The Investigation of the Olympic Scandal: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, April 14, 1999 |
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Page 56 - THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. The CHAIRMAN.
Page 15 - ... conference and to question its moral authority to oversee the proposed international agency. The intensity of criticism was not due solely to a perceived lack of commitment to anti-doping by the IOC, but was overlain with indignation at the unfolding story of corruption among IOC members concerning the selection of Salt Lake City to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. The intensity of criticism was lower on the second day when consideration was given to the remit, financing, location and accountability...
Page 24 - Thank you very much for the opportunity to be here today. [The prepared statement of Mr.
Page 18 - Child-welfare centers and school physicians are steps in the right direction, but much more remains to be done before all girls are provided with the care and attention necessary to insure their proper physical development.
Page 33 - ... think it is time for television to examine what programs they buy and when they air them, especially during prime time hours. That includes both programming and promotions for upcoming programs and for movies which often show the most violent highlights of programs children cannot stay up to watch. It is not only the right thing to do, it is good business given how many of the top rated shows last year were nonviolent comedies. But if they do not take this action, the bill you have proposed,...
Page 16 - We do not excuse or condone those from Salt Lake City who did the giving. What they did was wrong. But, as we have noted, they did not invent this culture; they joined one that was already flourishing.
Page 49 - Each bid city will be required to send to the USOC with its application a deposit in an appropriate amount to be determined by the USOC to cover the expenses of (1) the Site Evaluation Task Force that is charged with visiting and evaluating the each city's bid and (2) the technical delegates sent to a bid city for the purpose of evaluating the bid city's facilities. The USOC...
Page 16 - The Commission's call for reform is rooted in the concept of fair play. Competition should not be weighted in favor of a city that spends the most on IOC members. The selection process should be free of improper influence on IOC members and should be made, instead, on the basis of which city can best stage the Olympic Games.
Page 50 - ... require the approval of the USOC in the hiring and firing of the two employees comparable to Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the candidate city's bid committee and the host city's organizing committee. In addition, those contracts...
Page 50 - Bylaws, which amendment has been approved by the Executive Committee and will be submitted to the full Board of Directors in October of 1999.