I think you all testified so well, Ms. Ball and Mr. Threet, the problem is to play athletics at the level that you played at, you are in pain every day that you go out there.

You have to change the attitudes of the players and the parents about reporting those symptoms.

And I think that is the great thing about having this hearing is to try and get that information out and really discuss a potential very serious problem.

I think equipment is going to improve this issue, but it is not going to solve this issue.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, again for us holding this very important hearing this afternoon.

Throughout our history, the mighty Mississippi and her tributaries have brought commerce and opportunity to Arkansas.

This year's flood provided a great test.

The return on investment is a tremendous 34 to 1.

We should be proud of the progress that has been made.

The MR&T project helped to protect more than 10 million acres and nearly 1 million structures, while preventing more than $110 billion in damages.

I agree with the Senator from Alabama. In Arkansas, it is so important that we get good judges nominated and confirmed, and that is why I rise in support of Susan Hickey's nomination as U.S. district judge for the Western District of…

We need to make sure industries like this can afford to comply with new regulations.

One of my frustrations is we are losing our manufacturing and it is a huge deal. And we have to as a Nation address how do we do that.

if your customers' electricity bill went up significantly, your businesses and your individuals, the single moms, and then it was realized that that was due to these four things going into effect, I doubt that the polling would be very…

the vast majority of your customers would be impacted by an increase in their utility rates.

We must consider which policies actually work and which policies have severe unintended negative consequences.

I believe today's hearing is very timely and it will help us answer a number of questions.

Job creation should include, but not be limited, to green jobs.

I think that's helpful. I mean, as you said, Ms. Abernathy, there are people that genuinely benefit from the program.

I think the reality is that a lot of States don't want to go that direction.

Reasonable standards based on science..

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you and the Ranking Member allowing me to sit in on the Subcommittee.

It seems like collaboration exists as long as the State does what you wish it to do.

Should the States have the right to use the narrative approach, which also can work, if they choose to do that?

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