Air Quality at Ground Zero
Witnesses testified about the potential impact on public health of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks and subsequent clean-up efforts at the site. Topics included the levels of debr…
568 viewsWitnesses testified about the potential impact on public health of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks and subsequent clean-up efforts at the site. Topics included the levels of debr…
568 viewsWitnesses testified about S. 852, proposed legislation that would set up a trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos exposure.
142 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from administration officials concerning their various departments' handling of veterans' claims about Gulf War related illnesses. They testified both about…
280 viewsFour physicians briefed reporters on their private papers on Gulf War illnesses at a news conference sponsored by the Southwestern Medical Center of the University of Texas in Dallas. The fo…
64 viewsIn their final public meeting, committee members heard testimony from veterans, other concerned citizens, and CIA and Defense Department representatives concerning their experiences with Gul…
318 viewsCommittee members discussed how they would study the problem and decide on recommendations to make to the president. They also heard one more personal testimonial. The committee will provide…
32 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from National Academy of Sciences physicians who have been investigating Gulf War veterans' illnesses. The committee will provide recommendations to the pre…
114 viewsMembers of the Presidential Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses heard testimony from a number of Department of Defense and veteran affairs organizations on the diagnosis, and potential…
99 viewsThe committee heard testimony from researchers and physicians on the effect of pesticide use on children and the amounts of pesticides that exist in the diets of American children. Issues ra…
131 viewsA joint hearing of the Senate Labor and Human Resources subcommittee on Labor and the Subcommittee on Children and Family, Drugs and Alcoholism focused on child labor law violations.
330 viewsThe House Government Operations subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovt. Relations held an oversight hearing to review the Centers for Disease Control’s study on the defoliant Agent Or…
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