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Democrats, led by DLC chairman Sen. Sam Nunn, examine issues and values positions that have contributed to Democratic defeats in five of the last six presidential elections.

Democratic congressional leaders, party officials and newly-elected lawmakers held a press conference to discuss the November 7, 1989 election results.

The Senate passed S. 1838 Agricultural Commodities Programs to establish or modify research, promotion, and consumer education programs for certain agricultural commodities. The Senate…

The Senate passed S. 1364 to establish a Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives. The Senate passed S. 1709 to provide interim extensions of…

This Senate session included morning business and a quorum call. During morning business, Sen. Jim Sasser (D-Tennessee) spoke about capital gains tax and deficit reduction. Sen. John Breaux…

The Senate passed S. 974, to designate certain lands in the State of Nevada as wilderness. The Senate passed H.R. 2987, to transfer a certain program with respect to child abuse from title…

The Senate continued to consider H.R. 3015, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for Fiscal Year 1990.

The Senate passed H. R. 2712, the Emergency Chinese Immigration Act, to waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for visiting Chinese students in order to apply for U.S. citizenship.…

The Senate agreed to S.Res. 165, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding American hostages in Labanon. The Senate passed by voice S. 1153, to provide for the establishment of…

The Senate considered several pieces of legislation to deal with bill S.1160 which deals with the State Department Authorization.

The Mitchell/Dole Amendment No. 239 was passed, to adjust to lawful temporary resident status certain nationals of the People’s Republic of China and added to Bill S 358 on Immigration…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Chic Hecht, of Nevada, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

The Senate passed S. 5 by a voice vote, to provide for a Federal program for the improvement of child care. The Senate passed S. 633 by a voice vote, to promote the development of…

The Senate began consideration of S. 5, to provide for a Federal program for the improvement of child care.

The Senate Subcommittee on Merchant Marine held a hearing to examine clean-up and assessment and prevention issues relating to the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, focusing on oil tanker…

The Senate afternoon session continued.

The Senate passed H.R.2 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Acts of 1938 to restore the minimum wage to a fair and equitable rate.

The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from Exxon chair L.G. Rawl and others two weeks after the March 24, 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

Keynote address by Senator Sam Nunn at the Democratic Leadership Council meeting.

The Democratic Leadership Council hosted a discussion on A New Era of Environmental Protection. Democratic Senators, Al Gore and Timothy Wirth gave presentations.