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:
52
NAYs:
48
Not Voting:
0
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Yea
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Nay
John Barrasso
WY
R
Yea
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Nay
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Yea
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Nay
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Yea
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Nay
John Boozman
AR
R
Yea
Mike Braun
IN
R
Yea
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Nay
Richard Burr
NC
R
Yea
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Nay
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Yea
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Nay
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Nay
Bob Casey
PA
D
Nay
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Yea
Susan Collins
ME
R
Nay
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Nay
John Cornyn
TX
R
Yea
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Nay
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Yea
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Yea
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Yea
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Yea
Steve Daines
MT
R
Yea
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Nay
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Nay
Michael Enzi
WY
R
Yea
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Yea
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Nay
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Yea
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Yea
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Nay
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Yea
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Yea
Kamala Harris
CA
D
Nay
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Nay
Josh Hawley
MO
R
Yea
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Nay
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Nay
John Hoeven
ND
R
Yea
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Yea
James Inhofe
OK
R
Yea
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Yea
Doug Jones
AL
D
Nay
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Nay
John Kennedy
LA
R
Yea
Angus King
ME
I
Nay
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Nay
James Lankford
OK
R
Yea
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Nay
Mike Lee
UT
R
Yea
Kelly Loeffler
GA
R
Yea
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Nay
Edward Markey
MA
D
Nay
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Yea
Martha McSally
AZ
R
Yea
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Nay
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Nay
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Yea
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Yea
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Nay
Patty Murray
WA
D
Nay
Rand Paul
KY
R
Yea
David Perdue
GA
R
Yea
Gary Peters
MI
D
Nay
Rob Portman
OH
R
Yea
Jack Reed
RI
D
Nay
Jim Risch
ID
R
Yea
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Yea
Mitt Romney
UT
R
Yea
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Nay
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Yea
Marco Rubio
FL
R
Yea
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Nay
Ben Sasse
NE
R
Yea
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Nay
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Nay
Tim Scott
SC
R
Yea
Rick Scott
FL
R
Yea
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Nay
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Yea
Krysten Sinema
AZ
D
Nay
Tina Smith
MN
D
Nay
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Nay
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Yea
Jon Tester
MT
D
Nay
John Thune
SD
R
Yea
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Yea
Pat Toomey
PA
R
Yea
Tom Udall
NM
D
Nay
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Nay
Mark Warner
VA
D
Nay
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
Nay
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Nay
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Yea
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Nay
Todd Young
IN
R
Yea