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 the Barack Obama-Nancy Pelosi axis on its radical energy and environmental initiatives, should now take over the work of the committee that did. (Rep. Doc Hastings’s Opinion piece, “One Energy Panel Better ... Read more

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 message, and we are ready to get to work. The votes of the Congress under Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) along with President Barack Obama’s unchecked regulations have forced businesses to ship jobs overse... Read more

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, liberty contracts." Earlier this month, we saw countless Americans heed Mr. Reagan's warning, turning out in droves to cast their vote in defense of liberty. The new majority in Congress certainly has ... Read more

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 Republican majority will be different -- we will listen. Pelosi never listened to the American people and she never lived up to her promises. Under the leadership of incoming Speaker John Boehner, Republicans will... Read more

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 different — we will listen. Pelosi never listened to the American people and she never lived up to her promises. We will do both. This change will be evident from day one at the Energy and Commerce Committe... Read more

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.) Under the Democrats’ one-party reign the last two years, the size of government has exploded and the United States has added an unprecedented $2.7 trillion to the national debt, amounting to nearly $5 bil... Read more

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 been seen since 1938. Despite the landslide victory, now is not the time for Republicans to gloat or for Democrats to spin the results or place blame. Rather, it is time to show the American people that we ... Read more

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 itself to be the most transparent in history. But according to various media reports, that “cloak and dagger” tactic was Energy and Climate Change Czar Carol Browner’s underlying rule for auto industry e... Read more

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 a federal government that has grown too large and hinders rather than encourages economic growth. Folks desire a government that is responsive to their concerns and responsible with the resources they prov... Read more

By Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) It has been six months since the Democrats blatantly defied the will of the American people, turning a deaf ear to the overwhelming opposition to their $2.6 trillion overhaul of our health care system. For years, health reform dominated the national debate, and across the spectrum, improvements are necessary. Our current system leaves some individuals with limited or no access to affordable care and leaves employers with concerns over the spiraling costs of providing h... Read more