Alaska and other States are blessed with energy but cursed with Federal red tape.
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.
I am pleased for the opportunity to personally relay the concerns that folks in southwest Michigan have regarding recent news reports of degraded performance of the Palisades nuclear plant in my district.
Over the last several decades, environmental quality has improved significantly, and our goal is to maintain that progress without imposing unnecessary burdens on our economy or the American people.
And yet they were able to develop these new technological breakthroughs with private dollars and not government money.
I believe there is a legitimate role for the Federal Government in funding basic research, but with bankruptcies starting to pile up, our message to the American people has to be clear there will be no more Solyndras.
the loan guarantee program, as far as we know, has not developed many technological breakthroughs at all that would benefit the American people.
At this point I would yield 2 minutes to the vice chair of the Health Subcommittee, the gentleman from Texas, Dr. Burgess, and when he concludes speaking, I ask unanimous consent that the rest of my time be controlled by the gentleman from…
I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania, a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Dr. Murphy.
I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr. Whitfield), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
The beauty of the free market is that it harnesses the laws of economics to spur competition.
May I ask how much time remains on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 2 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New Jersey has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
I yield myself an additional minute. It is now up to the FDA to execute that game plan. And I give my commitment today that our committee will continue to monitor and hold the FDA accountable for its performance. So, together, the Members…
I have no further requests for time. So if the gentleman wants to close, then I will close. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 2\1/2\ minutes.
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, the price of gas and the unemployment rate both remain way too high, and American families are struggling as a result. That's why I support H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs…
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just want to say that with all of the positive comments here, this bill was not a piece of cake. There was a lot of hard work on both sides of the aisle, particularly by the staff on both sides of the…
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.
As awful as cap-and-trade energy taxes would have been, the Agency's greenhouse gas regs are looking even worse.
the American people would welcome any jobs, whether you call them green, blue, or any other shade of the rainbow.
Cap-and-trade, at least for me and many others, was bad news all around, high cost without benefit.
the stimulus failed to achieve its promised job creation and new questions are being raised about programs funded by the stimulus.
Last week, the House passed, by 387 5, major legislation that impacts millions of jobs by allowing the faster and safe approval of medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. Rather than sending those jobs overseas, they're staying here. The…
I will be particularly curious to hear... their reaction to yesterday's announcement by Clear Channel and the Big Machine.
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.





