Concussions and the Marketing of Sports Equipment

Feature Image: Capitol 1WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today announced a full committee hearing to review the issue of concussions in sports and the marketing of “anti-concussion” or “concussion-reducing” sports equipment to athletes and their parents.

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Majority Statement

  • Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV

    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Testimony

  • Ms. Alexis Ball

    Albuquerque, New Mexico
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  • Mr. Steven Threet

    Tempe, Arizona
  • Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan
    and Director, Michigan NeuroSport
    Download Testimony (170.77 KB)
  • Dr. Ann McKee

    Professor of Neurology & Pathology, Boston University
    and Director, Neuropathology Core, BU Alzheimer’s Disease Center
  • Mr. Mike Oliver

    Executive Director
    National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment
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