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:
51
NAYs:
45
Not Voting:
0
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
N
Michael Bennet
CO
D
N
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
N
Cory Booker
NJ
D
N
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
N
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
N
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
N
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Bob Casey
PA
D
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
N
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
N
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
N
Richard Durbin
IL
D
N
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
N
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
N
Kamala Harris
CA
D
N
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
N
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
N
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
N
Doug Jones
AL
D
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
N
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
N
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
N
Joe Manchin
WV
D
N
Edward Markey
MA
D
N
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
N
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
N
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
N
Gary Peters
MI
D
N
Jack Reed
RI
D
N
Brian Schatz
HI
D
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
N
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
N
Tina Smith
MN
D
N
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
N
Jon Tester
MT
D
N
Tom Udall
NM
D
N
Mark Warner
VA
D
N
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
N
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
N
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N
Angus King
ME
I
N
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
N
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
Y
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Y
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Mike Braun
IN
R
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
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
Michael Enzi
WY
R
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Josh Hawley
MO
R
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Y
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
Y
Kelly Loeffler
GA
R
Y
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
Y
David Perdue
GA
R
Y
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
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
Ben Sasse
NE
R
Y
Rick Scott
FL
R
Y
Tim Scott
SC
R
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
Y
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
Y