Fred Upton

Maybe I am lucky it wasn't a Takata. But at least 34 million Americans aren't so lucky.

Those are the risks we aim to address with this discussion draft.

We all know how a power outage can bring our lives to a standstill.

We may have the best electricity system in the world, but it won't stay that way for long without substantial new investments.

I applaud my Democratic colleagues for joining us in calling for improved transparency and better process at the FCC.

The quality of our rules and laws are judged as much by the process under which they are produced as by the substance of their words.

The current administration's nuclear waste management policy appears to be simply 'delay and complicate.'

The House of Representatives recently passed an appropriations bill with strong funding levels for DOE and NRC explicitly for this purpose.

The federal government continues to struggle to fulfill its legal obligations to properly dispose of our spent nuclear fuel...

It's a pleasure to welcome Commissioner Greg White... His service and national leadership on nuclear issues will be missed.

Before we take an irreversible leap, we must carefully look at and understand all of the risks and consequences.

The Internet is one of the most vibrant and dynamic drivers of the economy--both here and across the globe.

The abuse of painkilling opioids and heroin is a complex and growing public health crisis that has sadly been outpacing the Nation's efforts to reverse this epidemic.

Last week, we took an important step. The House approved bipartisan legislation coauthored by the full committee Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn, and Representatives Tom Marino, Peter Welch, and Judy Chu to clarify language in the…

We should encourage more dialogue, not less--and that is what these draft bills will accomplish.

Transparency at all levels of government is critical to keeping the public trust.

I think we all agree that we can always be doing more to help biomedical innovation.

We must get this done this year.

I want to particularly thank Bobby Rush, Gene Green, Bill Flores and Richard Hudson for their efforts to collaborate on a positive energy agenda.

Creating jobs remains my number one priority as it does for most of us, and America's energy boom offers a major opportunity to do so.

I am very excited about the 'Title II: 21st Century Workforce' discussion draft that we will be examining at this hearing.

This bipartisan bill, cosponsored by Reps. Tom Price, Jerry McNerney, and Anna Eshoo outlines a way to provide bundled payments for post-acute care services under Medicare.

I would like to thank Rep. McKinley from this committee in particular for his work on H.R. 1458.

Washington does not always know best, and I urge all of my colleagues to join this effort on behalf of jobs and affordable energy.

If you think of the Clean Power Plan as the Obamacare approach applied to State electricity systems, you would not be very far off the mark.