Washington, DC – Congressman Jerry McNerney today announced that he had been chosen by his Democratic colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to once again serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the 114th Congress.
The committee is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House and has the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional committee, covering topics like telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health research, environmental quality, energy policy, and interstate and foreign commerce.
“I’m honored to have been selected by my colleagues to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee,” said Rep. McNerney. “ This will be my third term on the E&C Committee, and it is the committee in which I have the keenest interest among the many committees of the House of Representatives. The committee will take on some of the most important issues facing our nation: energy policy, telecommunications, health care, the environment, and our nation’s commerce. I’m looking forward to continue to work on a bipartisan basis on privacy, cybersecurity, making sure our grid is ready to meet the needs of the 21st Century, improving health care and other policies that will benefit our families, create jobs, and protect our air and water.”
Rep. McNerney will serve on three Energy and Commerce subcommittees in this Congress: Energy and Power; Communications and Technology; and Environment and the Economy.
