Pfiesteria Fish Kill Incidents
House Government Reform & Oversight Subcommittee members heard testimony concerning pfiesteria, a microbe which is responsible for fish-kills and human ailments along the mid-Atlantic coast.…
384 viewsHouse Government Reform & Oversight Subcommittee members heard testimony concerning pfiesteria, a microbe which is responsible for fish-kills and human ailments along the mid-Atlantic coast.…
384 viewsHouse Government Reform Subcommittee members heard testimony from White House officials and Gulf War veterans on the investigation into Gulf War illnesses.
140 viewsIn the first of two hearings on Gulf War illnesses, committee members heard testimony from military chemical weapons officers and a former CIA analyst about possible troop exposure to such w…
1,235 viewsThe committee held a hearing on Persian Gulf War Syndrome. Gulf war veterans, researchers and medical experts testified about the effects of exposure to chemical agents on veterans during th…
432 viewsThe committee held a hearing on Persian Gulf War Syndrome. Gulf war veterans, researchers and medical experts testified about the effects of exposure to chemical agents on veterans during th…
1,054 viewsHouse Oversight Committee heard testimony from local and federal health care officials concerning how Medicaid programs can be reformed while eliminating unfunded mandates from the program.
130 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony on possible changes in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the effects on workers.
275 viewsFood experts and government officials testified on chemical residues in food and the possibility of food contamination. The subcommittee recently examined the federal government’s programs t…
135 viewsMembers of the House Government Operations Agriculture subcommittee held a hearing to talk about proper labeling of fresh and frozen chicken. Testimony from restaurant chefs, industry leader…
145 viewsSurgeon General Joycelyn Elders testified before the House Government Operations Subcommittee about the public health consequences of violence in the U.S. She said the criminal justice syste…
166 viewsMembers of the House Government Operations Human Resources Subcommittee hearing, Heard testimony on Women’s Health Issues. Female members of the House of Representatives and others testified…
174 viewsWitnesses testified before the House Government Operations Committee concerning the president’s health care reform proposal and the effect it will have on state and local governments.
79 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony from doctors, administrators and cancer patients on the federal government’s role in breast cancer research and prevention. Issues raised in the hearing incl…
491 viewsThe House Government Operations Subcommittee heard testimony concerning the safety of the country’s milk supply. The Food and Drug Administration’s monitoring procedures was reviewed as well…
182 viewsThe House Government Operations subcommittee heard testimony from health care providers and legislators on the government’s prevention efforts against the AIDS epidemic. More than 218,000 ca…
284 viewsThe House Government Operations Subcommittee on Human Resources held an investigative hearing on whether reduced federal funding for tuberculosis research had contributed to an increase in t…
206 viewsThe House Government Operations to consider reform of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug approval process. The witnesses included the FDA commissioner and other agency representatives, …
145 viewsThe House Government Operations Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing to examine the Local Partnership Act of 1991, a bill that attempts to reverse the curtailment of fe…
136 viewsForty-five minutes before the hearing of the House Government Operations subcommittee, Secretary of the Department of Education Lamar Alexander and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Micha…
240 viewsThe subcommittee investigated the toxic effects of Agent Orange and other herbicides on humans. One witness, retired Admiral Zumwalt is the author of a report which accused a scientific pane…
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