Mr. Pallone thank you, all, for being here today. I want to thank all of our participants at this joint energy and commerce and judiciary democratic forum. I want to thank our Judiciary Committee Ranking Member i call him chairman, mr. Conyers. I havent been in this position so i can refer to you as chairman but not myself. So thank you, chairman conyers, for joining us to examine the longterm impacts of repetitive brain traumatic and particular trauma associated with sports. I look forward to the dialogue. Every week this time of the year Football Players at all levels take the field and engage in a contact sport they enjoy playing but may be harmful to their health in the future. There are a lot of concerning questions that we will discuss today. At the very least athletes and their families need to know they are being informed about the health risk and the risks associated with Contact Sports are being mitigated to the greatest extent possible. With more and more research coming out
Thank you all for being here today. Our judiciaryk Committee Ranking member chairman condors because he was the chairman because chairman when we were in the majority. I can refer to you as chairman, but not myself. Thank you chairman for joining us to examine the longterm impacts of repetitive brain trauma, in particular trauma associated with Contact Sports. I look forward to engaging in dialogue about this issue. Playersek, football take the field and engage in a contact and engage in a contact sport they enjoy playing but may be harmful to their health in the future. There are a lot of concerning questions that we will discuss today. At the very least athletes and their families need to know they are being informed about the health risk and the risks associated with Contact Sports are being mitigated to the greatest extent possible. With more and more research coming out, the evidence is becoming clearer and clearer, the effects of repeated head trauma, even those received during o
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff all eyes are on alabama today as voters choose their next senator in a special election. It was supposed to be a little noticed race with no real competition. But as john yang reports, due to state politics and Sexual Misconduct claims, the race between republican roy moore and Democrat Doug Jones has come down to the wire. Yang Embattled Republican Senate candidate roy moore saddled up today, going on horseback to vote at the fire station in gallant. Moore was asked if he had a message for the multiple women who have accused him of Sexual Misconduct when they were teenagers, moore replied tell the truth. He also had a message for alabamians. I think they oughta go out and vote their conscience and we have a tremendous turno
Happens . Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff all eyes tonight are on alabama. The polls are closed, but we are still waiting for results in the special election for u. S. Senate. With 15 reporting, republican roy moore has 50 Democrat Doug Jones has 49 it was originally expected to be a littlenoticed race with no real competition, but as john yang reports, due to state politics and Sexual Misconduct claims, the race between republican roy moore and Democrat Doug Jones has come down to the wire. Yang Embattled Republican Senate candidate roy moore saddled up today, going on horseback to vote at the fire station in gallant, alabama. Moore was asked if he had a message for the multiple women who
Live on capitol hill, the house is not in session but democrats on the energy and Commerce Committee holding a meeting looking at a trage. Theyll hear from med looking at traum brain injury. Theyll hear from medical professionals. Its about to get under way. Frank pallone, the Ranking Member of the energy and Commerce Committee, is leading the meeting. Mr. Pallone thank you, all, for being here today. I want to thank all of our participants at this joint energy and commerce and judiciary democratic forum. I want to thank our Judiciary Committee Ranking Member i call him chairman, mr. Conyers. I havent been in this position so i can refer to you as chairman but not myself. So thank you, chairman conyers, for joining us to examine the ongterm impacts of repetitive brain traumatic and particular trauma associated with sports. I look forward to the dialogue. Every week this time of the year Football Players at all levels take the field and engage in a contact sport they enjoy playing but m