John Bryson
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"John E. Bryson" was the 37th United States Secretary of Commerce. Prior to this, he served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison and as director of The Boeing Company.

The Senate confirmed Bryson as Secretary of Commerce by a 74–26 vote on October 20, 2011. He was sworn in on October 21, 2011. Bryson took a leave of absence in June 2012 for medical tests due to seizures that were related to a hit and run (vehicular)/hit and run. On June 21, 2012 Bryson resigned because, "the work that [Commerce employees] do to help America’s entrepreneurs and businesses build our economy and create jobs is more important now than ever and I have come to the conclusion that I need to step down to prevent distractions from this critical mission."

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I know a lot of things about what people say about Judge Burke, and I know how he is. I get along with him fine. I don't want to say anything bad about Judge Burke.

This negotiated resolution with the governor is far preferable for our company and our employees and for our customers than is going into bankruptcy.

People drinking that water ? it's going to kill them.

As the nation's leading retail provider of renewable energy, Edison International is committed to developing new, environmentally sensitive energy technologies to meet the growing demand for electricity throughout the U.S., ... The San Juan Mesa project will provide the people of New Mexico with a valuable new source of environmentally friendly electricity at a time of rising fossil-fuel costs.

I'm outraged at being abandoned there by the government, ... I felt totally helpless.

Since they don't have a constitutional right to kill themselves, we're handcuffing them and getting them out.

SCE has borrowed billions of dollars, which threatens the company's solvency, through eight and a half months of inaction and delay by the CPUC, in order to continue to serve its customers, ... There was no reason for the CPUC to take this action, except for reasons of publicity. This decision undermines confidence in the fairness of the decision-making process at the CPUC.

We at Southern California Edison continue to believe that working out a comprehensive solution to our current crisis is a preferable course to take.

Some have resorted to drinking the filthy water, others have been off their medications for days and are delirious. We're getting them out.