Review of the Hazardous Substance Superfund: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, June 11 ; and August 12, 1992 |
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Page 5 - September 3, 1992, to Robert J. Leonard, Chief Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means, US House of Representatives, room 1102 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS; Each statement presented for printing to...