Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Disapproval of the Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability Rule, H.J.Res. 76
Club for Growth opposes the disapproval of the Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability rule. The legislation is expected to 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.
In 2016, the Obama administration created a Borrower Defense rule that was disguised as an anti-fraud program, but really served as a loan forgiveness campaign costing taxpayers $40 billion. The current administration issued a new rule in 2019 that took steps to improve transparency for borrowers, hold institutions accountable for misrepresentation, and ensure that students’ claims are treated fairly, while saving over $11 billion.
This Congressional Review Act (CRA) process for restoring the Obama Borrower Defense rule is effectively a gross step toward all student loan forgiveness. Of course, if an educational institution defrauds a student, it should be held accountable. The current administration’s rulemaking is sufficient in this endeavor.
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Vote Results
Club Position
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Joint Resolution Passed
Vote Number
70
Vote Date
March 11, 2020
Vote Counts
YEAs:
53
NAYs:
42
Not Voting:
5
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Nay
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Yea
John Barrasso
WY
R
Nay
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Yea
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Nay
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Yea
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Nay
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Yea
John Boozman
AR
R
Nay
Mike Braun
IN
R
Nay
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Yea
Richard Burr
NC
R
Nay
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Yea
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Yea
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Yea
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Yea
Bob Casey
PA
D
Yea
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Nay
Susan Collins
ME
R
Yea
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Yea
John Cornyn
TX
R
Nay
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Yea
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Nay
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Nay
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Nay
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Abs
Steve Daines
MT
R
Nay
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Yea
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Yea
Michael Enzi
WY
R
Nay
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Yea
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Yea
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Nay
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Yea
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Yea
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Nay
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Nay
Kamala Harris
CA
D
Yea
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Yea
Josh Hawley
MO
R
Yea
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Yea
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Yea
John Hoeven
ND
R
Nay
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Nay
James Inhofe
OK
R
Nay
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Nay
Doug Jones
AL
D
Yea
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Yea
John Kennedy
LA
R
Nay
Angus King
ME
I
Yea
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Abs
James Lankford
OK
R
Nay
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Yea
Mike Lee
UT
R
Nay
Kelly Loeffler
GA
R
Nay
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Yea
Edward Markey
MA
D
Yea
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Nay
Martha McSally
AZ
R
Yea
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Yea
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Yea
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Nay
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Yea
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Abs
Patty Murray
WA
D
Yea
Rand Paul
KY
R
Nay
David Perdue
GA
R
Nay
Gary Peters
MI
D
Yea
Rob Portman
OH
R
Yea
Jack Reed
RI
D
Yea
Jim Risch
ID
R
Nay
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Nay
Mitt Romney
UT
R
Nay
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Yea
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Nay
Marco Rubio
FL
R
Nay
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Abs
Ben Sasse
NE
R
Nay
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Yea
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Yea
Rick Scott
FL
R
Nay
Tim Scott
SC
R
Nay
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Yea
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Nay
Krysten Sinema
AZ
D
Yea
Tina Smith
MN
D
Yea
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Yea
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Yea
Jon Tester
MT
D
Yea
John Thune
SD
R
Nay
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Nay
Pat Toomey
PA
R
Nay
Tom Udall
NM
D
Yea
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Yea
Mark Warner
VA
D
Yea
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
Abs
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Yea
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Nay
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Yea
Todd Young
IN
R
Yea