January 9, 1997

Gulf War Illnesses

Committee members heard testimony from administration officials concerning their various departments' handling of veterans' claims about… read more

Committee members heard testimony from administration officials concerning their various departments' handling of veterans' claims about Gulf War related illnesses. They testified both about how they have tried to help afflicted veterans and how both the CIA and the presidential advisory committee have investigated the possibility of chemical weapons exposure during and before the ground offensive in the Persian Gulf. close

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Jesse Brown Secretary Department of Veterans Affairs
Sylvia Copeland Chief Central Intelligence Agency->Persian Gulf War Veterans Illnesses

Kenneth W. Kizer M.D. Undersecretary Department of Veterans Affairs->Health
Philip Landrigan Member Advisory Cmte. on Gulf War Vet. Illness
Joyce Lashof Chair Advisory Cmte. on Gulf War Vet. Illness
Nora Slatkin Executive Director Central Intelligence Agency
Arlen Specter U.S. Senator [R] Pennsylvania
George J. Tenet Director Central Intelligence Agency

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Senate Veterans' Affairs CommitteeSenate Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Program ID:: 77762-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 09, 1997 | 9:32am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jan 12, 1997 | 4:23am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Jan 09, 1997 | 9:32am EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 09, 1997 | 9:40am EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 10, 1997 | 3:27am EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 11, 1997 | 3:44pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 12, 1997 | 4:23am EST | C-SPAN 1

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