• Did Freedom Win? No
  • Voted for Freedom 32
  • Voted Against Freedom 68
Ostensibly intended to ramp up economic pressures and be “tough on China,” the United States Innovation and Competition Act incorporates several proposals, including the Endless Frontier Act, the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, the Meeting the China Challenge Act of 2021, as well as provisions recommended by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. While enormous in size and scope, the crux of this bill centers around incentivizing and funding new technological research and development (R&D) to increase American competitiveness.

While it is laudable that Congress is seeking to incentivize innovation, the United States Innovation and Competition Act does little to address the issues underlying the rise of China. In particular, this bill does practically nothing to prevent the theft of American intellectual property beyond mandating sanctions for cyberattack assailants.

Perhaps more importantly, the United States Innovation and Competition Act is just the latest example of the federal government wasting taxpayer dollars tilting at windmills. The inclusion of more than $200 billion in new spending is entirely misdirected. For example, the $120 billion provided over five years for research at the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy — both of which are noted for wasteful spending and mismanagement of funds — is a blatant attempt to engineer our economy towards unilaterally determined “key technology focus areas.”

Throughout history, America has demonstrated that the proper answer to oppression is freedom and liberty. When staring down a tyrannical regime like the Chinese Communist Party, the answer to economic despotism should be economic freedom. Hopefully, Congress will wake up to this reality and advance free-market approaches to dealing with the China question.

Legislator's Votes

Voted for Freedom

John Barrasso

Senator WY

John Barrasso

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
John Boozman

Senator AR

John Boozman

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Mike Braun

Senator IN

Mike Braun

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Richard Burr

Member

Richard Burr

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Bill Cassidy

Senator LA

Bill Cassidy

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Tom Cotton

Senator AR

Tom Cotton

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Kevin Cramer

Senator ND

Kevin Cramer

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Ted Cruz

Senator TX

Ted Cruz

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Joni Ernst

Senator IA

Joni Ernst

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Deb Fischer

Senator NE

Deb Fischer

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Bill Hagerty

Senator TN

Bill Hagerty

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Josh Hawley

Senator MO

Josh Hawley

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
John Hoeven

Senator ND

John Hoeven

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Jim Inhofe

Senator OK

Jim Inhofe

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Ron Johnson

Senator WI

Ron Johnson

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
John Kennedy

Senator LA

John Kennedy

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Mike Lee

Senator UT

Mike Lee

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Cynthia Lummis

Senator WY

Cynthia Lummis

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Roger Marshall

Senator KS

Roger Marshall

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Jerry Moran

Senator KS

Jerry Moran

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Rand Paul

Senator KY

Rand Paul

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Marco Rubio

Senator FL

Marco Rubio

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Bernie Sanders

Senator VT

Bernie Sanders

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Tim Scott

Senator SC

Tim Scott

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Rick Scott

Senator FL

Rick Scott

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
John Thune

Senator SD

John Thune

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Pat Toomey

Senator PA

Pat Toomey

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%

Voted Against Freedom

Tammy Baldwin

Senator WI

Tammy Baldwin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Roy Blunt

Senator MO

Roy Blunt

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Cory Booker

Senator NJ

Cory Booker

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Sherrod Brown

Senator OH

Sherrod Brown

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Ben Cardin

Senator MD

Ben Cardin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Tom Carper

Senator DE

Tom Carper

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Bob Casey

Senator PA

Bob Casey

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Susan Collins

Senator ME

Susan Collins

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Chris Coons

Senator DE

Chris Coons

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
John Cornyn

Senator TX

John Cornyn

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Mike Crapo

Senator ID

Mike Crapo

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Steve Daines

Senator MT

Steve Daines

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Dick Durbin

Senator IL

Dick Durbin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 50%
Maggie Hassan

Senator NH

Maggie Hassan

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Mazie Hirono

Senator HI

Mazie Hirono

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Tim Kaine

Senator VA

Tim Kaine

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Mark Kelly

Senator AZ

Mark Kelly

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Angus King

Senator ME

Angus King

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Amy Klobuchar

Senator MN

Amy Klobuchar

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Ben Luján

Senator NM

Ben Luján

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Joe Manchin

Senator WV

Joe Manchin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 50%
Ed Markey

Senator MA

Ed Markey

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Bob Menendez

Senator NJ

Bob Menendez

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Jeff Merkley

Senator OR

Jeff Merkley

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Chris Murphy

Senator CT

Chris Murphy

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Patty Murray

Senator WA

Patty Murray

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Jon Ossoff

Senator GA

Jon Ossoff

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Alex Padilla

Senator CA

Alex Padilla

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Gary Peters

Senator MI

Gary Peters

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Rob Portman

Senator OH

Rob Portman

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Jack Reed

Senator RI

Jack Reed

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Jim Risch

Senator ID

Jim Risch

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Mitt Romney

Senator UT

Mitt Romney

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Jacky Rosen

Senator NV

Jacky Rosen

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Mike Rounds

Senator SD

Mike Rounds

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Ben Sasse

Senator NE

Ben Sasse

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Brian Schatz

Senator HI

Brian Schatz

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Chuck Schumer

Senator NY

Chuck Schumer

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Tina Smith

Senator MN

Tina Smith

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Dan Sullivan

Senator AK

Dan Sullivan

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Jon Tester

Senator MT

Jon Tester

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Thom Tillis

Senator NC

Thom Tillis

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Mark Warner

Senator VA

Mark Warner

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Roger Wicker

Senator MS

Roger Wicker

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Ron Wyden

Senator OR

Ron Wyden

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Todd Young

Senator IN

Todd Young

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%