LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND SMITHSONIAN OVERSIGHT:JAMES H. BILLINGTON From: Congressional Testimony | Date: June 27, 2000 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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June 27, 2000

Statement of James H. Billington The Librarian of Congress

Before the Committee on Rules and Administration United States Senate

Chairman McConnell, Senator Dodd, Members of the Committee:

This past April 24, the Library of Congress entered its third century of service to the Congress and the American people. The Congress has been the greatest library patron in the history of the world by creating and sustaining a universal collection of knowledge and creativity, a place to organize it, and a skilled staff to help navigate through it. My colleagues and ...

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