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.
Jerry McNerney
The Public Record
I believe fusion development is moving quickly and that, once commercially available, will be an important contributor to our baseload power needs.
I'm in favor nuclear energy because we're going to need it, but it's got to be done right, and that includes nuclear waste.
I am a cosponsor of Mr. Rush's bill, the Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act.
In general, I have heard clearly that uniform NIL regulations are needed, as well as a level playing field.
One of the bills we are considering today is H.R. 4530, legislation that I authored, which would establish an office of technologists at the FTC.
What consumers need today is, instead, a robust Commission, empowered to go after truly bad actors in the marketplace.
Reducing the ability of purveyors of disinformation, falsehoods, and conspiracy theories to abuse social media tools must be a pressing national priority.
This much-needed bill would authorize the FTC to establish an office of technologists staffed with more than two dozen experts on information technology, cybersecurity, computer science, and related fields.
Extreme weather events have gotten more common across the country, and grid operators have struggled to deliver reliable power to its customers.
good regulations are going to make--are going to spur innovation in developing this technology, and in developing these materials.





