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.
The discussion draft before us today, Pipeline Safety Act of 2016, is a starting point in reauthorizing the 2011 law.
Pipeline safety is something I take very personally, and it has long been a priority for me, and this committee.
Pipeline safety is something that I take very seriously. And it has long been a priority for me as well as this committee.
We cannot achieve the intended objectives of the Pipeline Safety Act until it has been fully implemented.
3D printing makes important contributions to the development of vital cures efforts.
Advancements like 3D printing must be allowed to flourish and must be supported.
Michigan has had some tough times lately-- Flint and now Kalamazoo--which was rocked this past weekend by terrible random acts of violence that took six lives. I rise today with my Michigan colleagues to offer support and encouragement for…
With a little more hard work and bipartisan cooperation, we are going to be able to get this done for patients across the country looking for hope for safer cures.
We are excited with President Obama tasking Vice President Biden to lead a moonshot effort to cure cancer.
I talked to our governor earlier this week specifically about this, and I know that he has got a number of waiver requests that are in.
The momentum is building as the Senate has taken real and bipartisan steps forward.
The story of DOE's management and performance shortcomings is long and unpleasant.
We have to focus on these fundamental operations to be sure they are working at maximum potential.
Although we do have policy differences, I appreciate the professionalism that you have brought to the job from day one.
I want to thank, in particular, Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Loretta Sanchez for their bipartisan work to advance a workable, pragmatic solution that focuses on consumers and small businesses. As was noted, it did pass in our committee 36-12…
Might I inquire as to how much time I have remaining on my side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton) has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko) has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining. {time}…
As we enter a new budget season, I am pleased we are circling back to examine industry perspectives on the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
We take our obligation to oversee regulations under this committee's jurisdiction very seriously and whenever there is a bipartisan opportunity to improve an existing rule, we take action.
Reducing red tape and making the law work for consumers and small businesses has been a focus of this committee under my chairmanship.
These are both ideas that were generated by the FCC, this legislation would simply make them permanent.





