Jun 26, 2012
The beauty of the free market is that it harnesses the laws of economics to spur competition.
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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Jun 18, 2012
It is a sad irony that the very job-creating activities this struggling economy screams out for... are precisely what is being targeted by EPA.
Jun 18, 2012
As awful as cap-and-trade energy taxes would have been, the Agency's greenhouse gas regs are looking even worse.
Jun 18, 2012
Cap-and-trade, at least for me and many others, was bad news all around, high cost without benefit.
Jun 18, 2012
The stimulus failed to achieve its promised job creation and new questions are being raised about programs funded by the stimulus.
Jun 18, 2012
The American people would welcome any jobs, whether you call them green, blue, or any other shade of the rainbow.
Jun 5, 2012
His words provided a window into a pervasive mindset driving a long list of problematic enforcement and regulatory actions by the agency.
Jun 5, 2012
I will be particularly curious to hear... their reaction to yesterday's announcement by Clear Channel and the Big Machine.
Jun 5, 2012
From the radio dramas and fireside chats of the '30s to talk radio and to online streaming of today, audio content has been an integral part of American society for the last century.
May 30, 2012
The international community is going to meet in December to decide whether to regulate the Internet under rules designed for the 1980 era telephone networks.
May 8, 2012
Government can't have it both ways. It can't direct the generator to operate for emergency purposes and then turn around and fine them for doing so.
May 8, 2012
We know that hydropower is the Nation's largest renewable energy resource, and the bill before us today will help to aid the development of a new hydropower resource.
May 8, 2012
Well thank you, Mr. Chairman. Today we have two very important pieces of bipartisan legislation before us.
May 8, 2012
It is clear that the Nation's generation fleet will be undergoing a significant shift over the next several years and beyond.
Apr 18, 2012
We haven't built a new refinery since 1976. EPA will not allow new refineries to be built. We have spent instead billions of dollars to expand the refineries that we have. Under regular order we moved this Keystone pipeline last summer. It…
Apr 18, 2012
Transportation fuel is varied and changing in this country, and part of the reason why is because of federal mandates enacted and expanded in recent years.
Apr 18, 2012
The market wants and deserves a measure of certainty for sure, not price guarantees or supply quotas.
Apr 17, 2012
We need to reauthorize the user fees by the end of June to assure continuity at the FDA.
Apr 17, 2012
I really want to thank Mr. Waxman and Mr. Pallone and Mr. Dingell and other members of this committee for their constructive and bipartisan work.
Apr 17, 2012
I think we all agree that fostering innovation does help American patients and aids in creating American jobs.
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