mr. thank you, senator turbine. durbin. [background sounds] >> i'd like the witnesses to come forward if you would, please. dr. marcy beth schneider, dr. schneider is a pediatrician who's here on behalf of the american academy of pediatrics. dr. jennifer harris, dr. harris is from yale university's rudd center on food policy and obesity. dr. william r. spencer, dr. spencer is a legislator from suffolk county, new york, and he is originally from welsh, virginia. mr. rodney saks, mr. saks is the chairman and chief executive officer of monster beverage corporation. ms. amy e. taylor, vice president and general manager of red bull north america. ms. janet wiener, ms. wiener is chief financial officer and chief operations officer for rockstar incorporated, and dr. james r. coughlin, dr. coughlin is the president of coughlin and associates, consultants in food, nutritional chemical toxicology and safety. we welcome you. we are very, very grateful to you each for being here today. this hearing is another step in the efforts that senator durbin, now senator markey and i have led to call attention to the health risks associated with energy