Political Quotes

Fred Upton

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Fred Upton is a former U.S. Representative from Michigan, serving in the House of Representatives from 1987 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Upton represented Michigan's 6th congressional district. During his tenure, he was known for his work on issues related to healthcare, energy, and technology. He played a significant role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act's repeal and was involved in various bipartisan efforts, particularly in the areas of public health and environmental policy.

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Jul 19, 2021

Not only that, but also, the President, to his credit, is doing this plug for ARPA-H...

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Jul 19, 2021

Schumer found out what they were and then he stole them for a good cause, 9/11.

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Jul 19, 2021

I said, well, I will take this to the Speaker and he is going to tell me I got to find the money for it, and we did.

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Jul 19, 2021

We needed that time to, frankly, put it together.

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Jul 19, 2021

There is not a bill that I am going to work on that isn't bipartisan.

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Jul 19, 2021

We are looking to introduce that bill soon to update what we did on Cures.

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Jul 19, 2021

We knew it was going to take 3 years. And so Henry Waxman was my counterpart...

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Jul 19, 2021

What family doesn't have cancer or Parkinson's or something like that? What can we do to solve the problem?

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Jul 19, 2021

Paul Ryan, to his credit, he said, you know, we added $45 billion over 10 years for health research.

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Jul 19, 2021

We wouldn't have had a vaccine for COVID, might have been 8, 10, maybe even a year afterwards.

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Jul 19, 2021

We passed it 392 to 26. And we got through it a Senate filibuster.

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Jul 19, 2021

We are going to change the procedure in committee.

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Jul 19, 2021

We worked with every member. We listened.

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Jul 19, 2021

But I got to tell you, then-Vice President Biden was terrific.

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Jul 19, 2021

I reached out to a really good partner, Diana DeGette, and she and I worked on this.

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Jun 28, 2021

The right to clean energy is an unfair, regressive tax on residential customers.

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Jun 28, 2021

The CLEAN Future Act would impose harsh new Federal mandates for electricity generation and socialize the cost.

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Jun 28, 2021

Instead of the majority's Green New Deal wish list, we ought to start with proven bipartisan issues.

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Jun 28, 2021

I look forward to today's hearing to examine the challenges and opportunities to modernize our electric grid.

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Jun 23, 2021

I thank Elissa, again, for organizing this time for many of his friends that would like to say a few words tonight and push him forward to get to that finish line and come back. God bless you.

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Jun 14, 2021

I am very pleased, actually, to see legislation that I am leading with Representative Doggett on the list.

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May 19, 2021

If it had not been for the brave Capitol and Metropolitan Police, men and women that day, who knows how many of our heads would have been swinging on those gallows.

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May 18, 2021

Nearly five months later, we still don’t have the answers to the basic questions.

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May 18, 2021

It's nice to see a fellow Michigander once again at the helm of the Department of Energy, and I look forward to continuing a close working relationship with you.

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