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1991ref. 62287Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1991. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 411 p. Serial No. 102-55. This appears to be Congress's first hearing on the implementaton of the Clean Air Act since the passage of the 1990 amendments. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
2004ref. 64004Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2004. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 260 p. Illustrations. Serial No. 108-58. This was the third hearing held by this subcommittee on Medicaid which was viewed as a critical component of the Nation's health care safety net. Challenges facing Medicaid were fiscal especially the rate of escalating costs. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1980ref. 61983Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1980. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. Last page creased. v 233p.; 24 cm. Serial No. 96-94; Serial No. 27. This hearing looked at the criminal enforcement activities of the Department of Energy. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1979ref. 61973Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1979. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. vi 808 p.; 23 cm. Serial No. 96-69. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1981ref. 61993Washington DC: U.S. Goverment Printing Office 1981. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. iii 95 p.; 24 cm. This joint hearing was the second in a seris of two hearings to assess the results of the recently concluded United Nations special session on development and to review U. S. policy and performanace at the special session. U.S. Goverment Printing Office paperback
2006ref. 63969Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 816 p. Illustrations. Serial No. 109-34. This hearing was in part prompted by a 2004 accident during the seventh race at Mountaineer Park Race Track in West Virginia when jockey Gary Birzer borke his back in a fall and became permanently disabled. WHen he turned to the organization that he believed was providing the catastrophic insurance coverage he discovered that he and other jockeys had no coverage even though they had paid the fees they paid their dues to that organiation. The insurance policy had been allowed to lapse two years earlier. This illustrated a very serious problem facing the entire horse racing industry. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1978ref. 62778Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1978. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Part I ONLY. 24 cm. xi 1402 pages. Serial No. 95-169. H.R. 11611 was sponsord by seven members of the subcommittee and was seen as having the potential of bringing the benefits of promising new drug therapies to the marketplace more rapidly without compromising safety or effectiveness and possibly reducing the costs of drugs. This contains an imnmense amount of information. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1994ref. 62372Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office 1994. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Staple holes at top of front cover. v 893 p. 24 cm. Illustrations Serial No. 103-110. This set of hearings looked at H.R. 3222 the Managed Competition Act of 1993. This differed from President Clinton's proposal in that it would not guarantee health coverage to all Americans and would not establish limits on increases in health care costs. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1980ref. 43222Washington DC: GPO 1980. First Edition. First Printing. good. 793 wraps Part 1 only Serial No. 92-62. GPO paperback
1980ref. 56113Washington DC: GPO 1980. First Edition. First Printing. good. 24 cm 291 wraps illus. references covers somewhat worn and soiled. Serial No. 96-217. This was the first hearing on H.R. 6977 the Chronic Hazards Labeling Act introduced by Congressman Fred Richmond. The committee focused on the potential hazards to consumers arising from the use of various chemicals in arts and crafts materials. Of particular concern was the use of many of these products by children who are more susceptible to chemical damage to their systems. The purpose of the bill was to alert consumers to the potential product health effects as well as to advise them on precautionary measures. GPO paperback
1979ref. 50675Washington DC: GPO 1979. good. 334 wraps figures tables appendix waviness to entire document Hearings on the effectiveness of the fuel economy program established by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and its administration by the Department of Transportation. Serial 96-34. GPO paperback
1998ref. 51163Washington DC: GPO 1998. First Edition. First Printing. good. 24 cm 170 wraps footnotes appendices. Complete subtitle: Report on the Congressional proceedings against Mr. Franklin L. Haney for withholding subpoenaed documents. Calendar No. 271. 105th Congress 2d Session House of Representatives Report 105-792. GPO paperback
2002ref. 50482Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 2002. First Edition. First Printing. very good. 77 wraps footnotes table Serial No. 107-84 GPO paperback
1961ref. 45097Washington DC: Coast and Geodetic Survey 1961. Reprint Edition. fair to good. 30" x 24" 20 maps 20 black and white maps laid in spiral bound wraps covers somewhat soiled and stained maps bright and clean map index. Maps somewhat curled. These maps were reprinted for the Civil War Centennial. Maps include: 1. Historical Sketch of the Civil War and index; 2. Manassas Junction and vicinity April 1862; 3. Charleston Harbor 1865; 4. South Carolina-Georgia Coast and sketches of forts 1861-1862; 5. Military map of southeast Virginia 1864; 6. City of Richmond 1864; 7. Reconnaissance of Mississippi River 1862; 8. Fort Jackson 1862; 9. Fort Hindman Arkansas 1863; 10. Approaches to Vicksburg 1863; 11. Approach to Grand Gulf 1864; 12. Position of gun boats at Grand Gulf 1863; 13. Battle ground of Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hills 1864; 14. Chattanooga and its approaches; 15. Battle field of Chickamauga; 16. Map showing the operations of the national forces under the command of Major General W. T. Sherman during the campaign resulting in the capture of Atlanta Georgia September 1 1864; 17. Plan of final attack on Fort Fisher and adjoining rebel works made January 15th 1865; 18. Sketches--a position of iron clads Fort Fisher January 15 1865 b final attack on Fort Fisher January 15 1865; 19. Reconnaissance of Wilmington River and St. Augustine Creek from Wausau Sound to Savannah River Georgia; 20. Northern part of Florida Olustee and raids on Jacksonville. Coast and Geodetic Survey paperback
2002ref. 48470Washington DC: GPO 2002. First Edition. First Printing. good. 91 wraps illus. Hearing held on November 1 2001. Serial No. 107-71. This hearing was held after the post 9/11 cases of anthrax had been discovered. The committee questioned whether the traditional public health surveillance approach in which information was mailed in by doctors was adequate. GPO paperback
1996ref. 24932Washington DC: U.S. Department of Commerce 1996. First Printing. very good. 28 cm approx. 250 wraps tables forms. U.S. Department of Commerce paperback
2008ref. 51169Washington DC: GPO 2008. First Edition. First Printing. good. 367 Part II only wraps illus. figures tables. Serial No. 110-62. This hearing was held very close to the second anniversary of this devastating hurricane's landfall. This hearing is a follow-up to the subcommittee's March 13 hearing; although titled as Part II it appears to be a stand-alone record of the August 1 2007 hearing. This hearing focussed on issues involving not just the immediate health care needs of the region but also some of the long-term plans that Federal and state officials had for rebuilding the large hospitals in New Orleans that were destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. GPO paperback
1994ref. 51788Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1994. very good. 285 wraps footnotes figures slight soiling to front cover. Complete subtitle: Hearing on H.R. 3447 a bill to amend the Federal Securities laws to equalize the regulatory treatment of participants in the securities industry. Serial No. 103-106. GPO paperback
1928ref. 6192New York: Aeronautical Chamber of Comm 1928. fair ex-lib. 551 illus. fold-out maps tables app index lib stamps some crossed out in black marker residue of lib pocket ins rear bd. Boards scuffed spine discolored and top and bottom edges threadbare library number on spine ink numbers inside boards. Contains material on Lindbergh's epochal flight of 1927 and the flights of Chamberlin Maitland and Hegenberger Byrd Jensen and Schluter; Brock and Schlee; Haldeman and Elder; Wilkins; Goebel and Davis; and Smith and Bronte. Aeronautical Chamber of Comm hardcover
1992ref. 22881Washington DC: GPO 1992. good. 24 cm 752 wraps illus. slight bow in middle of document. Serial No. 102-95. GPO paperback
2003ref. 47805Washington DC: GPO 2003. good. 1530 wraps figures tables some wear and soiling to covers. Serial No. 108-13. The hearing examined allegations of mismanagement and theft of government funds and property at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The focus was on the evidence and specific allegations of what went wrong. There was discussion of whistleblowing and reprisals. This was one of a series of situations at the nuclear weapons laboratory tht raised concerns within the Energy Department and at the Congress. GPO paperback
1981ref. 51819Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1981. very good. 425 wraps footnotes tables. Serial No. 96-232. Complete subtitle: Hearings on H.R. 100 a bill to prohibit discrimination in insurance on the basis of race color religion sex or national origin. GPO paperback
1979ref. 51168Washington DC: GPO 1979. First Edition. First Printing. good. 128 wraps figures tables Complete subtitle: Report together with separate additional and dissenting views and including the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate to accompany H.R. 4962. 9th Congress 1st Session Report No. 95-568. This legislation was intended to make additional children and pregnant women eligible for Medicaid coverage and established a nationwideminimum income standard for coverage. GPO paperback
1980ref. 52196Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1980. good. 111 wraps tables some creasing to front cover and a few pages. GPO paperback
1992ref. 46874Washington DC: GPO 1992. very good. 752 wraps illus. very small edge tear to front cover. This document has a number of items deleted for security and classificationreasons. Nevertheless it is a substantial record. GPO paperback