It was an honor to share my experiences with Congress. I have always felt that steroids have no place in baseball. I am honored to have been asked by Congress to co-chair a special Task Force aimed at eliminating steroid use by young people. I look forward to working actively with the Task Force to get out the message that athletes and young people should steer clear of steroids.

I fully support the Committee's work and the efforts of both Major League Baseball and the Players' Association to address the dangers of performance enhancing drugs. It is my hope that today we have sent a powerful message to our nation's youth not to mess with these dangerous substances.

Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. It was subject to aproval of Chisox3056.tripod.com