# Why is there a congressional committee asking about steroid use?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-congressional-committee-asking-about-steroid-use/437497
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 13, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-congressional-committee-asking-about-steroid-use/437497 "2008-02-13T20:46:30Z")
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### Author: ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-congressional-committee-asking-about-steroid-use/437497/1 "2008-02-13T20:46:30Z")

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What does the legislature have to do with this issue?

And why (at least according to an AP story I read a few minutes ago) are opinions in this committee divided along _party_ lines? What does politics have to do with this issue?

-FrL-

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### Author: ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-congressional-committee-asking-about-steroid-use/437497/2 "2008-02-13T20:56:52Z")

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> **[Why is congress holding hearings on baseball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=455506)**
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> Baseball is a game, run and overseen by a professional organization with a vested interest (e.g., publicity, fairness) in keeping it as drug free as possible. Given the amount of money baseball pulls in, it’s hard to convince me that they don’t have...

different thread, same issue, more answers.