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Senate roll call 243 · 104th Congress · Jun 8, 1995

To prevent excessive Federal Communications Commission regulatory activities.

On Jun 8, 1995, the Senate voted 68–31 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 652). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 27–26, Democrats 41–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 31 members voted against their own party.

During the 104th Congress (1995–1996), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Motion to Table Agreed to
Yes
68
No
31
Did not vote
4
Date
Jun 8, 1995

By party

  • Republicans27 yes · 26 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats41 yes · 5 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 652: An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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