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THE HILL: Republicans Offer a Prescription for a Healthier America
Dec 1, 2010
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By Rep. Fred Upton (MI) and Rep. Joe Pitts (PA) -
As House Republicans prepare to assume the majority, we must also prepare to promote a strong agenda that encourages job growth and shrinks government. We can think of no better way to begin than by immediately repealing and replacing the Democra...
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POLITICO: Energy Change Isn't Easy for a Reason
Dec 1, 2010
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By Republican Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee -
With a new congressional session comes a recycling of the old proposal to raid the jurisdiction of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. This seems a bizarre moment to advance the idea that a group, which didn’t stand up to th...
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ROLL CALL: Don’t Dilute Energy and Commerce Clout
Nov 30, 2010
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By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) -
The voters have spoken, and they want a new Washington. Congressional Republicans have heard that message loud and clear: The Obama/Pelosi experiment has failed, and the American people want an end to their job-killing policies.
Republicans understand the people’s...
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WASHINGTON TIMES: Reclaiming the Right to Oversight
Nov 29, 2010
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By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) and Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49)
In his January 1989 farewell address to the nation, President Reagan warned, "Man is not free unless government is limited. ... There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands...
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Rep. Fred Upton: A New Majority for America
Nov 24, 2010
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Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) -
Voters have spoken. The failed policies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and President Obama have been soundly rejected.
Republicans have a clear mandate to cut the size of government, reduce spending and reverse costly job-killing regulations. The new Republic...
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THE DAILY CALLER: My Pledge for Energy and Commerce
Nov 18, 2010
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Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) -
The voters have spoken. The failed job-killing policies of Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama have been soundly rejected. We have a clear mandate to cut the size of government, reduce spending and reverse costly job-killing regulations. The new Republican majority will be di...
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POLITICO: Reduce out-of-control spending now
Nov 15, 2010
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By Grover Norquist and Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06)
The federal budget deficits reported in 2009 and 2010 were the highest on record since 1945, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, approximately $1.4 trillion and $1.3 trillion, respectively. (That’s trillion with a capital T.) U...
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THE DAILY CALLER: A Referendum for Repeal
Nov 10, 2010
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By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) -
Mr. President, on Election Day the American people rebuked the liberal policies of your administration; in your own words, your party suffered a “shellacking.” The GOP picked up more than 60 seats in the House, a historic shift in power the likes of which have not be...
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HUMAN EVENTS: Transparency According to Carol Browner: "Put nothing in writing, ever"
Nov 1, 2010
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By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06)
“Put nothing in writing, ever,” sounds like a command a veteran CIA official may give to an incoming class of new officers. One would not expect such a directive to issue from one of the President’s trusted advisors, especially from a White House that proudly proclaims...
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES: Declaring War on the Regulatory State
Oct 18, 2010
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By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06)
Our nation is confronted with serious problems that require a fundamental reassessment of the size and role of government. With unemployment near 15 percent in many parts of the country, an unsustainable debt and unbridled federal spending, people fear the actions of ...
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