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November 16, 1999

Persian Gulf War Illnesses

Two House Veteran’s Affairs Subcommittees held a hearing on Gulf War Illnesses caused by a drug called PB. A RAND Corporation study indicated that the drug was a potential cause of Gulf War Syndrome.

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Ross Anthony Director RAND Corporation->Health Policy Research
Sue Bailey Assistant Secretary (Former) Department of Defense->Health Affairs

Joseph Cassells Project Director Institute of Medicine
Terry Everett U.S. Representative [R] Alabama
Beatrice Golomb Researcher RAND Corporation
Luis Gutiérrez U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Baron Hill U.S. Representative [D] Indiana
Frances Murphy Director Department of Veterans Affairs->Environmental Agents Services
Denise Nichols Veteran U.S. Army->Persian Gulf
Mathew Puglisi Official American Legion
Bernard Rostker Special Assistant Department of Defense->Persian Gulf War Veterans Illnesses
Cliff Stearns U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Paul Sullivan Executive Director National Gulf War Resource Center

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House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

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Program ID:: 153662-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: Joint Meeting
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Nov 16, 1999 | 11:04pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Nov 22, 1999 | 1:09pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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Nov 16, 1999 | 11:04pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Nov 18, 1999 | 3:09am EST | C-SPAN 2
Nov 21, 1999 | 4:42am EST | C-SPAN 1
Nov 22, 1999 | 1:09pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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