▁of ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁conflict ▁and ▁joined ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁protest ▁on ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁d aring ▁police ▁to ▁arrest ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁anti - war ▁protest ors . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁l one ▁and ▁steady ▁voice ▁and ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁F is cal ▁Year ▁( F Y ) ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁App ropri ations ▁Bill ▁passed ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁ 3 9 2 – 1 , ▁with ▁Brown ▁the ▁sole ▁diss ent ing ▁vote . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁Foreign ▁A id ▁bill ▁with ▁prov isions ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁Government ▁passed ▁the ▁House ▁ 3 5 0 – 2 7 , ▁with ▁Brown ▁the ▁only ▁liberal ▁voting ▁" No " ▁( the ▁other ▁ 2 6 ▁votes ▁were ▁conserv atives ▁opposed ▁to ▁foreign ▁aid ). ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁F Y ' 6 6 ▁Supp lement al ▁App ropri ations ▁Bill ▁with ▁fund ing ▁for ▁Vietnam ▁passed ▁the ▁House ▁ 3 9 3 – 4 , ▁with ▁Brown ▁joined ▁by ▁Re ps . ▁Bur ton , ▁Con y ers , ▁and ▁Ryan . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Brown ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁the ▁sole ▁diss ent ing ▁voice ▁against ▁the ▁F Y ▁' 6 8 ▁Def ense ▁App ropri ations ▁bill , ▁which ▁passed ▁the