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President Bok joined 19 other college and university presidents in urging the U.S. Senate to enact legislation that would impose strong sanctions on the South African government. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (R-Kan.) and Minority Leader Robert C. Byrd (D-W. Va.), the presidents wrote that the U.S. must punish South Africa for its refusal to dismantle its apartheid system by "sending an unequivocal message through the imposition of official sanctions...
...ruled Senate quickly followed suit, 67-32, but only after Democratic Leader Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) wrung public assurances from GOP Leader Robert Dole (R-Kan.) that President Reagan supports the plan and "will not criticize these who vote...
...which Americans have supplied U.S. military secrets to the Soviets, the Senate on Friday added an amendment to the defense authorization bill. If enacted, the provision will mandate execution or life imprisonment without parole for anyone convicted of espionage for a Communist country. Said Senate Minority Leader Robert Byrd, who introduced the amendment: "Those who would even contemplate such an outrage must know that their punishment will be certain and irrevocable...
...week the Senate forced the Administration to limit deployment of the MX to 50 missiles, half the number the White House wanted. The Defense Department, which had hoped to produce 48 more missiles in fiscal 1986, agreed to 21 and ultimately settled for twelve. Said Senate Democratic Leader Robert Byrd of the Administration's compromise: "To stave off defeat, they made concessions...
...aides' warnings about political retaliation, the final vote bore the marks of tough party discipline. Only eight of the Senate's 53 Republicans voted against the MX measure. The G.O.P. defections were more than offset by ten Democratic votes for the MX, including that of Minority Leader Robert Byrd, a longtime MX supporter. Said Democrat Christopher Dodd: "The negotiations in Geneva are what put this over the top. I'll bet Reagan got ten votes on that basis alone...