Jerry McNerney: “This is a very important hearing. As we know, the United States, we take a lot of pride in our intellectual properties…”

I spent my career before coming to Congress developing wind turbine manufacturing.

I completely agree, and that is why I introduced the Digital Equity Act, which would create two Federal programs to address gaps in broadband adoption and digital literacy and skills.

The ransomware attacks at the Colonial Pipeline and the massive hack detected by SolarWinds are wake-up calls about the increasing cyber threats we now face.

I've been a longtime and enthusiastic supporter of fusion energy starting with work at Los Alamos National lab when I was a grad student.