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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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Apr 24, 2013

We intend to start the markup process next month, May, and our goal will be to try and get a bipartisan bill to the President before the August recess.

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Apr 24, 2013

Keeping our prescription drugs safe is a bipartisan issue.

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Apr 24, 2013

I believe my good friends on the Senate side agree with that sentiment.

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Apr 24, 2013

Keeping our prescription drugs safe is certainly a bipartisan issue, and we have the world's safest drug supply.

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Apr 23, 2013

the promises don't match reality, and I think that it is unacceptable.

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Apr 23, 2013

the alarm bells over how Obamacare will unfold are getting louder by the day.

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Apr 23, 2013

the promises made about the Affordable Care Act didn't quite match up with reality.

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Apr 23, 2013

I think it's unacceptable that this is going to happen, and I look forward to voting to fix it today.

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Apr 17, 2013

Even though the majority of Americans oppose Obamacare and do not want it implemented, they still need to know what they need to do to comply with the law.

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Apr 15, 2013

An unthinkable, public health disaster keeps on getting worse.

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Apr 15, 2013

Well thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank you for convening this very important hearing on the deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis so that the committee can get answers to the question that we could not get last year: what did the FDA know…

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Apr 15, 2013

Today, the death toll stands at 53 and continues to grow. Hundreds are still sick and suffering. An unthinkable, public health disaster continues to get only worse.

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Apr 15, 2013

We know now that 53 Americans did not need to die. It sickens me that this could have been prevented.

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Apr 15, 2013

It is our job at this committee to also take a hard look at the agency under our jurisdiction, the FDA, and ask: did its processes work?

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Apr 11, 2013

common sense dictates that we should fully understand the cost of new regs to jobs and the economy before they are implemented

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Apr 11, 2013

Common sense dictates that we should fully understand the cost of new regulations to jobs and the economy before they are implemented--especially the highest-cost regulations as the nation continues to endure high energy prices and…

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Apr 11, 2013

I want to commend Bill Cassidy for his Energy Consumers Relief Act, which is a commonsense solution that bolsters EPA transparency and puts American consumers first.

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Apr 10, 2013

Our efforts to solve the coal ash certainly do continue with this hearing.

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Apr 10, 2013

Should we allow EPA to write rules that would bind every state regardless of geography, hydrology, history, and economics, or should we allow the states to build and operate their own permitting systems?

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Apr 9, 2013

Today, we take an important step in support of the Keystone XL pipeline. It is called jobs and affordable energy.

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Apr 9, 2013

This important bill takes the lessons that we learned from the trans-Alaskan pipeline when it was met with unnecessary roadblocks.

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Apr 9, 2013

I want to particularly thank Chairman Whitfield for his tireless efforts, Lee Terry and the other cosponsors on both sides of the aisle.

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Apr 9, 2013

One of our goals is to develop a North American energy independence plan to ensure we are not at the mercy of the Middle East or countries like Venezuela.

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Apr 9, 2013

The President said last year that he would do whatever it takes to create U.S. jobs. Well, here is a $7 billion construction project with more than 20,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobs.

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Mar 13, 2013

To do so, however, the FCC must refrain from excluding potential bidders and maximize the amount of spectrum it auctions...

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