Fred Upton

There's no question that freeing up additional spectrum for commercial use is a vital step in ensuring America's continued leadership in technology and innovation.

The bill put forward by Representatives Guthrie and Matsui will be an important step in this process.

The Obama administration is attempting to regulate where it failed to legislate with EPA issuing final rules to regulate carbon dioxide.

The American people recognized cap and trade for what it was--a massive, economy-wide energy tax--and Congress wisely listened to them.

It has been nearly 5 years since a Democratically controlled Congress last rejected cap-and-trade legislation.

Transportation is a critical component of our national responsibility to safely handle and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste from our nuclear national defense programs.

For years we have been warned of the looming insolvency of Medicare. Those alarm bells cannot be ignored.

I am always encouraged by the creativity and ingenuity that we see in America, and this hearing is a great forum to learn how real people are taking advantage of new opportunities to make a better life for themselves and their families.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. You know, today we are here to discuss one of the most promising aspects of our recovering economy, the sharing economy.

This series of hearings about disrupters is important as we work to better understand how these innovative companies impact consumers.

We should not risk job creation with hasty calls to regulate.

The sharing economy is growing in leaps and bounds. Believe it or not, in a decade, it is expected to generate $335 billion annually.

Our conversation today offers us a great opportunity to discuss ways we can modernize our laws to better reflect a media industry that serves consumers in the innovative and dynamic 21st century.

Reporting delays cost lives.

The Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act goes great lengths to ensure that safety violations don't go unreported.

I believe that cars are safer today than ever before and the data shows that.

Everyone knows I'm from Michigan--the auto state--and that is something I take great pride in.

These are commonsense measures to help ensure laws are being followed.

The two bills being discussed today take important steps toward protecting infant lives and ensuring existing laws are being followed.

Every human life deserves a voice. That's why we are here today.

Every human life deserves a voice, and that is why we are here today.

I know a number of members have indicated, they have said during the hearing that there is no evidence of wrongdoing. I would just like to make a point that the investigation itself is far from complete.

Clean, safe nuclear energy is, and will continue to be, a vital component of our diverse energy portfolio.

We need to find out why these events keep happening and what the Federal Government plans to do to stop this troubling pattern of safety lapses at our bioterrorism labs.

Recent breakdowns in collegiality and last-minute data dumps into the record erode and needlessly distract from the commission's important work.