Something as important as the future of the Internet demands a thoughtful and deliberative process.
Fred Upton
The Public Record
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.
We must do all that we can to keep the Internet free from the control of those who wish to use it for less than noble means.
A non-regulatory, multi-stakeholder government model is essential to the continued success of the Internet.
This committee has been at the forefront of the effort to preserve Internet openness and freedom.
The TREAD Act has been law since November 2000, yet here we are, investigating another safety failure.
With a two-ton piece of high-velocity machinery, there is zero margin for error; product safety is a life or death issue.
We will follow the facts wherever they lead us, and we are going to work until we have the answers and can assure the public that indeed they are safe.
Today's hearing is very personal to me because I come from Michigan, the auto State, the auto capital of the world.
Product safety is indeed a life or death issue, but sadly, vehicle safety has fallen short, and it is not the first time.
We had an agreement, a signed agreement that they were supposed to help us get our water back, and they have reneged on that.
Seniors who have MA plans they like should be able to keep them--just as the president promised so many times.
If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan, period. Nobody is going to take it away from you, no matter what.
These are well-considered, deregulatory reforms--the type of intelligent reforms that Congress should think about during the #CommActUpdate.
It is important to remember that this is not the venue for comprehensive reform.
More than a million and a half satellite TV subscribers rely on the provisions of STELA that expire at the end of the year.
We need to work in a bipartisan basis. And my prediction is we can get to the finish line.
This bill will help create those jobs not only in plants that manufacture chemicals but also in plants that use them to make cars, computer chips, and thousands of other goods.
We need to do all that we can to promote America's manufacturing sector and create the jobs that we want.
Today is an important milestone in our efforts to modernize current law regulating the management of U.S. chemicals.
The Obama administration has been more of a hindrance than a help, both on energy production and energy infrastructure.
North America's growing oil and natural gas abundance is easily the best energy news we've had in decades.





