national science foundation and dr. roger glass the director of the fogarty international center. john? >> thank you, david. it's an honor to be here on behalf of the pan american health organization particularly director, dr. rosis who couldn't make it today. let me start by acknowledging in the past there's been several studies the demonstrated the greenhouse gas but addition measures can reduce debt from their evolution and they would be much of the final cost things to the findings presented earlier in this conference new research also shows a much wider range of additional health benefits. litigation policies related to household energy electricity generation, food and agriculture and transport could all bring potential health gains and these could include a significant reduction in some of the largest global health burdens of disease that we are currently challenged and facing such as respiratory infections, cancer and cardiovascular disease. health benefits with the implementation of litigation policies are achievable essentially everywhere in the world. not only in the deve

dr. gay colverhouse and mr. smith and the commissioner, of the national football league, roger goodell. we welcome you all. and urge you to take your seats. and -- the current commissioner of the national football league is also the son of senator charles goodell, wo was both a member of congress and a united states senator. roger goodell played football himself in college. and he's -- been with the -- with the -- with the national football league for many years. . . >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking members met, and members of the committee, i submitted a false statement and ask it be included in your records. -- a full statement and ask it be included in your records. i can think of no issue to which i have devoted as much time and attention at -- then the help of nfl players, particularly retired players. i want to review what we've done in the past years to make sure -- to show what we have done. since i became commissioner, we've made a wide range of improvements in both benefits and administration of the disability plan. we've doubled the minimum benefit and lengthen the time within which players c

dr. gay colverhouse and mr. smith and the commissioner, of the national football league, roger goodell. we welcome you all. and urge you to take your seats. and -- the current commissioner of the national football league is also the son of senator charles goodell, wo was both a member of congress and a united states senator. roger goodell played football himself in college. and he's -- been with the -- with the -- with the national football league for many years. . . >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking members met, and members of the committee, i submitted a false statement and ask it be included in your records. -- a full statement and ask it be included in your records. i can think of no issue to which i have devoted as much time and attention at -- then the help of nfl players, particularly retired players. i want to review what we've done in the past years to make sure -- to show what we have done. since i became commissioner, we've made a wide range of improvements in both benefits and administration of the disability plan. we've doubled the minimum benefit and lengthen the time within which players c

dr. gay colverhouse and mr. smith and the commissioner, of the national football league, roger goodell. we welcome you all. and urge you to take your seats. and -- the current commissioner of the national football league is also the son of senator charles goodell, wo was both a member of congress and a united states senator. roger goodell played football himself in college. and he's -- been with the -- with the -- with the national football league for many years. . . we invite you to begin the discussion. we welcome you all. >> thank you, mr. chairman. members of the committee, i submitted a full statement and would ask that to be included in your record. since becoming commissioner of the national football league of little more than three years, i can think of no issue to which i have devoted more time and attention to the health and well-being of the nfl players, and particularly our retired players. i want to review " we have done -- i want to review what we have done in the past three years since i became commissioner, we have made a wide range of improvements in the benefits and administration of the