WASHINGTON, May 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Don Fehr was pressed by US lawmakers here Wednesday to adopt a tougher anti-doping program proposed by MLB commissioner Bud Selig.

    The lawmakers' message was simple - get tougher on dope cheats or we will impose tougher rules upon you, according to reports.

    Fehr defended baseball's new doping plan reached in collective bargaining in testimony before a House of Representatives Commerce subcommittee looking at imposing World Anti-Doping (WADA) rules upon all US sports leagues.

    But lawmakers were unhappy over steroid controversies surrounding current stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and retired sluggers Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco and they let Fehr know they were not satisfied with the current plan. Enditem