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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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Dec 1, 2015

May I inquire how much time is remaining on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 18\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New Jersey has 19 minutes remaining.

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Nov 30, 2015

Early estimates indicate that for the first time ever, more people shopped online than in stores over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

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Nov 30, 2015

H.R. 8 also includes provisions that seek to strengthen our ability to prevent these risks.

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Nov 30, 2015

Today we continue our Disrupter Series.

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Nov 30, 2015

Quite a few energy-related issues in the news today fall under FERC's jurisdiction.

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Nov 30, 2015

We have seen this sort of disruption throughout this series of hearings and mobile payments are no different.

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Nov 30, 2015

A better functioning FERC matters to jobs and affordable energy.

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Nov 30, 2015

Consumers have more choices than ever about when and where to shop.

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Nov 30, 2015

If left unaddressed, these delays may cost us lots of jobs, raise energy prices, and compromise reliability.

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Nov 18, 2015

Flu is a major public health challenge. The actions from HHS and its agencies are a good start.

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Nov 18, 2015

Our collective efforts are about keeping Americans healthy during the flu season.

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Nov 18, 2015

I, like others on this subcommittee, expressed my belief at that February hearing that we can--and must--do better in addressing this major public health threat to protect folks in Michigan and across the country.

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Nov 16, 2015

The 21st Century Cures Act passed this committee 51-0 and was through the House in July with 344 votes.

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Nov 16, 2015

Modernizing our regulatory framework for the review and oversight of diagnostics is one of those pieces.

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Nov 16, 2015

Ultimately, this has produced uncertainty in the market, harming our economy and the robust communication sector's ability to create the jobs that all Americans need.

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Nov 16, 2015

What you collectively do together matters to folks in Michigan and across the country, whose daily lives have been transformed by technology.

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Nov 16, 2015

In executing its functions, the agency must operate with openness and transparency for the benefit of American consumers and job creators.

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Nov 16, 2015

It goes without saying that for any piece of comprehensive legislation to garner these vote totals, compromise is critical.

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Nov 4, 2015

Hardworking taxpayers loaned $2.4 billion to Obamacare's CO-OP program, which was intended to create new non-profit health insurance insurers to increase choice and competition.

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Nov 2, 2015

The exchange of goods and services between the U.S. and E.U. amounts to almost $700 billion.

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Nov 2, 2015

Our partnership with Europe has always been marked by friendship, shared interest, and mutual benefit.

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Nov 2, 2015

The inability to pass data freely between the two jurisdictions is a barrier to the growth of our two economies.

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Nov 2, 2015

I support the work and direction of the Department of Commerce in negotiating this new framework.

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Oct 27, 2015

Nuclear technology is deployed throughout our economy in a variety of different ways.

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Oct 27, 2015

Congress provided this responsibility to the States, which were to form interstate compacts to collaborate to site a disposal facility.

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