Washington, DC--

Got Juice? Well if you do or you did in the past, Congress would like to know more about it and today 11 hours of Steroids were juiced on Capital Hill to get to the bottom of why the usage of roids has become so prevalent over the years and where admissions of usage coming out faster than the daily newspaper.

The hearings, which were high profile news and televised on two news networks, included the impassioned pleas of parents whose teenage sons committed suicide after trying to cease steroid use; an angry exchange between baseball's lead physician and the ranking Democrat on the committee; and three players -- Sammy Sosa, Frank Thomas and Rafael Palmeiro -- testifying under oath that they have never used performance-enhancing drugs.

Many of the players expressed there extreme discontent of being part of the hearings and most had little to comment on issue including the former "Bash Brothers" Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco. Neither wanted to hash on the past even after Canseco admitted that he had used steroids and many other professional baseball players had done the same in his recently released book "Juiced."

Sammy Sosa, Frank Thomas and Rafael Palmeiro all denied any involvement with steroids, making their statements to the committee in writing before reiterating them under oath.

"To be clear. I have never taken performance-enhancing drugs," Sosa said. "I have never injected myself or had anyone inject me with anything. I would never put anything dangerous like that in my body. I have not broken the laws of the United States or the laws of the Dominican Republic."

"I have been a Major League ballplayer for 15 years," said Thomas, who was allowed to appear via videophone because he is recovering from an ankle injury. "Throughout my career, I have not used steroids. Ever."

"I never used steroids. Period," Palmeiro said. "I don't know how to say it more clearly than that. Never. The reference to me in Mr. Canseco's book is absolutely false."

So what has this done for the general public that has used steroids over the years to be like their big league idols? Not much as the usage has turned to other non-steroid supplements that could often be as disastrous as steroids. Many have stopped using the drug all together, but others will take the chance to get to the next level without getting caught.

"I have not been reassured one bit by the testimony I have heard today," said Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.). The testing program "has so many loopholes in this, it is just unbelievable."

Whether gathering the stars in what looked like All-Star weekend with photographers and reporters jammed into the room will help the Congressional committee shed light on changing testing procedures for events like the Olympics or all sports is far from undetermined. This is a stay turned event in what  might be a bunch of hot air on what was done in the past and what might be tough to fix now!