Henry Waxman: “This isn't a mandate from Washington, how to accomplish the goal. It sounds to me like a mandate from Washington to…”

I hope this committee will initiate a detailed investigation examining this network of front groups and trade associations, determine who funds them and expose how they coordinate with industry.

Sadly, this deadly habit begins with our kids. In many cases they become hooked quickly and develop a lifelong addiction that is nearly impossible to break.

The use of performance enhancing substance was pervasive for more than a decade, and that everyone in baseball -- the players, the union, the owners and the commissioner -- were responsible.

What the Constitution does not allow is our leaders breaking the Constitution, or the law, to serve their political needs.