The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled "Smokeless Tobacco: Impact on the Health of our Nation's Youth and Use in Major League Baseball" on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined the prevalence and use of smokeless tobacco products, diseases linked to the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the correlation between smokeless tobacco use by youth and Major League Baseball players.

Witnesses

• Robert D. Manfred, Jr., Executive Vice President, Labor Relations and Human Resources, Major League Baseball
• David Prouty, Esq., Chief Labor Counsel, Major League Baseball Players Association
• Terry Pechacek, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Deborah Winn, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute
• Joseph Henry "Joe" Garagiola, Sr., Major League Baseball Announcer and former Major League Baseball Player
• Gregory Connolly, M.P.H., Professor of the Practice of Public Health, Harvard University
• Gruen Von Behrens, Stewardson, IL

Documents

• Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement

• Testimony of Robert D. Manfred
• Testimony of David Prouty
• Testimony of Terry Pechacek
• Testimony of Deborah Winn
• Testimony of Joseph Henry "Joe" Garagiola
• Testimony of Gregory Connolly
• Testimony of Gruen Von Behrens

Additional Documents

• Briefing Memo
• Preliminary Transcript

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