President George H.W. Bush Signs the Bipartisan Budget Argeement

Washington, DC 4-14-1989 President George H. W. Bush signs the Bipartisan Budget Argeement, in the Rose Garden looking on are Senators George J. Mitchell, majority leader; Alan K. Simpson, Republican whip; James R. Sasser, chairman of the Budget Committee; Pete V. Domenici, ranking Republican of the Budget Committee; Robert C. Byrd, chairman of the Appropriations Committee; Mark O. Hatfield, ranking Republican of the Appropriations Committee; Lloyd Bentsen, chairman of the Finance Committee; and (Photo by Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images)