Author: United States. Congress. SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1202
Book Description
Report of the Secretary of the Senate
Author: United States. Congress. SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1202
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
How Our Laws are Made
Author: John V. SullivanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Congressional Government
Author: Woodrow WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Executive power
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
A Failure of Initiative
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane KatrinaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Super PACs
Author: Louise I. GerdesPublisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 0737768649
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
Maintenance and Operation of the Panama Canal
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
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Category : Canal Zone
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Considers legislation to establish the Panama Canal Co. and Canal Zone Government to oversee Panama Canal.
The Titanic Disaster Hearings
Author: William Alden SmithPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671025538
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Merely a day afterTitanicsurvivors arrived in port in New York City, a United States Senate committee began an investigation into the wreck of the great "unsinkable" ship. For the first time in book form, here is the dramatic testimony of crew and passengers from all walks of life, as they recall the sights and sounds of the night of April 14, 1912.From the manners of the day to the conduct fo those boarding the lifeboats, from acts of kindness to palpable greed, here is an unforgettable portrait of human nature in the face of theTitanictragedy, in the words of the men and women who survived....J. Bruce Ismay,British officer of the White Star Line, who hopped into a lifeboat to save himself and never looked back to see her go down....Second officerCharles Lightoller'sharrowing plunge as the sinking ship's force of suction pulled him under water....On-duty lookoutFrederick Fleet'sadmission that the iceberg might have been avoided if the crew had been equipped with binoculars....PassengerDaisy Minahan,who recalled the refusal of an officer in her lifeboat to aid those adrift in the frigid waters...and many more witnesses to one of the most shattering events of our century. Illustrated with historical photographs, TheTitanic Disaster Hearingsis a vital piece of the puzzle that has sparked worldwide fascination.
Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees
Author: Unauthorized storage of toxic agents
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence ActivitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description