Fred Upton

Five years ago, the economy was on unsteady ground, enduring volatile markets that would lead to the Great Recession--and we are still facing stubbornly high unemployment.

It is time for the President to join the broad coalition of job creators, labor unions, Republicans, and Democrats alike, and say 'yes' to this jobs and energy project.

Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that the Department was 'inclined' to approve the project.

TransCanada first submitted its application to build the Keystone XL pipeline to the United States' State Department exactly 5 years ago today.

Today's hearing is about oversight of the President's climate change policies and activities, and it is disappointing...

The court recently ordered NRC to proceed with the Yucca Mountain license review.

Politics needs to be removed once and for all from this process.

As we know, the court recently ordered the NRC to proceed with the Yucca Mountain license review.

The first step in securing America's chemical infrastructure is identifying those facilities that need to be secure.

I was encouraged to receive a call from the White House last night, talking about the President's Executive Order on chemical safety.

But while these improvements indicate potential progress, if they indeed materialize, they alone will not be sufficient to get CFATS where it needs to be.

The President made a lot of promises to the American people, both before and after the law's passage.

The public's anxiety is real, and it is escalating every day.

With just 60 days left until enrollment begins, my constituents want clear answers on the law's true costs.

For more than 3 years we have heard mounting confusion and concern about how the healthcare law will impact coverage and costs for families and job creators.

The votes--326 to 81, 335 to 81, 337 to 87--is a pretty clear indication that the House at least has a very strong bipartisan majority towards trying to get this issue resolved.

First, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act is the law on this subject. As Chairman Shimkus stated, that means Yucca Mountain.

The House Energy and Water Appropriations bill clarifies that the Nuclear Waste Fund is only to be used for its intended purpose: Yucca Mountain.

After spending $15 billion, the public should have a right to know what the NRC concluded.

I certainly remain committed to ensuring that consumers get the repository that they have paid for and that the costs to the taxpayers are minimized.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing and certainly for your leadership on the issue.

I know Mr. Dingell has got a facility in his district as well.

So ultimately, we really do need this to be resolved and get on a glide path that can assure that there will be one safe place, at least one safe place for the high-level nuclear waste.

I certainly agree. And the public debate would clearly benefit from the NRC completing the independent assessment of Yucca.

This is such an important issue for the country and you are right, we don't want gridlock on this.