[inaudible conversation] we will resume the confirmation hearing for scott pruitt epa administrator. Let me start by saying, sometimes you get a chance to sit down over lunch and you say ive been answering question for two and half hours, you know, i wish i had said Something Differently about something or other. Anything you would like to clarify. Just one point of clarification in response to senator whitehouse questions about invar mental steps weve taken with respect to the leaky underground storage and double dipping in our state. I have initiated three cases with respect to valero, bp and conoco. Exxon in a number of other cases are still in settlement discussions. They have not materialized in litigation just yet. Thank you for that clarification. Anyway, a couple quick questions. In in the city of cheyenne wyoming, it was discovered that ethylene chemical thats used by the military to degrees the engines of rocket motors was seeping into the cities Drinking Water supply. The ar
[inaudible conversation] we will resume the confirmation hearing for scott pruitt epa administrator. Let me start by saying, sometimes you get a chance to sit down over lunch and you say ive been answering question for two and half hours, you know, i wish i had said Something Differently about something or other. Anything you would like to clarify. Just one point of clarification in response to senator whitehouse questions about invar mental steps weve taken with respect to the leaky underground storage and double dipping in our state. I have initiated three cases with respect to valero, bp and conoco. Exxon in a number of other cases are still in settlement discussions. They have not materialized in litigation just yet. Thank you for that clarification. Anyway, a couple quick questions. In in the city of cheyenne wyoming, it was discovered that ethylene chemical thats used by the military to degrees the engines of rocket motors was seeping into the cities Drinking Water supply. The ar
[inaudible conversation] we will resume the confirmation hearing for scott pruitt epa administrator. Let me start by saying, sometimes you get a chance to sit down over lunch and you say ive been answering question for two and half hours, you know, i wish i had said Something Differently about something or other. Anything you would like to clarify. Just one point of clarification in response to senator whitehouse questions about invar mental steps weve taken with respect to the leaky underground storage and double dipping in our state. I have initiated three cases with respect to valero, bp and conoco. Exxon in a number of other cases are still in settlement discussions. They have not materialized in litigation just yet. Thank you for that clarification. Anyway, a couple quick questions. In in the city of cheyenne wyoming, it was discovered that ethylene chemical thats used by the military to degrees the engines of rocket motors was seeping into the cities Drinking Water supply. The ar
Very important. This slide shows that we actually had a big success when it comes to managing High School Athlete concussions. In 20072008 academic year, 30 of athletes diagnosed with a concussion return to play in less than seven days which is a violation of return to play guidelines and disturbingly 8 return to play the same day they were injured, that is unacceptable. Look at how things have improved. Last year in 20142015, less than 2 return to the same day they were injured. This is a result of prevention. Not equipment prevention, but education and regulation prevention. Effective prevention in public health, we talk about three legs of a stool, equipment is one piece in terms of concussion, but educating individuals and providing good, strong policy policy based on evidence are the other two legs. I would love to come away from the efforts of this committee, incredibly important efforts, with the ability to do this work at the youth level. Currently, no one can give you this typ
Complete schedule. Next, house hearing on efforts to protect you from sports concussions. Then a house hearing on the government accessing social media is part of background checks for some employees. After that, pentagon briefing pentagon briefing on the fight against isis and a briefing on the annual report on chinas military. Now, to mothers testify before a house energy and commerce a subcommittee about concussions in youth sports. Their sons died after suffering multiple concussions. The hearing also addressed Current Research and efforts to protect Young Athletes from injury. This is two and a half hours. We are on a tight schedule today with votes. The morning and welcome to the oversight and investigation hearing. Were were here to continue the ongoing examination of concussions. The hearing follows an initial table we had in march but we had a constructive dialogue with leading experts on how to address the challenge of concussions. Well focus on youth sports, specifically the