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"Statement of Jay Mazur, President, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Before the Subcommittee on Trade, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representative, May 18, 1987," and before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, July 30, 1987, in support of the Textile and Apparel Trade Act of 1987; Minutes of the Task Force on Imports, 6/16, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21/, 7/24/87; list of ILG locals by state and congressional district, identifying congressional representatives; list of Senate and House cosponsors of the bill by state; newsletter, "ILGWU Memo/For Staff Only, Special Override Issue" May 1986; leaflets, newspaper clippings