By contrast. the first session of the 89th Congress enacted 349 public laws. many of them breakthroughs in social legislation. The 89th Congress faced many of the different problems of our society. passed laws to aid in their solution. and appropriated the necessary funds. Medicare. rent supplements. aid to education. voting rights. immigration reform. aid for the arts and humanities. and highway beautification are a few of the major laws enacted in the 89th Congress. They represented only a beginning of the Congress efforts to help solve the ills of our society. The first session of the 90th Congress indicates a tendency to turn away from legislative innovation.
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