Watch: Brett Favre announces Parkinson’s diagnosis during congressional hearing

NFL Quarterback, Brett Favre announces Parkinson's diagnosis during congressional hearingSource United States Congress

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00:00facility at Southern Miss, yeah the one that's gotten all the publicity. I wanted

00:04to help my alma mater and benefit the community. Southern Miss introduced me to

00:09the nonprofit to see if they could help with the funding. I had no way of knowing

00:13that there was anything wrong with how the state funded the project especially

00:17since it was publicly approved by many state agencies and multiple attorneys

00:21including the Attorney General. Sadly I also lost an investment in a company

00:26that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought

00:30would help others and I'm sure you'll understand why it's too late for me

00:34because I've recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's. This is also a cause

00:38dear to my heart. Recently the doctor running the company pleaded guilty to

00:43taking TANF money for his own use. I believe that I got swept up in a civil

00:50lawsuit at the instigation of state auditor Shad White.

00:56you