SENATORS ALAN CRANSTON, ROBERT BYRD AND DANIEL INOUYE

Senator Alan Cranston of California (L), Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia (C) and Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii (R) join hands December 12, 1984 after they were re-elected to lead the Democratic minority in the Senate for 1985. Byrd was re-elected as Senate Democratic leader, Cranston as assistant Democratic leader and Inouye as party secretary. (UPI/File)