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Jerry McNerney

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Jerry McNerney is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party, serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 9th congressional district since 2007. He has focused on energy and environmental issues throughout his tenure, advocating for sustainable practices and policies to combat climate change. McNerney has also been involved in various initiatives aimed at improving healthcare and supporting education in his district.

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Mar 12, 2019

I appreciate that. I thank the panellists, too, especially Mr. Morrison. I appreciate the firefighters taking initiative on some research efforts.

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Mar 11, 2019

My district does care strongly about net neutrality protections. When the FCC moved to repeal net neutrality, more than 8,000 of my constituents reached out to me to express their concerns.

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Mar 6, 2019

we are doing consumers a disservice here.

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Mar 6, 2019

you are, in effect, causing consumers to pay increasing electricity costs, wouldn't that be true?

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Mar 6, 2019

However, by not regulating appliances with less than half a quad of energy, you are, in effect, causing consumers to pay increasing electricity costs, wouldn't that be true?

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Mar 6, 2019

this violates the Congress' intent of constantly updating standards.

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Mar 6, 2019

the problem in my mind is that just a small amount of natural gas fugitive emissions cause natural gas to be dirty compared to other forms of fossil fuel.

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Mar 6, 2019

This violates the Congress' intent of constantly updating standards.

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Mar 5, 2019

There is a real need for greater transparency in how these algorithms are produced and the decisionmaking is made.

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Mar 5, 2019

It is clearly critical that the teams designing these products are representative of who the products are going to serve.

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Mar 5, 2019

I am also concerned that many people will be left behind, and what that means for my district and my constituents.

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Feb 27, 2019

And we have to educate the different stakeholders.

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Feb 27, 2019

It sounds like you are advocating for consistent long-term policy.

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Feb 26, 2019

I would like to expand the definition of workers in the energy to include jobs that make sure our system is resilient.

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Feb 26, 2019

I think it is something that we should pay attention to.

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Feb 25, 2019

In order for comprehensive privacy laws created by this slow-moving Congress to meet the current challenges and to be able to adopt the new circumstances, I believe it is critical that we give the FTC APA rulemaking authority for privacy…

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Feb 25, 2019

My first question goes to all the witnesses and please just answer yes or no. Is it important that any law that we draft be able to adapt to technological innovation and advancements over time?

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Feb 12, 2019

Many households in my district live paycheck to paycheck. More than a quarter have an annual income of less than $35,000 a year.

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Feb 12, 2019

Wouldn't this merger have an even greater impact on lower income people who depend on prepaid services since we would be moving from three to four facility-based prepaid providers?

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Feb 6, 2019

I support this decision, and ask the committee to fully fund the Directed Stockpile Work account.

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Feb 6, 2019

I urge the committee to do the same.

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Feb 6, 2019

No, the truth is my constituents care deeply about net neutrality.

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Feb 6, 2019

More than 9.6 million identities were stolen and used to file fake comments in this proceeding.

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Feb 6, 2019

When the agency's failure to respond to my repeated requests regarding fabricated DDOS attacks to its failure to respond to FOIA requests and its failure to make thousands of submitted comments part of the record, there are major questions…

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