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Votes Listed On Literacy Test Bill Cloture Vote Recorded
Washington senators split on cloture for the literacy test bill as a 4 to 53 vote failed to end debate. Democrats largely opposed cloture, while Republicans were mixed. The roll call shows a sharp party divide with several named senators listed for and against and several paired votes noted.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Anderson
Burdick
Carroll
Clark
Dodd
Douglas
Engle
Gruening
Hart
Hartke
Humphrey
Jackson
Lausche
Song of
Pastore
Pell Proxmire
Randolph
Smith
Mass
Symington
Williams
Young
Ohio
Allott
Beall
Boggs
Bush
Case
Dirksen
Fong
Javits
Keating
Kuchel
Saltonstall
Scott
Maine
Bartlett
Bile
Byrd
W. Va
Cannon
Chavez
Eastland
Ellender
Ervin
Fulright
Gore
Hayden
Hill
Holland
Johnston
Jordan
Kefauver
Kerr
Long
McClellan
McGee
Monroney
Robertson
Russell
Smathers
Sparkman
Stennis
Bennett
Butler
Capehart
Carlson
S.D
Cooper
Cotton
Curtis
Dworshak
Goldwater
Hickenlooper
Hruska
Miller
Morton