Several lawmakers characterized the sessions as more social than substantive, noting that Clemens discussed his charitable work.

Others brought up that Clemens or his lawyers disparaged McNamee.

“The meeting was at his request, and only as a matter of courtesy did I meet with him,” District of Columbia Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said. “I don’t usually meet with witnesses. I don’t understand that they serve a purpose, because we don’t do a hearing in advance of a hearing.”

Also on the witness list for Wednesday are New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, who acknowledged using HGH; former major leaguer Chuck Knoblauch; and former New York Mets clubhouse employee Kirk Radomski, who was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco to five years’ probation after cooperating with Mitchell. Radomski pleaded guilty in April to distributing steroids and money laundering, and he led investigators to McNamee.

After his sitdown with Towns, Clemens waited around for a photo op, shaking hands with the congressman but not taking questions from reporters. Before Clemens could leave Towns’ office, two members of the representative’s staff stopped him to pose for pictures.

A few times during the day, as Clemens walked from the Rayburn House Office Building to Cannon HOB and back to Rayburn, he was asked to sign autographs by people in the hallways.

Senna Riahi / AP This is one of the photographs submitted to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee by Brian McNamee, showing evidence of alleged use of steroids by Clemens.

The 45-year-old Clemens, who pitched for the Yankees last season and ranks eighth in baseball history with 354 wins, carried a black three-ring binder as he made his rounds.

“For me, the question is still out. The verdict is not in,” Davis said after his 30 minutes with Clemens. “I’m not certain if he did or if he did not” use steroids.

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