GOP Pledge-O-Meter

Tracking the promises of the GOP Leadership in Congress

Troop funding bills "will not be held up by unrelated policy changes, or extraneous domestic spending and pork-barrel projects."

Will keep terrorist combatants in Guantanamo Bay, not in local jails or courtrooms.

Will "work to ensure foreign terrorists, such as the 9/11 conspirators, are tried in military, not civilian, court."

Will "oppose all efforts to force our military, intelligence and law enforcement personnel operating overseas to extend 'Miranda Rights' to foreign terrorists."

Will "work to ensure critical funding is restored to protect the U.S. homeland and our allies from missile threats from rogue states such as Iran and North Korea."

Will "work to ensure the government aggressively and effectively implements the sanctions (against Iran) with the tools Congress has provided."

Will "ensure that the Border Patrol has the tools and authorities to establish operational control at the border and prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from interfering with Border Patrol enforcement activities on federal lands."

Will "reaffirm the authority of state and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of all federal immigration laws."

Will "require the Department of Homeland Security to review all visa applications at high-risk consular posts and prevent aliens from attempting to avoid deportation after having their visas revoked."

Will "fight to increase access to domestic energy sources and oppose attempts to impose a national 'cap and trade' energy tax."

Will "fight to increase access to domestic energy sources and oppose attempts to impose a national 'cap and trade' energy tax."

Will "oppose 'card check' schemes that (make it easier to join unions and) put Washington union bosses before individuals’ right to a secret ballot."

"If elected as your Majority Leader, I will act to bring each Pledge proposal before the House for a vote, including votes early in the year on keeping tax rates low, reducing spending, repealing Obamacare, and permanently prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion."

"We will bring federal pay scales that have become so exaggerated into line with market rates."

"Conduct an immediate and comprehensive review of existing and proposed government rules, regulations, and statutes that impose additional, unnecessary costs on employers and job creators."

"Bring forward a series of rescissions bills, each of which would be open for amendment to reduce spending even further."

"Work with House committees and schedule at least one YouCut proposal each and every week. And the YouCut program will not be limited to just discretionary spending, but will also find ways to produce savings from mandatory spending."

"Work with every member of the Republican Conference to identify a spending cut that they can champion as part of the YouCut program."

Refuse to "consider House legislation that includes earmarks."

Block "funding for implementation" of the health care bill," and block "the issuance of the regulations necessary to implement it." Use "every tool at our disposal to achieve full repeal of ObamaCare."