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2004réf. 63983Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2004. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. iv 146 p. Includes: illustrations maps. S. Hrg. 108-261. In 2001 deaths from prescription drug overdoses exceeded for the first time deaths from illegal drugs. It was clear that presecription drugs were being diverted from legitimate use to illegal trafficking and abuse. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2009réf. 64854Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2009. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor chip on front edge. iii 124 p. S. Hrg. 111-189. The hearing was called to recieve testimony on the incidence of suicides amongunited states servicemembers and initiatives within the Services and the Department of Defense to prevent military suicides. The Subcommittee was alarmed at the rising suicide rates by military servicemembers. The Chairman while recognizing the focused efforts underway felt that more needed to be done to prevent military suicides. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1978réf. 63075Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1978. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. Part 2 ONLY. iv 207-482 p. Tables. Occasional footnotes. This Joint Hearing addressed S. 1974 to amend section 553 of Title 5 United States Code to improve Federal rulemaking proactice by creating procedures for regulatory issuance in two or more parts and S. 3330 to provide that agencies consider alternative regulatory proposales in the promulgation of agency rules regulations and reporting requirements; and for other purposes. The hearing was held on August 23 1978. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2005réf. 62736Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2005. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. v 535 p. Includes illustrations. Occasional footnotes. S. Hrg. 109-544. This hearing looked at the issues of waste fraud and abuse which were seen as threatening both the financial sustainability and the quality of health care provided by Medicaid. In 2003 Medicaid was listed by the Government Accountability Office as a high-risk program. This hearing record contains a significant amount of data and a variety of perspectives. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2003réf. 60268Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2003. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. iii 155 p. Serial No. J-107-88. S. Hrg. 107-924. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1976réf. 63470Government 1976. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. v 106 p. Footnotes. Chronology. 94th Congress 2d Session Senate Report No. 94-755. THis is the final report of the so-called Church Committee as this body was chaired by Senator Frank Church of Idaho. John Tower of Texas was the Vice Chairman. This committee investigated the performance of the intelligence agencies in conducting their investigation of the assassination and their relationships with the Warren Commission. Government paperback
2003réf. 66623Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2003. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. iii 133 p. Illustrations. S. Hrg. 107-977. Serial No. J-107-109. From Wikipedia: "Feres v. United States 340 U.S. 135 1950 combined three pending federal cases for a hearing in certiorari in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the United States is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries to members of the armed forces sustained while on active duty and not on furlough and resulting from the negligence of others in the armed forces. The opinion is an extension of the English common-law concept of sovereign immunity. The practical effect is that the Feres doctrine effectively bars service members from collecting damages from the United States Government for personal injuries experienced in the performance of their duties. It also bars families of service members from filing wrongful death or loss of consortium actions when a service member is killed or injured. The bar does not extend to killed or injured family members so a spouse or child may still sue the United States for tort claims nor does it bar service members from filing either in loco parentis on their child's behalf or filing for wrongful death or loss of consortium as a companion claim to a spouse or child's suit. There have been exceptions to the Feres doctrine where active duty members have been allowed to sue for injuries when the court found that civilians could have been harmed in the same manner under the same circumstances in which the service member's injuries occurred. Injuries experienced by service members while on active duty are covered by various Veteran Administration benefit legislation. Feres v. United States combined three cases pending in the federal courts: The Feres case the Jefferson case and the Griggs case. A common issue arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act as to which Courts of Appeals are in conflict makes it appropriate to consider three cases in one opinion. The Feres case: The District Court dismissed an action by the executrix of Feres against the United States to 3 recover for death caused by negligence. Decedent perished by fire in the barracks at Pine Camp New York while on active duty in service of the United States. Negligence was alleged in quartering him in barracks known or which should have been known to be unsafe because of a defective heating plant and in failing to maintain an adequate fire watch. The Court of Appeals Second Circuit dismissed the case. The Jefferson case: Plaintiff while in the Army was required to undergo an abdominal operation. About eight months later in the course of another operation after plaintiff was discharged a towel 30 inches long by 18 inches wide marked "Medical Department U.S. Army " was discovered and removed from his stomach. The complaint alleged that it was negligently left there by the army surgeon. The District Court being doubtful of the law refused without prejudice the Government's pretrial motion to dismiss the complaint. After trial finding negligence as a fact Judge Chesnut carefully reexamined the issue of law and concluded that the Act does not charge the United States with liability in this type of case. The Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit affirmed dismissed the case. The Griggs case: The District Court dismissed the complaint of Griggs' executrix which alleged that while on active duty he met death because of negligent and unskillful medical treatment by army surgeons. The Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit reversed and one judge dissenting held that the complaint stated a cause of action under the Act. The case is heard by the United States Supreme Court in certiorari." U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1979réf. 63267Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1979. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 79 p.; 23 cm. Tables. The Chairman of the Subcommittee was concerned that the Department of Defense even though it was working closely with the Department of Energy was not doing enough after the energy crisis to use energy more innovatively and efficiently. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1941réf. 70074Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1941. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. Cover has some wear and soiling. PART 3 ONLY. v 1 713--987 xviii 4 p. Index. Title continues: "Seventy-seventh Congress First Session Pursuant to S. Res. 71 A Resolution Authorizing and Directing an Investigation of the National Defense Program Part 3: May 12 14 and 15; June 16 and 17 1941: Aluminum." From Wikipedia: "The Truman Committee formally known as the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program was a United States Congressional investigative body headed by Senator Harry S. Truman. The bipartisan special committee was formed in March 1941 to find and correct problems in US war production. The Truman Committee saved an estimated $10 15 billion in military spending and thousands of lives of US servicemen. From 1941 until its end in 1948 the Committee held 432 public hearings listened to 1 798 witnesses and published almost 2 000 pages of reports. Every committee report was unanimous with bipartisan support. United States Government Printing Office paperback
2000réf. 62779Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2000. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. v 222 p. Includes illustrations. Footnotes. S. Hrg. 106-842. Medicare paid for medically necessary prescription drugs provided to inpatients of hospitals or skilled nursing facilities. At the time of the hearing Medicare was spending over $3 billion annually for this coverage. The Congress was interested in addressing Medicare outpatient prescription drug coverage. The Chairman wanted to be careful not to displace existing privately offered drug coverage. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1981réf. 61981Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1981. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. Corner creased at last page. iii 105 p. Illustrations. Includes bibliographical references. Serial No. 96-95. This hearing was on the competitive structure and future of the solar energy industry. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1981réf. 61999Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1981. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. iv 136 p.; 24 cm. Footnotes. 97-5. This is a hearing on a bill intended to benefit consumers. The Cash Discount Act S. 414 would permit merchants to offer unlimited discounts to consumers who pay by cash. At the same time the bill would have continued for 3 years the then current prohibition against merchants pernalizing credit customers through the impostion of surcharges. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1979réf. 62008Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1979. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Item has light wear and soiling. Part I ONLY. iii 381. 23 cm. Illustrations. Maps. Serial No. 96-H9. The purpose of this hearing was to herar from people who have been directly affected by several different toxic waste dumps. In addition the Committee also heard from scientific and medical experts on the long-term consequences of such environmental 'catastrophes'. Then officers form the Environmental Protection provided their perspection on the socpe of the problem nationally. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2004réf. 64494Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2004. Presumed first edition first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 101 p. Includes illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Serial No. J-108-44. S. Hrg. 108-443. The hearing addressed rising concerns that radical islamic beliefs were developing within military and prison populations and there were questions as to the role played by chaplains in this process. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1997réf. 63268Washngton DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1997. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 63 p. S. Hrg. 105-84. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan chaired this commission. Congress established the Commission in 1994 to review the entire system of government secrecy. The final report issued by the Commission relects the consensus of the 12 commissioners. It attempted to balance the competing concerns of protecting national secrets within an open society. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1963réf. 60042Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1963. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Sticker scuff mark on front. Cover has some wear and soiling. v 62 p. Folding charts. This study is a sequel and companion to the one entitled National Policy Machinery in the Soviet Union issued by the Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery in January 1960. 88th Congress 1st Session Committee Print. Number 98865 at bottom left of front cover. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1954réf. 65378Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1954. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ink notation on front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. Ink notation on spine. vi 540g p. PART 1 ONLY. This is a major part of the official record of one of the most dramatic aspects of the American political engagement during the Cold War. The Senate consider the conduct of Senator McCarthy as bringing that body into disrepute and chartered a Select Committee to consider Censure charges against "Tailgunner Joe". The committee found few precedents to serve as a guide because previous instances were typically based on single occurances not a prolonged period of misconduct. There were over forty instances of alledged misconduct that the Select Committee considered. The committee set forth to analyze the charges to investigate the charges and to hold hearings where the committee could present witnesses and documentary evidence for the purpose of placing on record for later use by the Senate the evidence and other information gathered during the preliminary investigation period. The committee agreed that Senator McCarthy had the right to be present at the hearings and to be represented by counsel. United States Government Printing Office paperback
2000réf. 62774Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2000. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 108 p. Includes illustrations. S. Hrg. 108-884. Senator Roth felt at the time of this hearing that "We are on the threshold of a genuine opportunity to introduct seriously needed reforms to the Medicare program a vital social programs that served almost 40 million aged and disabled Americans. " The committee was considering what many felt was the outmoded benefit package and the lack of sufficient health plan choices. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1945réf. 62738Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1945. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Stamps on front cover. Front cover worn torn and missing bottom right corner no loss of text. Tear at staple on last page. iii 29-141 p. This was one of several fact-finding hearings on the economic base for German aggression. Senator Kilgore stated that "Germany must be deprived of the devices and techniques whch she has used to menace world peace. Effective elimination of German econoic warfare is not only a first step toward national security but is indespensible to world prosperity. " United States Government Printing Office paperback
1961réf. 63449Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1961. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Somewhat worn and soiled. Edge tear at front. Stain at last page. Small hole at bottom of last page. ii 121 p. Includes illustrations. Folding charts. This is an extremely scarce Richard Helms/Central Intelligence Agency item. This was sworn testimony before the Congressional subcommittee. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2003réf. 63060Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2003. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 88 p. S. Hrg. 108-208. The Committee held this hearing to examine the United States policy toward Haiti. The Committee had previously examined 'failed States' and the risk such entities posed to the United States' national security. The Commitee concluded that within the Western Hemisphere Haiti had been a continuing tragedy. Its prospects for advancement had been marred by authoritarian rule and periods of political instability. Organization of American States Resolution 822 laid out specific steps that the government of Haiti needed to take to fulfill the promise of true democracy in Haiti. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2002réf. 64519Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2002. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 32 p. S. Hrg. 107-239. This is the record of the third hearing that the Subcommittee held on the subject of terrorism and homeland defense over the past year. It is the intent of the subcommittee to examine the details of report recommendations and arrive at a common understanding of the critical vulnerabilities that must be addressed through legislative action. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2003réf. 61987Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2003. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 88 p. Occasional footnotes. S. Hrg. 106-1108. Includes testimony by Jack Valenti and Brent Scowcroft. The subject of this hearing was China's entry into the WOrld Trade Organization WTO; and the question of granting pernmanent normal trade relations to that country. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
2002réf. 64116Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2002. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 98 p. Includes illustrations. S. Hrg. 107-616. This important confirmation hearing raised none of the concerns that were later raised in connection with Mr. Brown's direction of FEMA during Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1973réf. 68111Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off 1973. Wraps. Fair. Ex-library. Some of the usual library markings. Front cover scuffed. Pencil erasure residue on front cover. Title page partially separated. Crease and tear at page 357/8. iii 714 p.; 24 cm. Title continues: "on nomination of Louis Patrick Gray III of Connecticut to be Director Federal Bureau of Investigation February 28 March 1 6 7 8 9 12 20 21 and 22 1973. From Wikipedia: "Louis Patrick Gray III or Pat Gray July 18 1916 July 6 2005 was acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI from May 2 1972 to April 27 1973. During this time the FBI was in charge of the initial investigation into the burglaries that sparked the Watergate scandal which eventually led to the resignation of President Nixon. Gray was nominated as permanent Director by Nixon on February 15 1973 but failed to win Senate confirmation. He resigned as acting FBI director on April 27 1973 after he admitted to destroying documents received on June 28 1972 11 days after the Watergate burglary that had come from convicted Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt's safe given to him by White House counsel John Dean. By the time Gray had successfully defended himself against five federal grand juries and four committees of Congress he had been vilified by the press and denounced by the prosecutors who could not prove his guilt. Gray remained publicly silent about the Watergate scandal for 32 years speaking to the press only once near the end of his life; this was shortly after Gray's direct subordinate at the FBI Mark Felt unexpectedly proclaimed himself to have been the secret source to The Washington Post known as Deep Throat." U.S. Govt. Print. Off paperback