To amend S. 2721, proposed insured student loan emergency amendment of 1969, by deleting authority of secretary of HEW to prescribe procedures prohibiting lende

On Aug 12, 1969, the Senate voted 21–72 (S 2721). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–54, Republicans 22–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 91st Congress (1969–1970), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 21
No: 72
Did not vote: 6
Date: Aug 12, 1969

By party

Democrats0 yes · 54 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted no
John James Williams R-DE voted no
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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