Frank Pallone

Secretary Perry's proposal represents an unprecedented attempt to usurp policy-making functions that belong to Congress and the States.

We are still--this is a proposal that is not supported by the facts or even by the Secretary's own grid reliability report.

It is about subsidizing certain players in the electricity market at the expense of consumers and other generators.

One would hope that the hurricanes and fires of the recent months have served as a wake-up call for some of my Republican colleagues.

It is long past time for us to deal with the realities and risks we face due to the change in climate.

Climate change, in my opinion, is having the effects that were anticipated by the scientific community, and yet the Trump administration and the congressional Republican leadership continue to stick their heads in the sand.

Today's discussion is of great importance to so many patients and families.

The last thing I want to do is give patients false hope.

I have a hard time supporting it in its current form.

Now last week, the interim CEO announced that by January 31st of 2018 Equifax would make locking and unlocking of a person's Equifax credit report free forever.

Now will Equifax give consumers an easy and free method to choose not to share their data in this way, even if the consumer already has a business relationship with the third party?

Well, by agreeing to use the Equifax's lock service will consumers also be opting in to any additional marketing arrangements either via Equifax or any of its partners?

We are part of a federally regulated ecosystem that enables consumers to get access to credit.

Having free data with a gross margin of profit of about 90 percent is, a pretty unique model.

Fraud is a huge opportunity for Equifax. It is a massive, growing business for us.

Equifax's response to this breach has been unacceptable.

I expect to get more information today on what happened and why it took so long to inform the public.

Consumers do not have any say in whether or not Equifax collects and shares their data.

We need to make real and significant investments in our country's grid infrastructure now.

The Federal Government should also be doing more to incentivize this shift to utilize new technologies to make our grid more resilient.

These hurricanes should serve as a wake-up call to prioritize investments in the technological advancements that can make our grid more resilient.

We must keep the people of Puerto Rico in our hearts and minds and help them in any way we can.

Clearly, in today's world, making our grid more reliable means making it more resilient to the impacts of extreme weather.

Our job is to recognize these advancements and align policies to facilitate new technologies, empower consumers, and deliver a grid that is more resilient and efficient.

Today's electric grid is incorporating technology in ways unimaginable 20 years ago.