July 12 – President Bush travels to Hungary to meet with prominent officials and give an address at Karl Marx University (now Corvinus University) in Budapest. July 13 – The Senate approves immigration legislation sponsored by Senators Alan Simpson and Ted Kennedy that creates categories that rank immigrants by their education and work experience. The Senate rejects bestowing more points to immigrants who speak English under the legislation. July 14 – Bush administration officials say the administration is preparing the offer of compensation for the families of the victims in the Iranian airliner that were shot down by the US Navy. In an 81 to 10 vote, the Senate approves the imposing of economic sanctions on China. July 16 – President Bush reports the Soviet economy as being worse than that of its western counterparts during a news conference. July 18 – President Bush addresses the novel Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency, 1988 for the claim that Vice President Quayle was a lightweight during the campaign, stating his offense and citing Quayle's trips to Latin America as proof of his worth. July 19 – President Bush releases a statement on the elections in Nicaragua reflecting on the activities of the Sandinistas and outlining the goals the US has toward Nicaragua. President Bush announces the nomination of Nicolas Miklos Salgo for the position of Ambassador during his tenure as the Special Negotiator for Property Issues. July 21 – President Bush announces the nomination of Charles Warren Hostler for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Bahrain. July 25 – President Bush announces a plan phasing out American steel quotas over the next two and a half years. July 26 – Fidel Castro says President Bush's trips to Poland and Hungary were "to encourage capitalist trends that have developed there and political problems that have come up there." The comments come during a speech Castro gave to commemorate the thirty-sixth anniversary of the start of the Cuban Revolution. July 28 – President Bush endorses Senator Pete Wilson for Governor of California in the state's gubernatorial election. July 30 – Secretary of State Baker asserts the US is opposed to the Khmer Rouge having any role in a possible Cambodian government while at an international conference. August August 1 – President Bush attends a White House barbecue with members