European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Celebrities Are big on Capitol Hill Cox news service t he corridors were jammed with to screws and teen agers and senators had Tofigh their Way into an important investigative hearing on military health care by an armed services subcommittee. Ii an body Here thinks this is the hearing on video Rock n Roll and the Devil you re in the wrong room said sen. Pete Wilson r-calif., the subcommittee chairman. Two people promptly got up and Lett. They wanted to be in the packed chamber Down the Hall where another Senate committee was holding a hearing on lewd lyrics in Rock music. After All that s where John Denver and Frank Zappa and Dee Snider. The Lead Singer of the heavy Metal group twisted sister would testify. Who wants to listen to n Bunch of generals and soldiers widows talk about malpractice in military Medicine when real live Rock stars Are appearing so nearby and guess which hearing got covered on the network news that evening celebrities Are big on Capitol Hill nowadays. Witness lists at committee meetings sometimes read like variety the show Biz tabloid. Here s a glimpse Al recent congressional committee Marques Victoria principal was greeted by House speaker Thomas tip o Neill when she came Belore a House subcommittee last july to talk about arthritis. Kirk Douglas spoke to another on abuse of the elderly. Joanne Woodward testified about the Summit meeting. Richard Chamberlin wanted to save his favorite River. Valerie Harper spoke about world hunger. Willard Scott testified about phobias. De Asner and Richard Dreyfuss testified about african famine. William Shatner spoke on d us portrayal in movies. Chuck eager told congressmen that pilots Over 60 could still have the right Stu a. Celebrity witnesses Are making committee hearings the sideshows of the congressional circus and threatening to steal the Thunder from the Center rings the Senate and House floors. Indeed one reason former Senate majority Leader Howard Baker r-tenn., cited in his Campaign last year to let floor proceedings be televised was that senators were spending More time in committee hearings where to cameras were allowed than in the Senate  House however has televised debate and 06 we Don to have much of it on the ways and Means  said Bop. Wyche Fowler 0-Ga, but there does seem to be More of it lately. Celebrities can Vittorio principal with speaker o Neill spoke on arthritis before a  of comm a