Key Vote Alert – Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett
Club for Growth strongly supports the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. Her confirmation will be considered soon in the United States Senate. The result of the vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2020 Congressional Scorecard.
Club for Growth believes Judge Barrett will be a pro-growth Justice for many reasons. Barrett’s judicial philosophy will have a positive impact on limiting agency overregulation. Current jurisprudence requires that when a judge and an agency disagree on how to interpret the law, the tie goes to the agency, which too often empowers the unelected bureaucrat. Free reign of agency interpretation and action has led to a dramatic expansion of regulatory authority to the detriment of economic liberty and property rights. Recent decisions and the current composition of the Supreme Court hints that administrative deference may soon face substantive limitations.
Judge Barrett follows a judicial philosophy called “pragmatic originalism” that gives respect to prior precedent to avoid excessive disruption, but which is still willing to overrule erroneous former precedent. Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s jurisprudence signals that she would work to rein-in agency overreach to the benefit of economic growth and individual rights.
We know Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court bodes well for economic liberty and property rights, particularly in relation to agency action in regulation. Judge Barrett loves the Constitution and sees the value of precedent but also is willing to revisit cases that are inconsistent with the Constitution. She may be willing to overrule prior erroneous precedent on excessive regulation, and at the very least is poised to limit agency overreach. Courts should protect economic freedom and liberty.
Club for Growth Foundation’s Congressional Scorecard for the 116th Congress provides a comprehensive rating of how well or how poorly each member of Congress supports pro-growth, free-market policies and will be distributed to the public.
Vote Results
Club Position
Yes
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Nomination Confirmed
Vote Number
224
Vote Date
October 26, 2020
Vote Counts
YEAs:
0
NAYs:
0
Not Voting:
95
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
N
John Barrasso
WY
R
Y
Michael Bennet
CO
D
N
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
N
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
N
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Mike Braun
IN
R
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
N
Richard Burr
NC
R
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
N
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Robert Casey
PA
D
N
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Y
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Y
Steve Daines
MT
R
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
N
Richard Durbin
IL
D
N
Michael Enzi
WY
R
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
N
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
N
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Kamala Harris
CA
D
N
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
N
Josh Hawley
MO
R
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
N
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
N
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Y
Doug Jones
AL
D
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
N
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
Angus King
ME
I
N
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
N
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
N
Mike Lee
UT
R
Y
Kelly Loeffler
GA
R
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
N
Edward Markey
MA
D
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
N
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
N
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
N
Rand Paul
KY
R
Y
David Perdue
GA
R
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
N
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
Y
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Y
Mitt Romney
UT
R
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
N
Ben Sasse
NE
R
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
N
Rick Scott
FL
R
Y
Tim Scott
SC
R
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
N
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
N
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
N
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
Y
Tom Udall
NM
D
N
Mark Warner
VA
D
N
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
N
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N