in some ways, I hate to come to the floor and talk about this because I very seldom do, but I am announcing to all my colleagues and to the administration that I am putting a hold on all Treasury Department nominations until I get…

Dr. Kutcher, if I may ask one more question?

And how long--in your organization's view, how long--again, let us stay with the football helmet--how long is it good for?

And then they may also change their rules in terms of, like, hitting the quarterback or----

Thank you for having this hearing. It is a very important issue that touches this country all over the map and also in many different sports.

One last thing, Mr. Oliver, what is the general life expectancy of a football helmet?

It is way ahead of everybody else or----

What is not happening, which is something we are trying to address, both through the CPSE as well as individual work, is those football organizations at the youth level that aren't subject to state control or NCAA control, where very…

But on the high school level generally, is it voluntary?

In terms of the helmet itself?

We have a responsibility to protect our young athletes.

One of the cases that I have been working with has now been turned over to the IRS.