The Gingrich Contract with America did just that in 1994.
Unfortunately, when implemented in the 1995 budget, Clinton vetoed it. The rats, media, government unions and popular culture piled on the GOP and forced them to back down. The pubbies learned their lesson. Go along to get along and maybe keep one's job.
The sheeple see nothing wrong with forcing others to pay for their goodies. That attitude has become ingrained in our culture and I doubt it will be removed anytime soon.
The media piled on them, but the people kept voting them into office. It was only after the GOP got control of the White House and the GOP Congress spent like drunken sailors did the GOP got their butts kicked out of office. Had the GOP held tight on spending, there would still be a GOP majority in Congress.