The record
Chairman Krishnamoorthi's December 10, 2019 opening statement placed three items on the record: (1) a 2019 deposition in which J&J CEO Alex Gorsky, asked whether asbestos is safe, answered 'I would agree that asbestos is considered unsafe ... generally speaking, we would say, yes, asbestos is not safe'; (2) a 2008 consumer survey J&J commissioned from Research International finding women preferred cornstarch-based powder and had 'a particular aversion' to the words 'talc' and 'talcum,' one respondent saying 'I don't like what that word brings to mind'; and (3) a 1975 internal J&J memo discussing sensitive asbestos-detection methods stating 'we want to avoid promotion of this approach.'
Claim scope
That these three items — the 2019 Gorsky deposition answer, the 2008 Research International survey, and the 1975 detection-methods memo — were read into the congressional record by the subcommittee chairman under the committee's document-review authority.
What this source does not establish
The underlying deposition transcript, survey, and memo are NOT reproduced in the hearing record — these are the chairman's characterizations and partial quotations of documents the committee reviewed. Attribute each item to 'Chairman Krishnamoorthi, reading from documents reviewed by the committee' — never to the primary documents directly. The Gorsky deposition answer concerns asbestos generally, not a finding that J&J's talc contained asbestos.
Limitations
Pair with the published-opinion and SEC-record evidence where the same themes appear in fully citable form (e.g., the Ingham-quoted 2008 email, Kenvue S-1 cornstarch chronology). If the deposition transcript or the Research International report becomes retrievable, upgrade this record's citation.
Source
Gov Report — CHRG-116hhrg38735, Serial No. 116-76, pp. 1-2, 13 (opening statement of Chairman Krishnamoorthi; colloquy with Dr. Moline and Dr. Longo)