Jerry McNerney

I think this bill is necessary to ensure that we are thinking about the future supply chain and what to do about the robust marketplace for communication equipment.

I am cosponsoring H.R. 3919, the Secure Equipment Act of 2021.

I am coleading, along with Representatives Long and Spanberger, H.R. 4028.

Each bill does something different, but they all have a similar aim, which is to strengthen the Nation.

Addressing risks to our own supply chain will take more than just industry or just government to solve.

I am concerned that our security technologies may not be keeping pace.

I want to make sure that our communities have some amount of Federal protection from what might happen.

I am pleased that the President's job plan and fiscal year 2022 budget request for the Department would establish robust programs to revitalize and strengthen our domestic manufacturing sector.

It's shameful at the national level that we waive sanctions on a Russian company in support of their gas lines

You have a tremendous opportunity to make a real difference in our Nation's future, and we are with you all the way.

The need to address growing cyber threats is something that I have been talking about for years.

I want to thank you and the Department of Energy for leading the whole-of-government approach in restoring operations of the Colonial Pipeline following the recent cyber attack.

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 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.

My congressional district includes cities and communities that have been economically depressed.

That's why I've introduced the Digital Equity Act. I'm pleased that the bill was included in the LIFT Act and I hope that we will move quickly to pass the critical bill.

I look forward to working with Chairwoman Johnson, Ranking Member Lucas, and Chairwoman Stevens in moving the 'NSF for the Future Act' through the Committee in a bipartisan process.

The President is messaging this as the way to compete with China, but I would argue that we will not beat China by copying its strategy.

As we make these investments, we should also ensure we avoid duplicating the R&D activities of other Federal agencies.

We cannot allow the CCP to advance its authoritarianism on the backs of American taxpayer-funded research.

We must also secure taxpayer-funded research and technologies from adversaries, especially from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

I think there is absolutely bipartisan agreement to that point.

This is important to my constituents. I want to make sure we get this legislation passed to protect my constituents as soon as we can.

Volkswagen sold vehicles that were rigged to pass emissions tests.

The academic ideas incorporated in the majority's aggressive energy policies are neither equitable nor just for my constituents in southeast Indiana.