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Drugs in Sports: Compromising the Health of Athletes and Undermining the Integ- Rity of Competition DRUGS IN SPORTS: COMPROMISING THE HEALTH OF ATHLETES AND UNDERMINING THE INTEG- RITY OF COMPETITION HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 27, 2008 Serial No. 110–93 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 49–522 PDF WASHINGTON : 2008 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:30 Jun 01, 2009 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\110-93 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan,Chairman HENRY A. WAXMAN, California JOE BARTON, Texas EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts Ranking Member RICK BOUCHER, Virginia RALPH M. HALL, Texas EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey FRED UPTON, Michigan BART GORDON, Tennessee CLIFF STEARNS, Florida BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois NATHAN DEAL, Georgia ANNA G. ESHOO, California ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky BART STUPAK, Michigan BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois ALBERT R. WYNN, Maryland HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico GENE GREEN, Texas JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING, Vice Chairman Mississippi LOIS CAPPS, California VITO FOSSELLA, New York MIKE DOYLE, Pennsylvania STEVE BUYER, Indiana JANE HARMAN, California GEORGE RADANOVICH, California TOM ALLEN, Maine JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania JAN SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois MARY BONO, California HILDA L. SOLIS, California GREG WALDEN, Oregon CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas LEE TERRY, Nebraska JAY INSLEE, Washington MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MIKE ROGERS, Michigan MIKE ROSS, Arkansas SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania JIM MATHESON, Utah MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN BARROW, Georgia BARON P. HILL, Indiana PROFESSIONAL STAFF DENNIS B. FITZGIBBONS,Chief of Staff GREGG A. ROTHSCHILD,Chief Counsel SHARON E. DAVIS,Chief Clerk DAVID L. CAVICKE,Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:30 Jun 01, 2009 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\110-93 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois,Chairman JAN SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois CLIFF STEARNS, Florida, Vice Chairman Ranking Member G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois JOHN BARROW, Georgia ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky BARON P. HILL, Indiana CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING, EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts Mississippi RICK BOUCHER, Virginia VITO FOSSELLA, New York EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York GEORGE RADANOVICH, California DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas MARY BONO, California MIKE ROSS, Arkansas LEE TERRY, Nebraska DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas JIM MATHESON, Utah MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOE BARTON, Texas (ex officio) JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (ex officio) (III) VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:30 Jun 01, 2009 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\110-93 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:30 Jun 01, 2009 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\110-93 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC C O N T E N T S Page Hon. Bobby L. Rush, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement ................................................................................................ 1 Hon. Ed Whitfield, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, opening statement ......................................................................... 3 Hon. Jan Schakowsky, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illi- nois, opening statement ....................................................................................... 4 Hon. Cliff Stearns, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, opening statement ................................................................................................ 6 Hon. Edward J. Markey, a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts, opening statement ..................................................................... 7 Hon. Marsha Blackburn, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, opening statement ............................................................................ 8 Hon. Anthony D. Weiner, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, opening statement ............................................................................. 10 Hon. Lee Terry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nebraska, opening statement ................................................................................................ 11 Hon. Michael C. Burgess, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement .................................................................................... 12 Hon. Joseph R. Pitts, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 13 Hon. John D. Dingell, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michi- gan, prepared statement ...................................................................................... 180 WITNESSES Hon. George J. Mitchell, a United States Senator from the State of Maine, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 14 Allan H. ‘‘Bud’’ Selig, commissioner, The Office of the Commissioner of Base- ball ......................................................................................................................... 18 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 20 Donald Fehr, executive director, Major League Baseball Players Association ... 21 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 24 David Stern, commissioner, National Basketball Association ............................. 37 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 37 G. William Hunter, executive director, National Basketball Players Associa- tion ........................................................................................................................ 40 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 42 Roger Goodell, commissioner, National Football League ..................................... 44 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 48 Gene Upshaw, executive director, National Football League Players Associa- tion ........................................................................................................................ 46 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 48 Gary Bettman, commissioner, National Hockey League ...................................... 90 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 92 Paul Kelly, executive director, National Hockey League Players Association ... 98 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 100 Jim Scherr, chief executive officer, U.S. Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs, Colorado ................................................................................................. 145 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 148 Travis T. Tygart, chief executive officer, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Colorado Springs, Colorado ................................................................................................. 149 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 151 Myles Brand, president, National Collegiate Athletics Association, Indianap- olis, Indiana .......................................................................................................... 154 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 156 (V) VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:30 Jun 01, 2009 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\110-93 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC VI Page Robert Kanaby, executive director, National Federation of State High School Associations, Indianapolis, Indiana .................................................................... 161 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 163 Alexander M. Waldrop, chief executive officer, National Thoroughbred Racing Assocation, Lexington, Kentucky ........................................................................ 165 Prepared statement
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