U.S. Congressman Fred Upton

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  • THE HILL: Republicans Offer a Prescription for a Healthier America
    Dec 1, 2010  - 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... More
  • Upton Urges FCC to Cease and Desist on Net Neutrality
    Dec 1, 2010  - Congressman Fred Upton (R-Michigan), senior member and former chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, made the following statement in regard to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski’s expressed intention to regulate the Interne... More
  • ROLL CALL: Don’t Dilute Energy and Commerce Clout
    Nov 30, 2010  - 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... More
  • WASHINGTON TIMES: Reclaiming the Right to Oversight
    Nov 29, 2010  - 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... More
  • POLITICO: Upton grills Chu over stimulus job creation
    Nov 24, 2010  - By Josh Voorhees - Fred Upton has yet to secure the Energy and Commerce chairmanship, but that hasn’t stopped the Michigan Republican from acting like he’s already got the gavel in hand. Yesterday, he sent a letter to Steven Chu quizzing the Energy secretary on the details of the roughly $40 bil... More
  • WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Rep. Fred Upton: A New Majority for America
    Nov 24, 2010  - 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... More
  • Upton to Department of Energy: "Where Are the Jobs?"
    Nov 23, 2010  - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is seeking answers from Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu on the impact the administration's $800 billion stimulus package had on jobs.  Despite repeated claims that the stimulus would keep the nation's ... More
  • THE DAILY CALLER: My Pledge for Energy and Commerce
    Nov 18, 2010  - 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... More
  • Upton to Seek Energy and Commerce Chairmanship
    Nov 16, 2010  - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is contacting members of the Republican Conference to outline his vision as Committee Chairman.  Serving the last twelve years as a chairman and ranking member on the Oversight, Communications and Energy subco... More
  • POLITICO: Reduce out-of-control spending now
    Nov 15, 2010  - 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... More