Joseph Pitts actually said...

"Some may not like this bill because they say it bans all drugs, but I just don't see how a pro-drug policy is a winning argument."

"That is all this bill is designed to do- create a level playing field."

"I think first and foremost about the welfare of human beings that are getting on the backs of those horses, the jockeys themselves who are being put into a circumstance in which arguably one might sug..."

"Today's hearing will look at the effects of drug use in horseracing, how it impacts the health and wellbeing of jockeys."