Jerry McNerney actually said...

"Well, I thank the chairman for holding this important hearing on the Historical Perspective of the Federal Power Act."

"Not to mention that the legislators keeping up is even more of a challenge."

"It is clearly important to give Members the opportunity to review some of the thinking and reasoning that went into the laws that we do have today."

"It is time to consider what changes, if any, are needed to meet the challenges of today."