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The United States Senate met on September 30th, 1988.

The Senate session continued with consideration of S. 837, the minimum wage bill.

The Senate Labor & Human Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for Lauro Cavazos, Department of Education nominee. Committee chairman Ted Kennedy congratulated outgoing committee s…

Speakers talked about the issues important to the party.

The Senate extended their recess for an additional fifteen minutes in order to accommodate the Republican Party Conference.

The Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from the further consideration of S.J. Res. 338, to designate August 1, 1988, as “Helsinki Human Rights Day,” and the joint resolution was then …

CR, pp. S8527-S8572. The Senate continued consideration of S. 2527, to require notification of plant closings and mass layoffs. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4775, to make appropr…

CR, pp. S8047-S8184 Senate Session continued.

Secretary of State George Shultz testified before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the FY89 State Department budget,

CR, pp. S8047-S8184. The Senate passed H.R. 4418, to authorize funds for the National Science Foundation.

CR, pp. S7919-S8043. Senate session continued.

CR, pp. S7817-S7918. The Senate passed H.R. 4418, to authorize funds for the National Science Foundation for fiscal years 1989 and 1990, after agreeing to Amendment No. 2381, making amendmen…

CR, pp. S7225-S7328. The Senate began consideration of the president’s veto message on H.R. 3, the Omnibus Trade bill. The Senate began consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2470, t…

CR, pp. S5261-S5326. The Senate began consideration of S. 2355, the Department of Defense Authorization Bill, to authorize funds for fiscal year 1989 for military activities of the Departmen…

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) spoke at the 1988 Legislative Conference of the American Public Transit Association.

The Senate debated and passed S.J. Res 243, the Contra Aid Resolution. CR, pp. S551-S730.

CR, pp. S479-S549. Senate passed S.1579, to amend the Public Health Service Act, to revise and extend the block grant program. Senate passed S.1726, to amend the Public Health Service Act, t…