1989 Scorecard Vote
Oil Spills Unlimited Liability
Senate Roll Call Vote 164
Issues: Dirty Energy, Drilling
Environmentalists supported an amendment by Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA) that would have removed all liability caps for those responsible for oil spills. The amendment would have required the spiller to pay the full cost of the clean-up and restoration of the environment. A Baucus (D-MT) motion to table (kill) the Gorton amendment was successful with a vote of 52-48. August 3, 1989. No is the pro-environment vote.
No
is the
pro-environment position
pro-environment position
Votes For:
52
Votes Against:
48
Not Voting:
0
Pro-environment vote
Anti-environment vote
Missed vote
Excused
Not applicable
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