[House Hearing, 105 Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



 
                 TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL
                     GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR
                            FISCAL YEAR 1999

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                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                       ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

                             SECOND SESSION
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        SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL
                       GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

                      JIM KOLBE, Arizona, Chairman

FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia          STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma  CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida
MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York      DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky        
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama      

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Livingston, as Chairman of the Full 
Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

      Michelle Mrdeza, Bob Schmidt, Jeff Ashford, and Tammy Hughes,
                            Staff Assistants
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                                 PART 5

              STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER

                INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS

                              

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                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS                      

                   BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana, Chairman                  

JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania         DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin            
C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida              SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois           
RALPH REGULA, Ohio                     LOUIS STOKES, Ohio                  
JERRY LEWIS, California                JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania        
JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois           NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington         
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky                MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota         
JOE SKEEN, New Mexico                  JULIAN C. DIXON, California         
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia                VIC FAZIO, California               
TOM DeLAY, Texas                       W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina 
JIM KOLBE, Arizona                     STENY H. HOYER, Maryland            
RON PACKARD, California                ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia     
SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama                MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                  
JAMES T. WALSH, New York               DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado           
CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina      NANCY PELOSI, California            
DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio                  PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana         
ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma        ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, California   
HENRY BONILLA, Texas                   NITA M. LOWEY, New York             
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan              JOSE E. SERRANO, New York           
DAN MILLER, Florida                    ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut        
JAY DICKEY, Arkansas                   JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia            
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia                 JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts        
MIKE PARKER, Mississippi               ED PASTOR, Arizona                  
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey    CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida             
ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi           DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina      
MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York            CHET EDWARDS, Texas                 
GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., Washington  ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, Jr., Alabama
MARK W. NEUMANN, Wisconsin             
RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM, California  
TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                    
ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                   
TOM LATHAM, Iowa                       
ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky              
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama            

                 James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director




[Pages 1 - 360--The official Committee record contains additional material here.]







                           W I T N E S S E S

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Berne, B.H.......................................................   279
Bohlen, Larry....................................................   277
Bye, Dr. R.E., Jr................................................    16
Deets, H.B.......................................................     5
Dixon, M.A.......................................................     5
Harnage, B.L., Sr..............................................318, 339
James, Sharpe....................................................   308
Jollivette, C.M..................................................   359
Kwan, Q.Y........................................................   305
Larson, E.M......................................................    25
LeaSure, J.D.....................................................   146
McKinnon, D.W., Jr...............................................    11
Miller, P.P......................................................    18
Napolilli, Noel..................................................    33
Picchietti, John.................................................    20
Tobias, R.M......................................................   310
Visclosky, Hon. P.J..............................................     2








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Office of National Drug Control Policy Related Matters:
    Honorable Peter Visclosky (D-IN).............................     2
Internal Revenue Service Related Matters:
    American Association of Retired Persons, Margaret Dixon and 
      Horace Deets...............................................     5
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
  Disabled Related Matters:
    National Industries for the Severely Handicapped, Daniel W. 
      McKinnon...................................................    11
National Archives and Records Administration and Related Matters:
    Florida State University, Dr. Raymond E. Bye, Jr.............    16
    National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History, 
      Page Miller................................................    18
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Related Matters:
    Collector Arms Dealers Association, John Picchietti..........    20
    Eric Larson..................................................    25
    John Leasure.................................................   146
General Services Administration Related Matters:
    Friends of the Earth, Larry Bohlen...........................   277
    Bernard H. Berne, M.D., Ph.D.................................   279
    Quon Y. Kwan, D. Crim........................................   305
    City of Newark, New Jersey, Hon. James Sharpe, Mayor.........   308
    University of Miami, Cyrus Jollivette........................   359
Federal Employee Related Matters:
    National Treasury Employees Union, Bob Tobias................   310
    American Federation of Government Employees, Bobby Harnage, 
      Sr.......................................................318, 339