This document presents witness testimonies from the Congressional hearing called to examine the problem of Alzheimer's disease. Opening statements are included from Congressmen Rinaldo, Courter, and Saxton, and from Tom Dunn, the mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey where the hearing was held. J. Richard Goldstein, New Jersey State Commissioner of Health, discusses the efforts undertaken in New Jersey to address Alzheimer's disease. Witnesses desribing personal experiences with family members who had Alzheimer's disease include: (1) Harry Phillipson, the husband of an Alzheimer's victim; (2) Lonnie A. Wollin, director of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association; and (3) Susan W. Fell, president of the Alzheimer's Disease Fund of New Jersey. Carolyn Epstein, the assistant executive director of SAGE, a community-based agency providing social services to the elderly, calls for a coordinated care system for Alzheimer victims and caregivers. Phillip H. Pearlman, director of the Union County Division on Aging, discusses his division's present activities regarding Alzheimer's disease, the unmet needs, and future roles. Kenneth L. Davis, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses research on developing a drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease, and Murray Feldberg, the coordinator of the Alzheimer's Disease Project at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lyons, New Jersey, discusses his center's program for Alzheimer's disease patients. Materials submitted for the record are appended. (NB)