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Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia</a>, </span> <span class="count">379 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4528955A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia</a>, </span> <span class="count">203 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL343715A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia.</a>, </span> <span class="count">170 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4529419A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. House</a>, </span> <span class="count">156 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4489781A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. General Accounting Office</a>, </span> <span class="count">120 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL449901A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">National Gallery of Art (U.S.)</a>, </span> <span class="count">96 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL1416316A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on District of Columbia Appropriations.</a>, </span> <span class="count">81 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4521848A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations</a>, </span> <span class="count">65 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4610079A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. 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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.</a>, </span> <span class="count">48 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4595462A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure</a>, </span> <span class="count">48 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL2154806A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">Library of Congress. Manuscript Division</a>, </span> <span class="count">46 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL20680A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">Margaret Truman</a>, </span> <span class="count">41 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL173305A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">District of Columbia.</a>, </span> <span class="count">40 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL488224A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health.</a>, </span> <span class="count">39 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL296429A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on District of Columbia.</a>, </span> <span class="count">38 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4522961A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations</a>, </span> <span class="count">33 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL22258A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">James Patterson</a>, </span> <span class="count">31 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL4611020A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform</a>, </span> <span class="count">31 books</span> <br/> <span class="tag"> <a href="/authors/OL605976A" title="See more books by, and learn about, this author">United States. Congress. House. 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