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THE DAILY CALLER: Now is the time to slash subsidies
Dec 3, 2010
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By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) -
It is crystal clear that the United States is in the middle of a budget crisis. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the past two reported federal budget deficits were the highest on record since the end of World War II. Everyone in America, wit...
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THE HILL: Upton probes Interior’s offshore oil permitting, warns against delays
Dec 3, 2010
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By Ben Geman -
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) – the frontrunner to lead the Energy and Commerce Committee – is pressing the Interior Department for information about offshore drilling permits and warning that new safety rules “must not be used as a delaying tactic” to slow projects.
A detailed lette...
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NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE: Who's Fred Upton?
Dec 1, 2010
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By Douglas Holtz-Eakin -
The White House summit between the incoming congressional leadership and President Obama has focused public attention on Speaker-to-be John Boehner, but legislative success requires strong leadership not only at the top — majority leader, whip, policy committee — but on ...
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POLITICO: Upton grills Chu over stimulus job creation
Nov 24, 2010
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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...
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CONSERVATIVE HOME: Message to House GOP leadership: avoid petty politics and make sure Fred Upton heads Energy and Commerce
Nov 20, 2010
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By Gary Andres -
Intra-party fights for political spoils are one of the dark sides of legislative politics.
These battles are divisive and unproductive. They destroy party morale, political efficacy and even lifelong friendships. Fortunately, the incoming Republican House majority kept most o...
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NEWSMAX: Upton Promises Manageable Energy Reform
Nov 19, 2010
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Rep. Fred Upton, the Michigan Republican seeking to lead the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has plenty of ideas for energy reform. But they don’t include cap-and-trade, a carbon tax or a monstrous overarching bill. Instead he seeks reasonable, smaller-size reforms, The Hill reports.
“That wou...
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THE HILL: Upton: Under GOP, Genachowski to be 'familiar face' on Capitol Hill
Nov 19, 2010
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By Sara Jerome -
If he becomes the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) has vowed to make Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski a regular in Congress as the committee makes FCC oversight a central piece of its agenda.
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WSJ: House Republicans Tell FCC: No Net Neutrality For Christmas
Nov 19, 2010
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By Amy Schatz -
Rumors that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will try to get approval for new net neutrality rules before Christmas put some House Republicans in a Grinchy mood Friday.
“Rather than poison the well before the new Congress is sworn in, I urge the FCC ...
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TOWNHALL.COM: Fred Upton, Chairman
Nov 19, 2010
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By Rich Galen -
One of the really nice things about doing what I do for as long as I've done it, is watching the growth and success of people I first met years ago.
Fred Upton is the Congressman from the sixth district of Michigan which is in the southeast corner of Michigan running along the ...
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BROADCASTING & CABLE: Upton: I'll Block Net Rules Even If FCC Has Authority
Nov 18, 2010
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By John Eggerton -
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) reiterated his opposition to FCC net neutrality rules and said that opposition holds whether or not the FCC has the legal authority to do so.
"I will block the FCC from regulating the Internet," he headlined item number five in his itemized pledge fo...
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