Policy experts — and NFL legend Brett Favre — urged Congress to “look under the hood” of the nation’s scandalous welfare program.

Brett Favre announced on Tuesday, Sept. 24, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease during a congressional hearing. The state auditor there found Favre received a little more than $8 million intended for the poorest people in one of the nation's poorest states.

Jennifer Sterger seemingly doesn’t have any sympathy for Brett Favre’s Parkinson’s disease plight. Sterger, a former Jets host who accused the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback of sending her inappropriate and explicit text during his only season in New York in 2008,

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre made the trip to Washington today to testify to Congress about his relationship with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. Federal TANF funds were a portion of the $8 million that he is alleged to have illegally redirected to build a new volleyball arena for the University of Southern Mississippi,

Mr. Favre, the former N.F.L. quarterback who fell from grace after Mississippi officials accused him of helping divert funds meant for low-income residents, announced the diagnosis before Congress.

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre revealed Tuesday during a congressional hearing in Washington that he has Parkinson’s disease. The NFL Hall of Famer testified in front of the House Ways and Means Committee for an investigation on how states are spending money for needy citizens.

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he told Congress on Tuesday as part of testimony about his involvement in a welfare corruption scandal in Mississippi.

Brett Favre told lawmakers he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease as he testified Tuesday before a House committee investigating Mississippi's misuse of welfare funds.

Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre revealed Tuesday he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The famed quarterback was speaking in front of the House Ways and Means Committee in a hearing on reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).