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Senate roll call 88 · 101st Congress · Jun 13, 1989

To declare take-or-pay clauses to be presumptively unjust and unreasonable.

On Jun 13, 1989, the Senate voted 63–35 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 1722). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 34–21, Republicans 30–14. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 35 members voted against their own party.

During the 101st Congress (1989–1990), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Motion to Table Agreed to
Yes
63
No
35
Did not vote
2
Date
Jun 13, 1989

By party

  • Republicans30 yes · 14 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Democrats34 yes · 21 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 1722: To amend the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to eliminate wellhead price controls on the first sale of natural gas, and to make technical and conforming amendments to such Act.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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