Fred Upton

I'm also proud to co-sponsor bipartisan legislation with my colleague Debbie Dingell.

I have a personal relationship with FIRST Robotics and am a very proud supporter.

I thank Chairman Burgess for continuing the series.

Because of the Affordable Care Act my insurance has doubled. Please, you have to do something to help the hard working middle class in this country.

Please, you have to do something to help me, help the hardworking middle class in this country.

So in 2009, the American people were promised a new health care system, one that would give patients a one-stop shop to choose a plan that would be affordable.

Poor call quality and reliability in rural areas is a real problem; but fortunately, there appear to be real solutions.

Electricity is critical to all of our daily lives, here, in Michigan, and across the country--something often taken for granted until the power goes out.

Today marks the first time since I became chairman of the full committee that my friend Ed Whitfield is not the chair of the Energy and Power Subcommittee.

Effective advocates for their constituents, they are willing to think outside the box to find the most efficient solution.

American consumers across the country and job creators are concerned with continued innovation, investment, and job creation.

We urge the agency to engage in a fair, open, transparent process in the execution of its mission.

The FCC has jurisdiction over one of the most important and vibrant sectors of our economy.

But in May, Richard and I launched the Pediatric Trauma Caucus to work to ensure that the U.S. trauma care network has the appropriately trained workforce, resources and evidence-based practices to meet the challenges of pediatric care.

Trauma causes such tremendous economic and human costs in Michigan and every state across the country.

I appreciate the gentlewoman's words. I was very pleased to work with her on the successful amendment that we added in the conference as part of this agreement, and I look for its swift passage today. I yield back the balance of my time.

Absolutely is the answer, yes. Section 601, the State demonstration grants for comprehensive opioid abuse response, is designed to allow States the flexibility to do what is right and aid in establishing a comprehensive response. Under…

We believed then and still believe today that the President illegally and unconstitutionally funded this program.

We need your feedback and we also want to hear from folks not on the panel.

We all want to ensure that the Medicaid program does right by these kids and their families that depend on the program for care, particularly the most vulnerable.

We know that the Medicaid program is a very important safety net that provides the needed medical care to millions of kids.

I want to applaud our witnesses.

But the ACE Kids Act, led by Barton and Castor, seek to improve care for these kids.

This committee takes seriously its oversight duties, and today we will give the Renewable Fuel Standard a much-needed review.

Today we focus on the latest regulatory overreach by the FCC to create a new privacy regime for broadband providers.