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
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
Doug Jones
AL
D
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
N
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Martha McSally
AZ
R
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
Kamala Harris
CA
D
Y
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
A
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Rick Scott
FL
R
N
Kelly Loeffler
GA
R
N
David Perdue
GA
R
N
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
N
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Mike Braun
IN
R
N
Todd Young
IN
R
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
N
Pat Roberts
KS
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
N
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
N
John Kennedy
LA
R
N
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
A
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
A
Tina Smith
MN
D
Y
Roy Blunt
MO
R
N
Josh Hawley
MO
R
Y
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
N
Thom Tillis
NC
R
N
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
N
John Hoeven
ND
R
N
Deb Fischer
NE
R
N
Ben Sasse
NE
R
N
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
Tom Udall
NM
D
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Y
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
N
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Mike Rounds
SD
R
N
John Thune
SD
R
N
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
N
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
A
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Mitt Romney
UT
R
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Mark Warner
VA
D
Y
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
A
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Michael Enzi
WY
R
N