As the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Hickenlooper proposed an amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act which would slash foreign aid to any country expropriating U.S. property.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> The measure was opposed by President [[John F. Kennedy]] over concerns that diplomatic ties to [[Latin America]] would be weakened.
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As the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Hickenlooper proposed an amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act which would slash foreign aid to any country expropriating U.S. property.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> The measure was opposed by President [[John F. Kennedy]] over concerns that diplomatic ties to [[Latin America]] would be weakened. The amendment was defeated by a 40–45 Senate vote.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s268 S. 2996. AMEND. BARRING AID TO ANY NATION WHICH EXPORTED TO U.S.S.R. OR NATION DOMINATED BY U.S.S.R. ANY WAR IMPLEMENTS OR ARTICLES OF STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 21, 2021.</ref>