House Subcommittee Hearings
 

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008

http://energycommerce.house.gov/membios/schedule.shtml

Breeding, Drugs, and Breakdowns: The State of Thoroughbred Horseracing and the Welfare of the Thoroughbred Racehorse

Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Hearing
10:00 a.m. in room 2322 Rayburn House Office Building

WEBCAST LINK:
http://energycommerce.edgeboss.net/w...322_060901.asx

WITNESS LIST:
http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte...tness.List.pdf

Begins in half hour...

anybody hearing anything yet?

No... not yet.

(Just the sound of our tax dollars being ground into dust...)

There it goes, thanks for the link Steve.

Begun..

This opening statement wants me to quit my interest in horse racing...oh wait, she's full of sh*t! Wew, I feel better.

I think more owners are hyped up on coke that horses.

Spyder

This is Jan Schakowsky (IL) speaking...

Opens with utterly error-laden remarks..


Whitfield's opening remarks.. Poorly prepared.. haphazard.. confused..

FWIW, it's also available on CSPAN3 today. Link is below (Real Player is required).

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan3_r...at=TV&Code=CS3

Rep. Cliff Stearns (Ocala, FL)

"Those making a fortune..." Gee Cliff... Who exactly is making "a fortune" in racing?

And why do they keep referencing "cocaine given to horses"? An obscurity designed to sensationalize undoubtedly...

They like to use simulcast as a threat don't they? 90% of revenue is pretty substantial.

Believe previous Rep. was Lee Terry (NE)... Clearly a fan.

Now Joe Pitts.. Pennsylvania...

They are specifically trying to characterize ANY MEDICATION/INJECTION as ABUSE OF HORSES.

There goes the dog fighting tie in....you knew that was coming.

"Completely bi-partisan" says Schakowsky... Yup.. They are all equally clueless about the topic.

"Completly Bipartisan" It's nice to know that horse racing has brought the Dems and Reps togther! (Beat me by a minute!)

PS: Steve thanks for the comments yesterday about Royal Ascot. Got that going as well. Interesting morning!

Spydee

oh oh...there goes Dutrows reputation!

Regarding Dutrow's absence, are these witnesses under oath?

Schakowsky is lying. Joe Drape reports that he knows Dutrow called Whitfield's office.

Just off phone with Former KY Governor Brereton Jones... He will join me tonight on 'At the Races' at 4pm..

He isn't bothering to listen to the hearings. As he said, "When I saw who they were calling, I knew the fix was in..."

shapiro poster boy for the cause.. mullins crying in corner