Senate Roll Call 430

99th Congress · 1986-03-27

TO TABLE THE CRANSTON, CA) AMENDMENT TO THE LUGAR SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO S J RES 283, NICARAGUAN RESISTANCE ASSISTANCE. CRANSTON'S AMENDMENT WOULD GRANT ONLY "NON-LETHAL" AID TO THE NICARAGUAN CONTRAS IF THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA TOOK MEASURES SUCH AS CONSENTING TO A CEASE-FIRE AND IF THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. FAILED TO PARTICIPATE IN DIRECT BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS OTHER THAN A CEASE-FIRE.