Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Disapproval of the Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability Rule, H.J.Res. 76

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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

Name

State

Party

Vote Position

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

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