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Senate roll call 247 · 104th Congress · Jun 9, 1995

To permit the Bell operating companies to provide interLATA commercial mobile services.

On Jun 9, 1995, the Senate voted 83–4 on “On the Amendment” (S 652). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 44–1, Democrats 39–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 4 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
Amendment Agreed to
Yes
83
No
4
Did not vote
16
Date
Jun 9, 1995

By party

  • Republicans44 yes · 1 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Democrats39 yes · 3 no · 6 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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