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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D428 on May 5, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: On May 2, the Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT
Joint Economic Committee: On Friday, May 2, committee held hearings on the employment-unemployment situation for April and its connection to current Federal Reserve policy, receiving testimony from Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
Committee recessed subject to call.
