90th Congress > Senate > Vote 155
Sponsor: FULBRIGHT, James William (D-AR)
Description: TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 1872. ON THE PREVIOUS VOTE, ROLL CALL NUMBER 1218, AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY SEN. JACKSON WAS DEFEATED. SEN. TOWER INTRODUCED THE IDENTICAL AMENDMENT EXCEPT DELETING LANGUAGE IN THE JACKSON AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD EMPOWER THE PRESIDENT TO PURCHASE PROMISSORY NOTES FROM PRIVATE SUPPLIERS OF ARMS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. ON THE FLOOR SEN. TOWER ACCEPTED A MODIFICATION TO HIS AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT CREDIT TRANSACTIONS INCLUDED IN THE AMENDMENT CAN BE CARRIED OUT ONLY UPON A REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT WITHIN 30 DAYS THAT IT IS IN NATIONAL INTEREST.
Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 113-129, p. S11577;
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