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Does Monica De La Cruz back a balanced budget amendment?

Matches stated direction. She voted for one in March 2026 that fell short of two thirds, and she is not listed as a cosponsor of any balanced budget amendment.

Monica De La Cruz

Spending: a balanced budget amendment

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says it backs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

“Back a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution”

What the record shows · Mar 18, 2026

She voted Yea on H.J.Res. 139, a balanced budget amendment, on March 18, 2026. It failed 211 to 207, short of the two thirds it needed.

Limit: One vote. Congress.gov does not list her as a cosponsor of this or any other balanced budget amendment, so her backing shows in the vote alone.

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  1. Monica on the Issueshttps://monicaforcongress.us/issues/

    Monica for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The campaign's issue list: six headings (agriculture, border security and immigration, economy, energy, seniors, spending and national debt) with short bullet lines. Undated.

    candidate statement

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  2. Roll Call 95 of 2026, H.J.Res. 139, balanced budget amendment, on suspending the rules and passinghttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202695

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 18, 2026, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML. Her vote is listed under her member ID, D000594.

    official legislative record

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  3. H.J.Res. 139, 119th Congress, a balanced budget amendment to the Constitutionhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/139

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs. Failed 211 to 207 on March 18, 2026 under suspension of the rules, which needs two thirds (Roll Call 95). Congress.gov does not list her as a cosponsor of it or of any other balanced budget amendment.

    official legislative record

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