The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on "The NFL StarCaps Case:  Are Sports' Anti-Doping Programs At A Legal Crossroads?" on Tuesday, November  3, 2009, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing examined the integrity of the drug-testing programs and policies of professional sports leagues in light of a recent federal court ruling regarding state preemption of these collectively bargained policies.

Witnesses:

• Roger Goodell, Commissioner, National Football League
• DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, National Football League Players Association
• Rob Manfred, Executive Vice President, Labor and Human Resources, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball
• Michael S. Weiner, General Counsel, Major League Baseball Players Association
• Travis Tygart, Chief Executive Officer, United States Anti-Doping Agency
• Jeffrey Standen, Professor of Law, Willamette University College of Law
• Gabriel Feldman, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Sports Law Program, Tulane University Law School

• Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement
• Chairman Rush's Opening Statement
• Testimony of Roger Goodell
• Testimony of DeMaurice Smith
• Testimony of Rob Manfred
• Testimony of Michael S. Weiner
• Testimony of Travis Tygart
• Testimony of Jeffrey Standen
• Testimony of Gabriel Feldman

Transcript:

• Preliminary Transcript

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