This document reports oral and written testimony of witnesses at three Congressional hearings on eliminating illiteracy held in spring and summer, 1989. Witnesses included Senators Paul Simon, Howard Metzenbaum, Nancy Kassebaum, Strom Thurmond, Thad Cochran, and Orrin Hatch; Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos; literacy program managers and volunteers; adults who have successfully completed literacy training; executives of companies who sponsor literacy programs; and others involved in the literacy movement. Testimony included information on the scope of the literacy problem in the United States and the effect of the problem on needs for future workers. It also described successful programs and proposed additional funding for more programs. (KC)