Concussions used to be dismissed as simply 'dings' or 'bell-ringers.' We know now that a concussion is a form of traumatic brain injury that should be taken seriously.

While we should encourage any innovation to protect young athletes, we need to make sure that advertisers play by the rules.

Thank you, Chairman Rockefeller, and thank you for that nice comment.

According to a recent Centers for Disease Control report, emergency room visits for sports and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries increased by 60 percent among children and adolescents over the last decade.

there is no data in the published medical literature that shows any particular helmet being better than any other at preventing sports concussions.

What we are talking about is something that is very, very misleading.

Thank you very much.

Riddell has independent, peer-reviewed, published research in the medical journal Neurosurgery, February 2006, showing that Revolution reduces the risk of concussions by 31 percent when compared to traditional helmets.

Last year we, the world, learned a hard lesson through the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Obviously we need to continue to be dedicated to ensuring that the activities in our own waters are done safely.

We learned that there are tragic consequences for human life and environmental quality and marine resources and the economy.

if the requirements of the permit were fulfilled, could the NRC and the EPA guarantee a safe and consistent water source for the Crown Point community? Because that is the key to them.

I think it is important for us to look at, examine really all three exposure routes, from the wind, from the erosion and then from the potential exposure to groundwater.

But it is clear that after a period of exposure that some kind of monitoring and health inquiry should be done to see where they are in terms of their health?

Our regulations today ensure that you are not going to see the same kind of dam failure that occurred back then.

I think what grew out of those hearings that was very positive was the 5-year plan.

The story of uranium development in the United States is a human story, and I must say, a tragic human story.

I want to ask a question about, to what extent has the disposal cell been designed and how has or will the surrounding community be involved in that decision and be able to comment on that?