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:
54
NAYs:
42
Not Voting:
5
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Kamala Harris
CA
D
Y
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
Doug Jones
AL
D
Y
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
A
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
A
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
Tom Udall
NM
D
Y
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
Mark Warner
VA
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
A
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
A
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
N
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
Roy Blunt
MO
R
N
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Mike Braun
IN
R
N
Richard Burr
NC
R
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
N
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
N
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
A
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Michael Enzi
WY
R
N
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
N
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
N
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
N
Josh Hawley
MO
R
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
N
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
N
James Inhofe
OK
R
N
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
John Kennedy
LA
R
N
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Kelly Loeffler
GA
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
N
Martha McSally
AZ
R
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
N
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
David Perdue
GA
R
N
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Pat Roberts
KS
R
N
Mitt Romney
UT
R
N
Mike Rounds
SD
R
N
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Ben Sasse
NE
R
N
Rick Scott
FL
R
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Richard Shelby
AL
R
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
John Thune
SD
R
N
Thom Tillis
NC
R
N
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
N
Todd Young
IN
R
Y