decline. Sanders has been the leading Senate voice for raising it. The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (S. 53) proposed phasing the federal minimum to $15 by 2025. Sanders attempted to include it in the American Rescue Plan via reconciliation. On February 25, 2021, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the minimum wage provision violated the Byrd Rule (which restricts what can pass via reconciliation to budget-related items). Sanders, as Budget Committee chair, could have moved to overrule the parliamentarian; Vice President Harris, as Senate President, could have done so. Neither did. On March 5, 2021, the Senate held a standalone vote on the $15 minimum as an ARP amendment. The amendment failed 42-58. Eight Democrats joined all 50 Republicans against: Carper (DE), Coons (DE), Hassan (NH), Manchin (WV), King (I-ME), Shaheen (NH), Sinema (AZ), Tester (MT). The intra-Democratic-caucus opposition was the proximate cause of failure. Stakes that minimum-wage-increase advocates foreground: - **Approximately 21 million workers earn less than $15/hour** as of recent estimates [NEEDS-SOURCE — EPI] - **The 2021 CBO estimate** projected the $15 federal floor would raise wages for 17 million workers, lift 900,000 out of poverty, and reduce employment by 1.4 million [NEEDS-SOURCE — CBO February 2021] - 30 states and DC have minimum wages above the federal floor; the federal stuck-at-$7.25 disproportionately affects workers in the remaining 20 states - Real-terms purchasing power of the federal minimum is at a 70-year low Stakes that minimum-wage-increase skeptics foreground: - The CBO's 1.4 million job-loss estimate is the published downside - Regional cost-of-living variation means a single federal floor disproportionately affects rural and low-cost-of-living states - Many of the 21 million workers below $15 are already covered by state-level minimum wage laws above federal floor - The Congressional Budget Act's Byrd Rule constraints on reconciliation are themselves a procedural reform Sanders has not pursued to change The verdict BROKEN reflects: the federal minimum wage has not been raised. Sanders's procedural options were exhausted at the parliamentarian ruling + the standalone vote loss. The intra-caucus 8-Democrat defection was the proximate obstacle. Per the obstruction-aware rule, this is BROKEN rather than PARTIAL because the obstruction came from inside the Democratic caucus, not exclusively external Republican action.Read the full receipt →

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Charles Ellis Schumer · Democratic · NY

Pass major infrastructure investment.

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Infrastructure

The receipt

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was the first major legislative win of Schumer's Majority Leader tenure and the largest single infrastructure investment in decades. The path: a bipartisan group of 21 senators (Gang of…The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was the first major legislative win of Schumer's Majority Leader tenure and the largest single infrastructure investment in decades. The path: a bipartisan group of 21 senators (Gang of 21, including Sinema, Manchin, Romney, Portman, Murkowski, Collins, and others) negotiated the framework starting June 2021. The Senate passed the bill August 10, 2021 by 69-30 vote. The House passed it on November 5, 2021. Biden signed on November 15, 2021. The package included: - $110B for roads, bridges, and major projects - $66B for passenger and freight rail (largest U.S. rail investment since Amtrak's creation) - $65B for broadband expansion (BEAD program) - $55B for clean drinking water and lead pipe replacement - $39B for public transit modernization - $25B for airports - $17B for ports and waterways - $7.5B for EV charging infrastructure - $7.5B for low- and no-emission buses Stakes that infrastructure-investment advocates foreground: - **The American Society of Civil Engineers** rated U.S. infrastructure at C- in 2021, citing $2.6 trillion in unfunded maintenance and modernization needs - **Bridge condition**: approximately 42% of U.S. bridges were 50+ years old in 2021; over 7% were classified as 'structurally deficient' - **Broadband gap**: approximately 30 million Americans lacked broadband access pre-IIJA; BEAD funding targets full coverage by 2030 - **Lead pipes**: estimated 9 million homes still receive water through lead service lines; IIJA funds replacement Stakes that infrastructure-skeptic advocates foreground: - The $1.2T total included approximately $650B in baseline-already-authorized spending; the 'new' spending was $550B - Some of the funded projects had been considered for decades and represent recurring problems with project delivery, not just funding - The CBO scored the bill as adding approximately $250B to the deficit over 10 years on a static basis - Implementation pace through 2024 has been slower than initial projections in several major program areas The verdict KEPT scores Schumer's promise to pass major infrastructure investment against the actual passage and signing of the IIJA. The size, scope, and bipartisan vote are documented. The substantive policy outcomes (broadband access, bridge replacement, transit improvements) will play out over the 5-10 year implementation window.Read the full receipt →

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Rafael Edward Cruz · Republican · TX

Repeal Obamacare — lead the fight to repeal every word.

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Healthcare

The receipt

The ACA repeal promise was Cruz's defining domestic-policy commitment from his 2012 campaign onward. The 2013 government shutdown was a direct outgrowth of the promise — Cruz led a Senate effort to attach ACA defunding to the continuing res…Read the full receipt →

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Jonathan Tester · Democratic · MT

Hold Wall Street accountable / preserve Dodd-Frank protections.

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Financial Regulation

The receipt

The 2018 Dodd-Frank rollback is a documented break with Tester's stated position on financial regulation. The bill's most consequential provision raised the asset threshold for enhanced prudential standards from $50 billion to $250 billion.…Read the full receipt →

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Addison Mitchell McConnell III · Republican · KY

Cut taxes / oppose tax increases.

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Fiscal Policy

The receipt

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the largest legislative achievement of McConnell's Majority Leader tenure on tax policy. The bill passed the Senate 51-49 in the early hours of December 2, 2017, on a near-party-line vote. The TCJA's prov…Read the full receipt →

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James Michael Johnson · Republican · LA

Stand up to Senate Democrats / hold the line.

You Decide

Process

The receipt

The 'stand up to Senate Democrats' promise has been the most-contested item on Johnson's Speakership record. Key moments: - **October 25, 2023**: Elected Speaker after McCarthy's removal. Won 220-209 entirely along party lines. The electio…The 'stand up to Senate Democrats' promise has been the most-contested item on Johnson's Speakership record. Key moments: - **October 25, 2023**: Elected Speaker after McCarthy's removal. Won 220-209 entirely along party lines. The election came after Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, and Tom Emmer all failed to secure 217 votes. - **November 2023 CR**: Johnson negotiated a 'laddered CR' with Senate Democrats to prevent shutdown. Passed 336-95; majority Democratic support (209 D YES, 0 D NO; 127 R YES, 95 R NO). Conservative critics including Marjorie Taylor Greene voted NO. - **March 2024 'minibus' appropriations**: Six FY2024 appropriations bills passed in two packages (March 8 and March 23, 2024). Both passed with majority Democratic support. Greene, Massie, and ~60 House Republicans voted NO. - **April 20, 2024 foreign aid package**: $95B for Ukraine ($60B), Israel ($26B), and Taiwan/Indo-Pacific ($8B). Ukraine portion passed 311-112 (210 D + 101 R). Conservative critics including Greene called this the most significant 'betrayal' of his Speakership. - **May 8, 2024 motion to vacate**: Greene filed; Democrats voted to table 196-43 (with 163 Republicans). Johnson survived because Democrats decided he was an acceptable negotiating partner. Stakes that stand-up-to-Democrats advocates (Johnson critics) foreground: - The Speaker's role is to advance the majority caucus's priorities; passing bills with majority Democratic support reflects failure to do so - Johnson reversed his rank-and-file positions on Ukraine aid, FISA Section 702 renewal, and several appropriations matters after becoming Speaker - Democrats voted to preserve Johnson because he was advancing their priorities — that's prima facie evidence of position-shifting Stakes that pragmatic-governance advocates (Johnson defenders) foreground: - Senate has a Democratic majority and a Democratic President; no House-only Republican legislation can become law - A Speaker who refuses to negotiate produces shutdowns and missed deadlines — both have political costs - Johnson's conservative-base appropriations amendments are visible policy wins even within bipartisan packages - The foreign aid package included Republican-priority Israel provisions and partial-paid-for offsets The verdict YOU_DECIDE reflects that whether Johnson's Speaker actions constitute 'standing up to Democrats' or 'capitulating to Democrats' depends entirely on whether one applies a maximalist or pragmatic-governance framework. The factual record is documented; the interpretive frame is the disagreement.Read the full receipt →

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Bernard Sanders · Independent · VT

Reject corporate PAC money / no super PAC support / small-donor campaigns.

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Campaign Finance

The receipt

Sanders's small-donor identity is the most-tested personal commitment on his record because it's the easiest to break and the easiest to verify. The pledge: no corporate PAC money, no super PACs, individual contributions only. The 2016 cam…Sanders's small-donor identity is the most-tested personal commitment on his record because it's the easiest to break and the easiest to verify. The pledge: no corporate PAC money, no super PACs, individual contributions only. The 2016 campaign reported approximately 8 million individual contributions averaging approximately $27. The 2020 campaign reported approximately $96 million raised in Q4 2019 alone, with approximately 5.7 million individual contributions averaging $27 [NEEDS-SOURCE — FEC final reports]. Senate races have been the same pattern. The 2018 re-election and 2024 re-election: corporate PAC contributions remain at zero across his filings. No super PAC supported him as a coordinated outside effort. The promise is structurally simple: did Sanders accept corporate PAC checks? FEC filings are public. He didn't. Verdict KEPT. The broader campaign-finance reform promise (legislation to overturn Citizens United, public financing of elections) has not been enacted — but that's the separate Promise 5 (campaign-finance legislation), which is BROKEN. The personal-practice pledge is what this verdict scores. Stakes that small-donor advocates foreground: - Sanders's average contribution size and donor base demonstrate that competitive federal campaigns can be run without corporate or wealthy-donor reliance — challenging the standard assumption that federal candidates need big donors - Approximately 99% of Sanders donors are individual contributors; approximately 92% give under $200 - The model has been adopted in part by other progressive candidates including Warren and several House campaigns Stakes that critics foreground: - Sanders's national profile from prior presidential campaigns drives small-donor revenue that less-known politicians cannot replicate - Some progressive critics have argued Sanders's pledge applies only to direct contributions but that aligned outside groups (e.g., Our Revolution) operate in functionally PAC-like roles - The pledge does not affect overall campaign-finance reform at the structural level The verdict KEPT scores the personal pledge against documented FEC filings. The broader systemic change is a separate, unfilfilled goal.Read the full receipt →

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Jonathan Tester · Democratic · MT

Protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts.

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Entitlements

The receipt

Protecting Social Security and Medicare was a recurring commitment across Tester's four Senate campaigns. In 2010 the Bowles-Simpson Commission proposed raising the Social Security retirement age and reducing cost-of-living adjustments. Te…Read the full receipt →

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Susan Margaret Collins · Republican · ME

Confirm well-qualified judges who respect precedent — specifically, Kavanaugh will respect Roe v. Wade.

Broken

Judiciary

The receipt

On September 27, 2018, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who alleged that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in high school. Kavanaugh denied the allegation under oath. The committee voted 11-1…Read the full receipt →

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Susan Margaret Collins · Republican · ME

Protect coverage for Americans with pre-existing medical conditions.

Kept

Healthcare

The receipt

On July 28, 2017, at approximately 1:30 AM, the Senate voted on the 'skinny repeal' of the ACA. The bill required 50 votes; the count was 49-51 after three Republican senators voted NO: John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. Stake…Read the full receipt →

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Rafael Edward Cruz · Republican · TX

Defend election integrity.

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Elections

The receipt

On January 6, 2021, Congress convened to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. Cruz had announced on January 2, 2021, that he and 10 other Republican senators would object to certification of certain states' electoral votes…On January 6, 2021, Congress convened to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. Cruz had announced on January 2, 2021, that he and 10 other Republican senators would object to certification of certain states' electoral votes and propose a 10-day audit commission. Cruz's stated framing: this was a procedural mechanism for review of contested results, modeled on the 1877 Hayes-Tilden electoral commission. At the time of the announcement, approximately 60 election-related lawsuits had been filed by the Trump campaign and allies between November 2020 and January 2021; 59 were dismissed, withdrawn, or ruled against. Judges appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents — including three Trump appointees — ruled against the campaign. The Senate convened at 1:00 PM on January 6. Cruz objected to Arizona's electoral votes. At approximately 2:13 PM, the U.S. Capitol was breached by rioters who had attended an earlier rally near the White House. At the rally, President Trump said: 'We're going to walk down to the Capitol... We fight like hell.' He also said: 'I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.' Both phrases are in the public record. During the approximately 4-hour breach: 140 police officers were injured. One protester, Ashli Babbitt, was fatally shot. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes the day after; the DC Medical Examiner linked his death to the stress of the events. Four officers who responded subsequently died by suicide within seven months. Approximately 1,500 people have been charged with crimes related to the events. When the Senate reconvened, seven Republican senators who had announced intentions to object before the breach withdrew their objections after; six (including Cruz) continued. Cruz voted YES to sustain the Arizona objection; it failed 6-93. Cruz voted YES to sustain the Pennsylvania objection; it failed 7-92. The Electoral Count Reform Act passed December 22, 2022 (88-11). Cruz voted NO. The verdict BROKEN rests on documented action (post-breach YES vote) and the subsequent vote against legislation specifically designed to strengthen certification.Read the full receipt →

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Susan Margaret Collins · Republican · ME

Trump has learned his lesson — predicate for first-impeachment acquittal vote.

Broken

Presidential Accountability

The receipt

On February 5, 2020, the Senate acquitted President Trump on both articles of impeachment regarding the Ukraine matter. Collins voted NOT GUILTY on both articles, with Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) the lone Republican to vote GUILTY on Article…Read the full receipt →

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Bernard Sanders · Independent · VT

Medicare for All — single-payer universal healthcare.

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Healthcare

The receipt

Medicare for All has been Sanders's signature policy since his 2016 presidential campaign. The proposal: replace the U.S. employer-based private insurance system with a single-payer program covering all Americans, financed through progressi…Medicare for All has been Sanders's signature policy since his 2016 presidential campaign. The proposal: replace the U.S. employer-based private insurance system with a single-payer program covering all Americans, financed through progressive taxation. Sanders introduced the Medicare for All Act in the 115th, 116th, 117th, and 118th Congresses. The 2023 version (S. 1655) proposed a 4-year transition expanding Medicare eligibility to all U.S. residents with comprehensive coverage including dental, vision, hearing, mental health, and long-term care. CBO has not formally scored the most recent version. Independent estimates (Urban Institute, Mercatus Center, RAND) put 10-year cost between $30 trillion and $38 trillion in federal spending — offset partially or fully depending on assumptions by elimination of premiums, deductibles, and existing federal healthcare spending. Stakes that single-payer advocates foreground: - **Approximately 27 million Americans were uninsured in 2023** [NEEDS-SOURCE — CBO] - **Approximately 41% of U.S. adults reported medical debt** [NEEDS-SOURCE — KFF] - **U.S. healthcare spending per capita is approximately 2x the OECD average** with worse aggregate outcomes on multiple measures - The Medicare program already exists and covers ~65 million Americans with administrative costs at ~2% vs. ~12-15% for private insurance Stakes that single-payer skeptics foreground: - **Approximately 156 million Americans receive employer-sponsored coverage** that would transition to a federal program; polling shows variable support for that change - The $30-38T federal cost over 10 years would require substantial new taxes or deficit financing - Provider reimbursement rates under Medicare are approximately 80% of private rates; widespread Medicare-rate payment could affect hospital revenue and rural facility viability - The federal government's track record on large-scale healthcare implementation (ACA exchange rollout 2013, VA EHR modernization) has been mixed The legislative reality: Sanders's bills never reached cloture. Most Senate Democrats — including leadership — never co-sponsored the bill. Sanders has 14-15 co-sponsors in recent Congresses, well below the 60 votes needed for cloture and below the 50 Democrats needed even to discharge from committee. The Inflation Reduction Act (2022), which Sanders voted YES on, included Medicare drug-price negotiation provisions but did NOT include any single-payer or public-option expansion. The verdict BROKEN reflects that the promised outcome — single-payer universal healthcare — did not occur during Sanders's tenure. The obstruction is primarily intra-Democratic-caucus, not Republican filibuster (the bill never got close enough to a cloture vote for the filibuster to be the proximate cause). Sanders took the procedural actions available; his caucus did not unify behind the goal.Read the full receipt →

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · Democratic · NY

Medicare for All / universal healthcare.

Broken

Healthcare

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Medicare for All has been an AOC priority since her 2018 campaign. She co-sponsored Rep. Pramila Jayapal's Medicare for All Act in the 116th (H.R. 1384), 117th (H.R. 1976), and 118th (H.R. 3421) Congresses. The 118th version proposed a 2-ye…Read the full receipt →

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Addison Mitchell McConnell III · Republican · KY

Reshape the federal judiciary with conservative judges.

Kept

Judiciary

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Judicial confirmation is McConnell's clearest legacy. The 234 federal judges confirmed during the Trump administration (2017-2021) represented approximately 28% of the entire federal bench at that time. The procedural maneuvers that enable…Read the full receipt →

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James Michael Johnson · Republican · LA

Cut federal spending / fiscal responsibility.

Broken

Fiscal Policy

The receipt

Johnson's fiscal-responsibility promise is the cleanest test of the gap between conservative rhetoric and Speaker-of-the-House negotiating reality. The pattern: rank-and-file Johnson (2017-2023) voted against omnibuses and CRs that he char…Johnson's fiscal-responsibility promise is the cleanest test of the gap between conservative rhetoric and Speaker-of-the-House negotiating reality. The pattern: rank-and-file Johnson (2017-2023) voted against omnibuses and CRs that he characterized as fiscally irresponsible. Speaker Johnson (October 2023+) has negotiated and passed those same instruments. Key post-Speakership decisions: - **November 2023 CR** ('laddered CR' with two-tiered deadlines): passed with majority Democratic support and minority Republican support; Johnson defended as necessary to prevent shutdown - **March 2024 minibus appropriations** (FY2024 funding for six agencies): passed with majority Democratic support; the conservative-priority amendments Johnson included survived in some cases but were stripped in others - **April 2024 foreign aid package** ($95B for Ukraine/Israel/Taiwan): passed with majority Democratic support; not paid-for, added to deficit - **September 30, 2024 CR**: passed with majority Democratic support to prevent pre-election shutdown The debt trajectory during Johnson's Speakership (October 2023 - present): - October 2023: ~$33 trillion - October 2024: ~$35.5 trillion - Net increase: ~$2.5 trillion in one year Greene's May 2024 motion to vacate Johnson cited the foreign aid package as a primary grievance — calling out the specific fiscal-responsibility failure. The motion failed 359-43 (Democrats joined to preserve Johnson). Stakes that fiscal-restraint advocates foreground: - **Federal interest payments** on the debt exceeded $1 trillion in FY2024 — more than the entire defense budget - **Debt-to-GDP ratio** rose to approximately 120% — historically associated with sovereign-debt stress - The continuing-resolution and omnibus practice bypasses the regular appropriations process designed to allow line-item review - Conservative voters who elected Johnson on a fiscal-responsibility platform are entitled to see the votes match the rhetoric Stakes that pragmatic-governance advocates foreground: - **Approximately 70% of federal spending is mandatory** (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, interest); discretionary cuts cannot meaningfully reduce aggregate spending - Government shutdowns produce measurable economic harm (CBO estimated the 2018-2019 35-day shutdown reduced GDP by approximately $11 billion) - A Speaker's role requires keeping government funded; a Speaker who repeatedly triggers shutdowns or defaults faces both political and economic consequences - Johnson's foreign-aid package was supported by conservative national-security voters who view it as necessary deterrence against Russia and China The verdict BROKEN reflects that aggregate federal spending continued to rise during the period of Johnson's Speakership. His own votes (as rank-and-file then as Speaker) include both the conservative-position amendments and the bipartisan-compromise packages. The Speaker role produced different votes than the rank-and-file role. The promise — cut federal spending — was not delivered.Read the full receipt →

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Did they keep their promise?

Hold Wall Street accountable and preserve consumer-protection regulations.

Cancel student debt for working Americans.

Codify Roe v. Wade abortion protections.

Implement a wealth tax on ultra-high-net-worth households.

Restore the Voting Rights Act preclearance regime.

Defend the Second Amendment from any new federal restrictions.

Co-author and pass Respect for Marriage Act.

Reduce prescription drug prices / Medicare negotiation authority.

Pass major climate legislation.

Expand veterans' healthcare access and address VA wait times.

Green New Deal — economy-wide climate transformation.

Hold the line on federal spending and the national debt.

Hold the line on federal spending and the national debt.

Defend the Senate filibuster.

Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour (later updated to $17).

Pass major infrastructure investment.

Repeal Obamacare — lead the fight to repeal every word.

Hold Wall Street accountable / preserve Dodd-Frank protections.

Cut taxes / oppose tax increases.

Stand up to Senate Democrats / hold the line.

Reject corporate PAC money / no super PAC support / small-donor campaigns.

Protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts.

Confirm well-qualified judges who respect precedent — specifically, Kavanaugh will respect Roe v. Wade.

Protect coverage for Americans with pre-existing medical conditions.

Defend election integrity.

Trump has learned his lesson — predicate for first-impeachment acquittal vote.

Medicare for All — single-payer universal healthcare.

Medicare for All / universal healthcare.

Reshape the federal judiciary with conservative judges.

Cut federal spending / fiscal responsibility.