. >> at a senate hearing on the sexual abuse of olympic catholics, former usa gymnastics ent, steve penney invoked his fifth amendment right not to testify. the former teen dr. of the program, larry nasser has been convicted of sexual abuse of athletes while employed by univ. the former

i immediately found in reported these concerns to steve penney. i was assured he would contact the coach, the parents, the proper authorities. within one month from receiving that initial call, i received two additional reports of gymnast expressing concerns about nassar's therapy. i followed the same protocol and immediately notified penny each time, who assured me he was contacting the parents of the gymnast and the proper authorities. each time, i immediately reported these incidents, as told by penny not to say anything to anyone for fear of possibly impeding any investigation of nassar. i was not aware of delay in contacting authorities or efforts to misinform any one of the reasons for nassar's departure from usa gymnastics. i tried to protect the gymnast by making sure i immediately reported what i learned from those who contacted me. there is no question that better systems of reporting need to be in place. i truly hope this occurs going forward and i can still find a place to make a positive contribution. my goal and immediately reporting

. >> tinai, usa gymnastics president, steve penney of former michigan state university president discuss sexual abuse of athletes. they spoke in front of a subcommittee. also try,estimony from the 2019 budget request. she was before the senate appropriations subcommittee. that starts at 10:00 p.m. eastern on cpan. >> see spence what "washington journal", live every day with new some policy issues that impact you. we'll talk about tuesday's primary. and paul go start discusses divisions within the republican conference on immigration policy. then, david talks about the democratic messaging going into the midterm election. watch "washingtonournal", >> hlthnd human service committee met to discuss the policies and priorities of the department. he will speak between the house education and workforce committee. that is live on c-span three. >> this week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of robert f kennedy. >> the last few weeks, robert francis kennedy was enjoying himself. he really enjoyed getting out amon the people. he enjoyed the physical contact. he refused police protecti

steve penney, former president at usa gymnastics and doctor lou anna simon, former president of michigan state university. >> we look forward to your testimony. you're welcome to make your opening statement for five minutes. >> chairman moran, ranking member blumenthal and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. my name is rhonda faehn, a senior vice president of women's gymnastics for only 37 days when i received a phone call from a coach up about the concerns of a gymnast she was coaching. the gymnast experience with the coach described as uncomfortable encounters of their p from doctor larry nassar, a member of the medical staff. after further inquiry they disclose that she had heard two other gymnasts she did not coach personally may have been uncomfortable with nassar. i immediately found and reported the concerns to the president of usa gymnastics, steve penney, my direct boss who assured me he would contact the coach, the parents of the gymnast, the proper authorities. within one month from receiving the call, i received two additional reports of a